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Off-World Colony (w/Heightened) by rsorensen [Email]

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Last Played: Oct 10, 2008 - 03:33:50 PM
Downloads: 28
Fans: 18
Uploaded: Mar 31, 2008 - 02:21:00 AM
Last Updated: Mar 31, 2008 - 02:30:17 AM
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Description:
a collab inspired by the film 'Blade Runner'

Joe: Rhythm guitar, Drums, Synths
Me: Vocals, Lead Guitars, Bass, Synths

go check out Joe's other stuff. s'good! http://www.macjams.com/artist/Heightened

Lyrics:
Off-World Colony

Another world awaits me there
Another planet far from here
Where I can live without a care
Where all my problems disappear
I need to forget everything
So take it all away from me
Take the violence, take this pain
I need to find myself again

"A new life awaits you in the
Off-World Colony. The chance
to begin again in a golden
land of opportunity and
adventure. Let's go to
the Colony!"

Am I made of flesh and bone?
Are these memories my own?
This gun is heavy in my hand
Am I more human than human?

The lights are flashing overhead
They pull me out of deaf silence
The words are scrolling left to right
I've got to leave this place tonight

Hardware:
Gibson Firebird VII, Blue Snowball Mic, Fender P-Lyte Bass, M-Audio KeyStudio 49i

Software:
GarageBand
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Really enjoyed working with &mdash 03/31/08 - 02:40:39 AM
Ridd. He is truly a gifted artist - go to his website. ULTRA COOL SONGS galore!!!

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ditto &mdash 03/31/08 - 10:02:00 AM
Thanks back at you! I had a great time working on this too.

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One of the greatest movies....... &mdash 03/31/08 - 05:01:13 AM
of all time. Great job guys. I totally get the lyrics. Love the "Off-world colony" sample. Ridley would be proud.
LL

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lyrics &mdash 03/31/08 - 09:57:53 AM
Thanks Dave. I'm glad you get it. It's meant to be told from the POV of Deckard the night he hunts for all the Replicants. There's one moment when he's first introduced when he looks up at the Off-World zeppelin as it flies over - I'd always wondered what he was thinking. Man I'm a nerd!

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I remember that scene too &mdash 03/31/08 - 05:06:31 PM
I such a nerd, too.

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very cool &mdash 03/31/08 - 08:38:35 AM
your vocal sounds great just a little unlike you? i guess its the whole atmospherics of the track, its off worldly! really enjoyed the heavy analog synth riffs. now off to check out joe's page!

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different &mdash 03/31/08 - 09:54:04 AM
hah thanks. yeah there's 2 diff harmonies going on with the main vocal, and the main vocal is pretty filtered itself. Definitely going for a different sound there. Thanks for checking it out.

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dig it! &mdash 03/31/08 - 10:00:02 AM
What a great concept for a song. I was anticipating some heavy guitars and/or drums to roll in. I was tricked and that's cool. I'll compare the experience to listening to Weezer's "Butterfly" for the first time. I was expecting feedback and volume swells. Didn't happen, but when the song was done I was like, "Wow. That's totally unexpected and I love it". Great job, guys!

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remix &mdash 03/31/08 - 10:13:16 AM
thanks eric! that's interesting - it never occurred to me to try that, but I can totally hear it happening now - especially after the bridge. Maybe we'll do a heavier remix someday. Could be cool! And btw, you referenced a song off my #1 album of all time. I know every note of that record inside-out. Big points for you!

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Ultra cooooooool &mdash 03/31/08 - 10:34:08 AM
Loved every second of this one very well done you guys!!!!

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:) &mdash 03/31/08 - 04:12:19 PM
thanks for checking it out!

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Relentless &mdash 03/31/08 - 07:18:31 PM
Love this reminds me of Deathcab for Cutie and New Order at the same time, Wow kicks ass tune it just never stutters or hesitates for a second Downloaded with enthusiasm!

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:) &mdash 04/01/08 - 01:28:27 AM
hey thanks for downloading! i appreciate it.

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Yeah! &mdash 03/31/08 - 11:14:55 PM
Awesome collab guys. This is definitely a different sound from you and thats part of what makes it so good. All the sounds sort of melt together to form this solid track. Love the growl of the guitars in the background.
Nice work.

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guitars &mdash 04/01/08 - 01:31:12 AM
thanks nick. joe sent me a great original track with a lot of that growl already there and got everything rolling. fun!

