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MIA (EchoRatKopr) by echoroom [Email]
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Last Played: Sep 16, 2008 - 07:08:37 AM
Downloads: 39
Fans: 41
Uploaded: Dec 01, 2007 - 01:56:42 PM
Last Updated: Apr 12, 2008 - 01:55:06 AM
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Racerat (10), Drew Kopr (6), Echoroom (12), Gucci (3), MIA (1), AWOL (1)
Description:
Credits:

Vocals/programming: Echoroom ( Mr. SMC)
Vocals/ Guitar + Sitar/Production: Racerat (Mr. PVD)
Bass: Drew Kopr (Mr AD)

I wrote this on a trip to Sri Lanka. We landed at the Maldives, and I thought what it would be like to just get out of the plane and disappear, leave EVERYTHING behind ... nobody would know where I'd gone.

It had been a looong flight.

Thanks to Philip for his great work on this (he fully produced and mixed this baby) and Andy for the sinuous basslines.

Due to ongoing wrist problems, I probably wont reply to comments, so apologies in advance (thanks to Rachel for typing this!). I think this lyric is actually pretty straight forward for me (I had gucci trainers on at the time).

Lyrics:
Plastic knives in the business aisles
From the air everything is shrinking.
Cut the ties in a second life
Let the stop-off be my destination.
Walk away and I'm MIA
Walk away and you declare me missing
Walk away and I'm shredding my name
Sloughed off like a Gucci snakeskin.

No trace in the empty seat, my deletion is complete.

A single white boy in the crowd but
In the air you're the prince of strangers.
Cool and humid in a cigar tube
Thought and temperature regulated.
Walk away and I'm MIA
Walk away and you can keep on sleeping
Walk away from the bed that I made
A rear view of the mess I'm leaving

No trace in the empty seat, my deletion is complete.

Day by Day
A living secret
Flame by Flame
I burn to keep it.

Oh child you were abandoned by
A cold heart and a painted smile
Oh child you were abandoned by faith ...

No books no coffee shops no
No cars no speak the language
No me no identity
Another rat sleeping in the garbage

etc

Hardware:
Macs

Software:
Logic 8
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boy &mdash 12/01/07 - 02:10:03 PM
don't we al have days like that. just walk away. until it gets cold outside then we think otherwise.

sorry that the wrist problem still persists. sounds like...arg surgery

excellent work by all.

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With all of &mdash 12/01/07 - 02:25:14 PM
the traveling I do, I really feel a connection with this one! Man, I can't tell you how many times I felt that way. I really enjoyed the whole "cigar tube" and other flying references as well. Outstanding track guys!

p.s. I'd really like a copy of this one, but no D/L'd button.

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Day by Day &mdash 12/01/07 - 02:36:30 PM
This is great... echoroom, really nice vocals, and quite diverse this time. The 'confidential' sounding vox remind me of Peter Gabriel from "Lay Your Hands on Me". The production is great, and really good dramatic music... excellent work, guys.

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I agree with perpetual vortex &mdash 12/01/07 - 02:50:51 PM
This could be your peter gabriel lost song

Hope your wrists get better...these computer thingies have got a lot to answer for

:-(

b

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Steve, Steve, Steve, &mdash 12/01/07 - 02:53:28 PM
please ask Rachel to edit and enable the download.

This is superb - what a fantastic song - you just get better and better.

The musicianship and production is top notch too - the drums/bass really drive it and the guitars sound great.

Love this.
Cheers
Len



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ooops &mdash 12/01/07 - 03:09:00 PM
Sorry, download now enabled.
Nice to have a comparison other than Bowie for a change!

Actually, the drums on this were inspired by Perceptual Vortex's work on a recent collab ... I'm still in awe of them!

Steve

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Hot damn! &mdash 12/01/07 - 03:33:36 PM
Good to have you back man! Smokin collab!

Love the concept. I too have pondered such things from time to time.

Excellent arrangement and stellar production. Love the change ups and turn arounds.

I could listen to you sing all day long Steve.

Be well friends!

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Steve - this so well realized &mdash 12/01/07 - 03:40:43 PM
and well written. The concept and lyrics are really insightful. Love the Gucci snakeskin line. Also like All the music here - great bass and inspired use of sitar. Philip is hot these days. Excellent collab.

