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What's In The Air? (LIOLI) by michael2 [Email]
Genre: Indie Rock

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Hits: 831
Comments: 52
Votes: 9
Plays: 147
Last Played: Sep 26, 2008 - 07:12:39 PM
Downloads: 30
Fans: 46
Uploaded: Mar 28, 2008 - 05:00:34 PM
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2008 - 05:00:34 PM
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Keywords:
LIOLI7 (5), the doctor is going down (1), fuzz-pop (4), distortion is bliss (1), that loop was awful (1)
Description:
so i took that horrible CC Deville sounding guitar riff and processed it to death (chopped it into a million pieces, rearranged and added effects). I then laid out 3 tracks of it, built a drum track and then started playing bass until i had something i thought I might be able to make a song around.

the loop is throughout the song, but is most noticeable in the intro, quiet sections and outro. i think it sounds like a couple of synth parts. there is a rhythmic insect sound, some feedback-ey sort of noise and something that sounds vaguely like a flute. i usually do a song and then add the icing, but in this case the icing came first and i had to wrap a song around it.

this is sort of a shoegaze kind of song, fuzz-pop if you will. i was obsessed with bands like my bloody valentine, ride, slowdive and swervedriver, and still am basically.

Hardware:
intel mini mac, mxl usb mic, trusty lime green guitar cable, ibanez bass, ibanez artcore hollowbody, line 6 toneport

Software:
GB4, pluggo jr., line6 gearbox
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alright &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:09:33 PM
i am first and this is damn cool michael.... wonderful wall of sound and your vox ...too damn cool ... hats off!!

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hey thanks &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:14:48 PM
glad you like. it just kind of came out when i got the loop twisted around. glad you like.

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Rather awesome &mdash 04/01/08 - 01:56:43 AM
Beautiful. C.C. Deville? No. We should all listen to a lot more Devo.

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great job &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:14:15 PM
love the main guitar hook and the vocals. great bg vox too. i started one of these too but after listening to that horrible riff over and over I gave up trashed it. you were smart to chop it up!

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oh yeah &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:16:46 PM
also, what's the story with the drums? they're great!

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thanks man &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:19:48 PM
i used drums on demand and ran them through camel crusher. just kind of pieced them together. listening back i wish i would have made them a hair louder. thanks for checking it out.

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I agree &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:17:11 PM
with Jack, this is really 'cool' excellent overall 'Big' sound and the harmonies are fab. Great guitar lead and the mix sounds really pro, cheers M

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thanks Moviz &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:23:22 PM
glad you like. this was so fun, I love these LIOLI things. makes me think i need to start using torn apart loops in every song. i spent more time mixing on this one than i usually do (probably twice as much actually), so it sounds a bit better. i started experimenting with compression too, since i never used it before. thanks a bunch for checking it out.

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Great sound &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:22:25 PM
I'm with davisamerica - "wall of sound" indeed. Nice sound, excellent changes, and brilliant vocal - it just fills the phones. This is class. Nicely done. Peace.

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thanks Dajama &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:26:40 PM
i was definitely going for that early 90's wall of sound. so glad you dug it, i sure had a good time.

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veyr professional &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:33:27 PM
This is a really good song!

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thanks man &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:37:27 PM
so glad you dug it. i love fuzz and harmonies and keith moon style drums so they all ended up in this. thanks for listening.

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great job &mdash 03/28/08 - 05:48:51 PM
love the vocals here.

and the guitars, and the drums, what's not to like?

i dunno where that loop went, but no loss!

thanks!

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the &mdash 03/28/08 - 06:05:27 PM
loop is all of the feedback stuff and the other wierd sounds in the quieter sections. i was nowhere near as creative as you, that's for sure. glad you liked.

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icing &mdash 03/28/08 - 06:01:17 PM
you are the mcgyver of sonics. creating something this wonderful from that one bit of guitar dna. fabulous

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thanks &mdash 03/28/08 - 06:07:35 PM
inspiration comes from anywhere right? so glad you liked, i think these LIOLLI things are great fun.