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out of this world &mdash 03/31/08 - 11:22:41 PM
fantastic piece guys. moves along at warp speed.

and my robot avatar has this thing about Daryl Hannah. not that she would care.

really excellent!

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haha &mdash 04/01/08 - 01:32:52 AM
thanks for listening and commenting, vic.

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Great collaboration &mdash 04/01/08 - 01:25:02 AM
Excellent stuff. Downloaded. Thanks.
Cheers
Len



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:) &mdash 04/01/08 - 01:34:17 AM
thanks len. really cool that you downloaded.

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Fast and furiously brilliant. &mdash 04/01/08 - 06:21:02 PM

Love this. Its great sounding -effects - well- produced love the lyrics and the vocals are excellent. Well done you guys A big pat on the back.
Peace Dee

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:) &mdash 04/01/08 - 08:48:31 PM
thanks dee. I must say i'm really enjoying collaborating with people. i've got a few of them in the works right now and it challenges me to try different things I wouldn't normally think of doing. thanks for commenting.



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blade runner! &mdash 04/01/08 - 08:53:46 PM
HEy heightened this is great very cool collab great ness!!!!!

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man... &mdash 04/01/08 - 09:39:41 PM
... this is excellent. Production is truly stellar. I'm truly impressed. my only problem is that it's over already.
Peace,
-Rain

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:) &mdash 04/01/08 - 11:21:50 PM
THanks! we certainly had a lot of fun with it. i didn't want it to end either. maybe we'll do a sequel... whaddya say, joe? ;)

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excellent.. &mdash 04/01/08 - 11:10:07 PM
This is really great. You two did an awesome job together. Lots of twists and turns kept it interesting. Thanks for sharing with us. Always a pleasure!!


BTW...Sorenson, hope you got my April Fool's Joke in the "I'm so Mad forum....Just wanted to make you laugh.

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thanks gail! &mdash 04/01/08 - 11:26:36 PM
OHHH you were JOKING?? I guess! I'll have to change the lyrics to the revenge song I just wrote! so much for inspiration :(

haha thanks for checking this out gail.

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Geez! &mdash 04/02/08 - 12:21:03 AM
This is as good as In My Head Again and I can't believe you've put out songs since then and I've missed them. I need to double check my email notifications. The whole package here smokes, guys, but I think the sing-song verse is really catchy. You have a great voice and I'd love to hear a not-so-effected track come in, blended in with the others, here and there, but that's me trying to perfect things, not me saying things aren't really enjoyable just as they are right now.

Guitars, HOLY! and the synths are just gorgeous, really beautiful sounds and I love the moments where they feature. The end is delicious.

--ledebutant

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remix &mdash 04/02/08 - 12:17:41 PM
thanks! i might rework this one a little bit at some point, which'll include clearing up the vox in the first verse and leaving them distorted for the last. i'll post the link here when it's done. thanks for listening and commenting.

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great track &mdash 04/02/08 - 11:59:00 AM
love that you guys collaborated on this (you're both great guys and talented to boot). ther is so much new nusic on MJ that it took me awhile to get to this one, but i'm glad i didn't miss it. very innovative approach to heavy music (love that moog bit in the middle).

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moog &mdash 04/02/08 - 12:21:54 PM
thanks michael. glad you found it! i hear ya about it being hard to keep up though...
that moog thing was a last minute addition. I hesitated adding it because there's so much else going on there, but I reworked the section so it builds from a little to a lot. Glad you think it works and thanks for checking it out.

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WOW ..... &mdash 04/04/08 - 09:59:57 PM
... two MJ greats hook up .. and what a hook up indeed ... I was saving this listen for Friday cause I knew I wanted to savour whatever you two came up with ! Worth the wait! great stuff ....

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friday night &mdash 04/06/08 - 02:21:50 PM
thanks! everything sounds better with a few beers, eh? ;)

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Any friend of Dekards... &mdash 04/06/08 - 02:29:39 PM
.... is a friend of mine. Nice mix of beats and roaring guitar... like the distorted vocal on this, really effective. Smart how you incorporate the BR sample in this track - great track guys!

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blade runner rules &mdash 04/06/08 - 05:43:28 PM
joe's responsible for the beats. i love em too. i know some don't like the distorted vox, but it was the only way to go for this one imo. glad you liked it, thanks for listening

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Great! &mdash 04/25/08 - 04:00:39 PM
Killer work my friends. I enjoyed the atmosphere of this great song.... Really great! You both fit together and I wish to hear you more in the future!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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