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what? &mdash 12/04/07 - 01:17:16 AM
"these days"????

What about all those other days????

Bud, I like to think I'm ALWAYS hot.

and don't you forget it....;-)

P

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Very resonant &mdash 12/01/07 - 06:02:57 PM
Not only do I have days like this, but I just had one last week! This is impressive - great production, and an outstanding vocal (reminds of the singer from Mansun I think they were called) which nicely complements the very well-written lyrics. I love the restraint on the vocal, especially on the verse. It gives the chorus great impact. Lovely playing throughout. I like the sitar-sound at the end, whatever it is! Very cool. Sorry to hear you're having health issues. Hope things get better. Nice work, again. Peace.

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Another MacJams supergroup... &mdash 12/01/07 - 06:14:26 PM
Terrific lyrics and a terrific vocal delivering them...

I'm really loving the drums on this, that go from intelligent accents to knowing when to lay back into simplicity...

And then are perfectly locked with the bass... Drew continues to be one of the MacJams site secret weapons...

The tracks you folks are turning out these days are perfect examples of songs where the arrangement and the mix really work together... Every sound is where it is with a purpose... Much going on, but the whole comes across as simple and focused, as one thing...




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Steve &mdash 12/01/07 - 06:42:09 PM
it's good to see you back. A great track from you all - I like the Sitar - and you sound less like Bowie... Sorry to hear the wrist problem persists.

Thank for sharing

Peter

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Well written &mdash 12/01/07 - 11:42:56 PM
This song is so well written and the final mix turned out stupdendous! Great vocals and lyrics, excellent instrumentation, and wonderful mix down. Tx so much for including me on this collaboration guys!

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Another big sounding post Steve &mdash 12/02/07 - 12:05:37 AM
Great job all round - love the power, the lyrics, the playing, the singing, the groove - what's not to like!
Hope the hand improves soon Steve.
Neil

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oh child &mdash 12/02/07 - 12:46:24 AM
what a break
the power in the rhythm section is intense, and the drum pics/rockin
Just totaly pro in the up front mix
all the sounds work real well together and the
oh child break just kicks the tune to another level
listened about 5 times
a keeper
thanks


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Thanks Guys &mdash 12/02/07 - 03:45:20 AM
This song was actually built around a riff in Bad Boys 2.... I may owe thanks to Michael Bay!

steve

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wow &mdash 12/02/07 - 09:57:10 AM
this is awesome, i love the production, the song and your vocals sound great. can't wait till you're back full time.

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cool track! &mdash 12/02/07 - 11:23:41 AM
Excellent as usual Steve, reminds me of my time in Thailand. I appreciate the tense forward up front vocals

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Hey Tom &mdash 12/02/07 - 11:41:32 AM
Musta been one hell of a holiday you had there!

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Hey Tom &mdash 12/02/07 - 11:41:41 AM
Musta been one hell of a holiday you had there!

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Hella yeah &mdash 12/02/07 - 12:27:17 PM
19hrs on a plane is tough, but worth the rich experience that follows...culture shock!

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Just &mdash 12/02/07 - 01:20:45 PM
brilliant.... like another take on a rap song. Great work here and the backing is fantastic, regards M

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Surprise &mdash 12/02/07 - 02:33:19 PM
Pleasant surprise. The chant/spoken vocal still makes great use of your voice. The guitar and bass are sharp and original, this is the beauty of these collabs, the whole is better than the parts (which all sound good to me)

Thanks Guys

Bill

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Just incredible &mdash 12/02/07 - 04:02:51 PM
I love this Steve.

The arrangement is exceptional as are the lyrics and the playing and singing.

Almost too much to take in.

Cheers

Dick

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Hey Dick &mdash 12/03/07 - 01:43:47 AM
good to hear from you! I'm working on alternative lyrics to Motogirl, so we may have 2 versions to post! You and Rebsie are doing great work these days, btw.

steve

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Escape... &mdash 12/02/07 - 07:18:27 PM
...is necessary...

...some kinda tune, there, guys...

"...my deletion is complete..."

Yeah...

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groovin! &mdash 12/03/07 - 06:40:13 PM
i always love your stuff!!!
you manage to continue to bring freshness to rock!
killer vocals and a great musical bed!
killer, guys!