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Alright - a man after my own heart &mdash 03/28/08 - 06:37:12 PM
if I gotta use it I'm gonna mash to hell first - thank you. A great song resulted from the icing first approach - that's what I love about these challenges. We share the same affection for the shoe gazers - but you really manage to pull it off. The drums are pretty cool towards the end and I hear you getting a lot of play out of your Line6. Cool.

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Holy Buckets &mdash 03/28/08 - 06:54:39 PM
This sounds like it came off a professional album! Nice mixing, even if it did take twice as long as usual.

How do you like that Ibanez artcore hollowbody? I've been eyeballing them for some time, wondered how they sound, but never actually pikced one up.

This really sounds spectacular.
-g

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unskinny bop part deux? &mdash 03/28/08 - 07:16:24 PM
you know you've got some deep seeded CC Deville influences in there somewhere. we all deny it, but they're in there.

but i jest (just liked your description of the loop).

this is a really polished and well thought out creation. i'm glad that you buried the loop in there somewhere somehow, but honestly, this song is great (aside from trying to find the loop in there somewhere). the break at 2:30ish sold it for me.

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um..the doc is toast &mdash 03/28/08 - 07:24:27 PM
Wow Michael, your experience is shining through right here. You could have posted this as a regular tune and still gotten rave reviews. GREAT work all the way around!

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Nice mix here. &mdash 03/28/08 - 08:18:38 PM
good mix but I do agree with you about the drums maybe needing to be a couple of dB hotter in the mix. Good tune.

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It seems you took the easy way out. LOL &mdash 03/28/08 - 08:33:01 PM
Way cool track from something so evil and nasty. You made a killer song out of it, which of course is exactly what we needed to KILL the nefarious Dr. LIOLI

Great track Michael.

Ed

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Rifficus Maximus. &mdash 03/28/08 - 08:53:48 PM
Totally sublime. Loved it and wish I'd thought of that wonderful riff.
Swervedriver Uber Alles.

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shoegazer heaven... &mdash 03/28/08 - 09:00:38 PM
I can never get enough slowdive, so this is great stuff to my ears :)

Way to make that ugly guitar loop behave....
Kudos!



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WOW- &mdash 03/28/08 - 09:02:35 PM
Outstanding track! I find these challenges interesting in how they inspire the artists. This track is unbelievably cool! I have more entries to listen to, but this is tops so far! Nice one Michael

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good! &mdash 03/28/08 - 11:36:07 PM
i like it, the voices are well done, good harmonies

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You amaze me .... &mdash 03/28/08 - 11:55:53 PM
... with how effortless you make it look ! Your tunes always come out top-notch and polished sounding - the backing vox reminded me a little of some of the mamas and papas tunes in their harmonies ...

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CC Deville must apologize! &mdash 03/29/08 - 12:04:24 AM
"There is a rhythmic insect sound, some feedback-ey sort of noise and something that sounds vaguely like a flute."

With a description like that you know you have a hit on your hands! I can also hear shades of Smashing Pumpkins. Very catchy tune! Nice work on the percussion track. Lots of track work to capture those guitars and much character in the various tones. Great stuff!

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Cool sound &mdash 03/29/08 - 12:21:16 AM
I like the sound of the vocals. Kind of hiding, but grabbing your attention.

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Mike duce &mdash 03/29/08 - 02:23:43 AM
very cool as always .....Had a presidents of the united states of america / TMBG / Nervana feel to me ..cool drums .

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my bloody lioli valentine &mdash 03/29/08 - 06:03:47 AM
I think people deserve more shoegazing songs in their life... did I mention I was a My Bloody Valentine absolute fan? instant fav for me, russite totale. OK, and now I'm reading your song description and yes, you did mention MBV, and Ride as well! I'm downloading your song right away, thanks for the revival!

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Wow &mdash 03/29/08 - 09:16:53 AM
Amazing talent, vision, etc... puts guys like me to shame. This is frikken cool

. - Harold

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cc deville should be chopped up &mdash 03/29/08 - 12:52:11 PM
cool fuzzy and warm to the touch guitars. the guitar melody riffs are great.
how you treated the loop came out great and produced some really neat twisted sounds. well done!

