rsorensen &mdash 07/11/08 - 06:06:27 PM
my friend, gotta hand it to you. fine performance once again. thanks for singing it. (and writing a killer melody and lyrics.) [ Reply to This ]
back at you &mdash 07/11/08 - 09:40:43 PM
Thanks to you for letting me get in on this one. I remember the first time I heard it how blown away and inspired I was. The opening static/banjo combo, that soaring melodic bassline, the warm acoustics, the phasing ambience, and that incredible yet subtle drop out and build at the 3 minute mark. I definitely was tired singing this one but you managed to make my taxed, raspy vocals sound pretty decent. I wrote the lyrics to this in the heat of my whole 'outer space relating to everything' phase I went through while writing the songs on the Satellite Tragedy record lol. Really glad you spent some time finishing it off. Sounds great. Just say the word when you want to revisit it and I'm there. [ Reply to This ]
but &mdash 07/11/08 - 10:16:36 PM
space does relate to everything, if you think about it. :) thanks again for coming up with the aforementioned killer melody and lyrics. and feel free to chime in and reply to any comments below, even before i get to them. it's half your song, after all. (although, i did insist on this one being under the 12p name, as it's one of my more favourites. =P ) [ Reply to This ]
Tambourine Orchestra &mdash 07/11/08 - 06:09:07 PM
I m so impressed by this colab ..the arrangment /.
specialy the banjo ..wow ..the singing so so great !!
I know ..any Colab at MJ mean a true gem ..and this
is yet another ..gem ...heart takin ..thnx alot for
sharin !!!!! [ Reply to This ]
thanks, feter &mdash 07/11/08 - 10:24:20 PM
yeah, i got the banjo from my brother for my birthday many years ago. i was grateful, but i thought i'd never use it. i don't sit around and play on it for fun, but i throw it into a track whenever i can now. who knew. and it is indeed a pleasure to work with rs. thanks for the comment! [ Reply to This ]
breathtaking &mdash 07/11/08 - 06:44:34 PM
Wow wot a wicked track. Sounds crisp and amazing. Great job chaps. The vocals are so beautifully rich, the whole song refreshes the parts other tracks cant reach! [ Reply to This ]
thank you &mdash 07/11/08 - 10:30:04 PM
yeah, ridd has a stellar voice. i am very jealous.
and thanks for comments about the clarity and whatnot. it was a bit of a struggle getting vocals to 'fit' into a track that has already been mastered, but we may have got lucky this time. if anything, the vocals might be a tad loud and maybe the overall volume is a little high. i'll do some a/b tests against other tunes before i go thinking about remixing it. :)
thanks for listening! [ Reply to This ]
insanely &mdash 07/11/08 - 09:12:23 PM
good. Stops thinks of other ways to describe happy place..can't..continues holding goosebumps, slowly rocking back and forth. I'd fav 100 times if I could [ Reply to This ]
we're insane! &mdash 07/11/08 - 10:32:19 PM
go ahead and press that 'favourites' button as much as you like, if it makes you feel better. :) thanks for the kind words! [ Reply to This ]
Tambourine &mdash 07/11/08 - 09:24:42 PM
Wow - 2 of my favorite macjammers. This is beautiful. The vocals are outstanding and the lyrics are lovely. 12parsecs, the composition is gorgeous. The entire sound of this is beautiful, full and rich. I have to say this is one of the best songs I've heard here. Really really nice. The banjo is perfect. Thank you. [ Reply to This ]
tambourine &mdash 07/11/08 - 10:36:33 PM
by now people are thinking 'where are the tambourines??' hehe. i like song titles that are meaningless or misleading. but seriously, how would an orchestra comprised entirely of tambourines sound? there's only one way to find out. maybe that'll be my next post.
thanks for checking this out. long live the banj! [ Reply to This ]
great &mdash 07/11/08 - 11:13:45 PM
Piece of work gents,has everything a good song should have, fine track, much enjoyed... [ Reply to This ]
music &mdash 07/12/08 - 11:54:38 AM
thanks dave. scott really made musical magic with his little 'experiment' of his here hehe. i'm honored to be a part of it. really enjoying your recent stuff too. [ Reply to This ]
Yes...... &mdash 07/12/08 - 12:29:40 AM
worthy of very high praise,on all levels.Very,very wonderful piece of work.Loved it and glad I dropped in when I did.Thanks for sharing this little gem guys.