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Yowzah... &mdash 12/04/07 - 10:37:36 AM
Big epic sound that whispers softly in your ear. The persuation is very compelling... with the thumping drive pushing the notion: just walk. Just walk out the door. Just... walk... away. Hmmmm....

The sound is lush and hot, like a city burning up in a humid haze, too many people buzzing in too many languages, and the voice is like the eye in the hurricane. Perfect balance, flawless tune hitting like a fighter.

Another gem - big cheers to you, Racerat and Drew Kopr. Sorry it took so long to get here, but work work workworkwork.... you know.

So, take care of those wrists, Steve. Do what you gotta do, and I hope they turn out okay.

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Got it going man &mdash 12/04/07 - 11:12:44 AM
Love the little touches here with that sitar, but overall, just like how this thing is put together.

It really keeps one's interest by the way you constantly add variety along the way with your different sections and layers of complexity all kept together with that driving beat.

This is just soooooooooo good.







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! &mdash 12/04/07 - 02:33:43 PM
!
Really!

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Okay &mdash 12/04/07 - 02:36:21 PM
An exclamation point, that's a terrible comment, but there's no way to single out elements here, when everything is so amazing. This is one of those songs that I hear here and get very frustrated by the limited audience size available. I'm glad you're being heard, but wish so much that you were all able to play on a bigger stage, it's so good.

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yes &mdash 12/04/07 - 02:34:54 PM
this song is ready to be a #1... Everything is great... Vocals: superb. this is an excellent track... I love it... Great collab

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whew &mdash 12/04/07 - 06:39:15 PM
thank God for long plane flights. this is sooo cool. its got an edgy alt vibe and the backing vox, horns and production just sort of put it in the stratosphere. the sitars? sound great and your vocals are excellent.
well done crew

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Top Notch &mdash 12/04/07 - 09:18:57 PM
Love those drums! Real drummer or machine ?
Or real drummer on electronic kit ? These days it's hard to tell.

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Drums &mdash 12/05/07 - 05:29:52 AM
Good ol Addictive Drums - a great piece of software... takes me longer to chose the snare sound than it does to write lyrics!

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MIA &mdash 12/05/07 - 06:03:37 PM
COol friends this rock .the vocal works just so
great .just everybody so great the bass gives a mean
feelin with depth ....deep bow !!

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right then &mdash 12/06/07 - 12:15:39 PM
steve what a great surprise and killer track.man alot going on in there and all of it great..must say i love your vox and the lyrics...man swweeett. should have been a PG lsp entry indeed! 2 hats off and will now download..thanks for opening the D/L..thanks len for asking!!

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Cock up &mdash 12/06/07 - 02:30:34 PM
Thanks D - the no dl was a mistake - i wasn't being precious! This was a really simple tune, given some oomph by Drews bass and a kick in the nuts by Phils guitar and wonderful production ... I also think his vox MAKE the chorus. Ta

steve

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in case i did not say it &mdash 12/06/07 - 12:54:51 PM
this is a great song. you guys have more talent in your pinky toes than i have in my whole foot.....

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LIAR!!!! &mdash 12/06/07 - 02:32:15 PM
Allan - that's real nice of you to say, but sooo untrue ... the tracks you on your own, and MC, are putting out here are awesome!

lol

steve

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help I can't see &mdash 12/07/07 - 04:48:03 AM
This is so blindingly good, incredibly diverse, vapours of The The's Matt Johnson.
'No trace in the empty seat, my deletion is complete' what a great line, deserves to be all by itself. And the Gucci snakeskin' jesus !!
Beautiful transitions, yeah as others said the bowie vox is all but squeezed out,or is that racerat ? though the backing vocals have the lodger/scary monsters vibe which is brilliant, I love it. The production values are top drawer very much. I picked up logic myself a few months ago on ebay but I'm finding the learning curve hell, any links to 'Logic for Dummies' a think a greater clarity of sound can be achieved than with using Garageband, which I feel lacks edge. And man I just have to get the full edition of Addictive Drums. The percussion sounds so punchy here.
Of course all the equipment/software in the world does not make a great song, it take a great songwriter, and that I must say you very much are. One of your best.