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loopless &mdash 03/29/08 - 01:25:05 PM
what an incandescent riff. Plus it's good to see the closet shoegazers of this site coming out.

One of the greatest live moments I've had was MBV live in Boston in 91. they played THAT chord in the middle of You mademe realize for 20 minutes, and most of the audience was really looking sick and crouching in awe. It was like being under a UFO landing down.

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Lovely &mdash 03/29/08 - 02:45:32 PM
I can hear your influences shine through on this track. Nice track, I like it, it reminds me of some of the bands I liked at college like Inspiral Carpets,Soup Dragons etc. Nice one Michael.

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Yeah boy! &mdash 03/29/08 - 04:11:12 PM
This rocks. Whatever you did to that poor old CC Deville, it works for me!

Cool tuneage Michael!

Be well!

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Pearl jam meets nirvana &mdash 03/29/08 - 10:08:01 PM
Thats kinda what comes to mind when I hear this song. Once I get my equipment I may try one of these LIOLIs.

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What a great track &mdash 03/29/08 - 11:34:39 PM
Powerful, clean, with superb vocals - really works for me...

Kudos sir!
Doug



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I have no idea what this LIOLI& is &mdash 03/30/08 - 12:13:14 AM
and I havent heard the loop in the original form but you have created a great track here M2

Hats off to you sir

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great fuzz, etc &mdash 03/30/08 - 01:11:54 AM
great fuzz, great groove, great chords, great tune. this rocks.

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Yup... &mdash 03/30/08 - 09:31:03 AM
Echo all the above... I could have used the drums louder too! But they sound great.

I got a few drums on demand and like them better than stock drums. What is camel crusher though?

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Ok gotta ask... &mdash 03/30/08 - 09:33:51 AM
Been seeing this around... What is all this Lioli stuff?

Thanks -- clueless

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Lioli &mdash 03/30/08 - 07:57:46 PM
Loop It Or Lose It... you didn't just loop it: you melted it down into a liquid, sonic wave of insect-sound meltdown. This tune rocks by whatever yardstick you put to it - but damned if I don't hear Strawberry Alarm Clock in there.

And goofing on CC Deville... well, we just need MORE of that, sir.

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I'm &mdash 03/31/08 - 10:18:13 AM
starting to hate you. You've officially turned shit to gold. Honestly though, you put some quality stuff together. It's always a treat to hear what you've come up with. The vocals are by far my favorite.

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yeah &mdash 03/31/08 - 12:12:55 PM
love the vocal harmonies. Great production!

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like it &mdash 03/31/08 - 02:32:40 PM
The rich wall of sound and vocals reminds me of the byrds. I like the density of the piece. The break in the middle is sublime. I would love to hear one guitar lead soaring over it all, or maybe even dueling guitars.

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cool hot freeflowing &mdash 03/31/08 - 03:09:27 PM
Really cool hot freeflowing music = NICE ROCK N ROLL.

This is perfect driving-the-highway-music!

Love it!


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NOt CC deville &mdash 03/31/08 - 08:25:24 PM
NICE driving sound on this, great vocals!

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Never a disappointment! &mdash 03/31/08 - 11:09:57 PM
Masterfully done but the Master himself!!! And as usual the vocals are brilliant!

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swerverdriver &mdash 04/01/08 - 04:50:21 PM
You just reminded me I havnt heard the name in a while love the full sound your getting. An instant slow head mover excellent!!!!!!

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What's In The Air? &mdash 04/02/08 - 06:08:51 PM
Cool Rockin song my friend ...loved the guitar
loops. the bass works fine there ..and sure
your singing just amazing as always ..far out man !

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Waoooo !!!!! &mdash 04/08/08 - 02:27:49 PM
This is exactly what came out of my mouth right after the first bar ! It's hard to recognize the loop, but what you created from it is really exciting. A real wall of sound. Hats off !

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