Wow gucci trainers !! I don't know what to say now.



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AD &mdash 12/07/07 - 09:35:25 AM
Add drums are ace - my favourite bit of software.

Like the The The comparison - ta!

Perfer me prada trainers, but i was slumming it ...

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Yeah it's good. &mdash 12/07/07 - 07:10:39 AM
Good to hear a new song from you Steve. Great tune and production. I agree with the Matt Johnson comparison (it could be off Infected and a Lost Songs entry!). Great production job as always from Philip. You've got a good team going there. Quality.

Phil

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Travelogue &mdash 12/07/07 - 09:41:45 AM
Lyrically, this reminded me of some of your travel-songs... so thanks for the inspiration!

LOL

steve

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Powerful images &mdash 12/07/07 - 10:25:48 AM
But not only that, there's one hell of a tune going on here!

Great work guys; Steve, the talking parts were a surprise, so the singing came like at a point I didn't expect, but hoped that you would sing at some point - so not disappointed when it did happen.

I think after all the comparisons are made that you sound like Steve of Echoroom fame. If Bowie, Brett Anderson, Matt Johnson et al were each to sing ths, then yours would be the definitive version....

Production is immense. Great addition to your stable.

Jim

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yikes &mdash 12/07/07 - 11:04:27 AM
Steve, I missed your music very much!

What an amazing collab, everybody--I don't even know what all is in there, but I know it all sounds good together. it's one of those songs that take you away.

I love that break with the great big drums and sitar? drop-to-the-floor good. Every bit of the song. oh and that repeating, high string sound, so urgent.

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5 stars &mdash 12/13/07 - 03:10:22 AM
to all of the people being involved into this outstanding track. A song that works from the very first listen and another track I'd like to find in the music stores.

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and.. &mdash 12/14/07 - 12:16:22 AM
... you get to hear a white boy try and rap badly - watch out, Justin Timberlake!

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terms &mdash 12/16/07 - 08:42:51 AM
how about replacing rap with recitative and you are cutting a nice figure?

alex ;)

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My Deletion Is Complete &mdash 12/14/07 - 12:00:03 PM
Well, if they release Mission Impossible 4, they'd be stupid to use any other song than this. This has that really cool Secret Agent kinda vibe for the majority of the song. Might be that bass line. A really nice rap coming from you, MC Echoroom in da house.

Plastic knives in the business aisles... Gucci snake skin.... Prince of Strangers.... this is loaded with strong visuals as usual. "Flame by flame, I burn to keep it" Great writing Steve. You tell really great stories. Have you ever just written for the sake of writing? (Here's where you tell me that you are a famous writer).

Great variety of well performed instruments. You guys are rock stars.

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Rock stars... &mdash 12/16/07 - 11:18:22 AM
... only at te weekend... still gotta take the trash out!

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Walking towards.... &mdash 12/14/07 - 04:23:42 PM
your ability to capture such vivid life scenes with your fine writing skills.Lyrics are just fantasic.The production,various performances and choices of sound elements are also nothing short of top rate.Rock solid and very much enjoyed.

Blessings,

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10110101110 &mdash 12/14/07 - 09:38:01 PM
there is an entirely other way to view this...

scary man

another great tune!

thanks

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This is the sound... &mdash 12/17/07 - 02:42:14 AM
... of someone coming unhinged i guess! Thanks Bill.

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!! &mdash 12/22/07 - 08:58:49 AM
this is awesome!!!

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hey guys &mdash 12/23/07 - 06:28:43 AM
always love your work, so i appreciate the kind words! Have a great xmas!

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cool! &mdash 02/17/08 - 06:37:16 AM
This is a great song
excellent mix
Love it!
KC

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WOW. &mdash 02/21/08 - 09:12:50 PM


Hi

I love this echoroom I agree with lengold you just get better and better and I really love your fantastic voice and your lyrics are great . Excellent.
like Vic Holman said
I too feel like walking away too sometimes, but I don't like the cold either. ha ha.




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walk away &mdash 02/24/08 - 02:09:04 AM
Hey thanks dee - nice of you to check out some oldies!

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wow &mdash 03/13/08 - 05:20:30 PM
this by far is the coolest song you've done yet. I like this one a lot

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