Daniel [ Reply to This ]
thanks &mdash 07/12/08 - 11:52:13 AM
Hey Daniel. Haven't seen you around here for awhile. Thanks for checking this out. Hopefully Scott and I will do some more collabs in the near future. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful &mdash 07/12/08 - 02:31:55 AM
pro &mdash 07/12/08 - 11:57:42 AM
thanks dave. scott definitely has the studio setup to record and master this stuff very professionally, but equipment means nothing without the skills and musicianship to pull this off. Glad you like it. Hope you keep posting songs - you're on a roll. [ Reply to This ]
awe &mdash 07/12/08 - 12:16:07 PM
Perfect &mdash 07/12/08 - 08:47:06 AM
There's nothing I can say to effectively communicate just how huge this track is. Love it. [ Reply to This ]
thanks &mdash 07/12/08 - 11:59:48 AM
thanks eric! I think you just did. oh btw - gonna work on 'wasted' today ;) [ Reply to This ]
Flush With Inspiration... &mdash 07/12/08 - 09:45:41 AM
Emerging from the bowels of your *bathroom session*, this piece has been well-plumbed by both of you, resulting in a very pleasing song. ;)
The straightforward acoustic musical bed, joined by the relaxed vocal that grows stronger as it progresses, works very well indeed.
Nice work from both of you. ;)
--- Joe [ Reply to This ]
fulsh. hehe. &mdash 07/12/08 - 12:22:44 PM
thank you very much, joe. yeah, i don't know how ridd can maintain such tone while singing so softly. *so jealous!* and those lyrics! it sounds like he may growing tired of his 'space' phase, but i'm a stephen hawking reading, ubergeek - so i love them. [ Reply to This ]
Excellent, excellent stuff &mdash 07/12/08 - 10:05:46 AM
The vocal works perfectly over the instrumentation - a great merging of two talents. The instrumentation is original and very cool, and the singing is top-notch. A great song, and really well produced. Sounds excellent. Nicely done to both of you. Kudos. Peace. [ Reply to This ]
well, thank you. &mdash 07/12/08 - 12:31:02 PM
i like non-conventional instrumentation, but delivered in a way that is still accessible to most listeners. there's only two synth parts, the record pops at the beginning and the build at near the end - the rest are guitars. (i built this cool patch on my ooooold digitech rp6 guitar processor. very synth pad like.)
thanks for listening! [ Reply to This ]
i lied... &mdash 07/13/08 - 02:45:23 PM
i think there's 3 synth parts. my bad. i forgot about the synth pad over the end. (you can hear it fade out at the very end of the song.) man, is my memory that bad?? [ Reply to This ]
I feel your pain &mdash 07/13/08 - 04:30:39 PM
whenever anyone asks me how many guitar tracks are on one of my songs (and there are often a lot...) I always have to open up the GB file and count them. Add that to my wonderful habit of dashing downstairs and standing in the middle of the room wondering why I came down, and you have a wonderful portrait of someone with the memory capacity of a gnat! Peace. [ Reply to This ]
ha! &mdash 07/14/08 - 12:01:53 PM
> 'Add that to my wonderful habit of dashing downstairs and standing in the middle of the room wondering why I came down'
i thought it was just me! :) man, when i moved a couple of years ago, when i was packing, i did soooo much of that up and downstairs, forgetting what i was there for, that i thought i was going crazy! good exercise, though. [ Reply to This ]
What a superb &mdash 07/12/08 - 11:01:13 AM
collaboration - fantastic song. Pro level musicianship - vocals and production. A joy to listen to.
Cheers
Len
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thanks len! &mdash 07/12/08 - 12:34:30 PM
this was a joy to make. especially when i heard ridd singing the vocals, taking it to that next level. thanks for the comment! [ Reply to This ]
It's physics &mdash 07/12/08 - 02:13:00 PM
that applies to everything, but..... What a wonderful song and collab.... love the tinkling opening and how it continues throughout as though it's a clock counting down the time. The vocals are excellent ,though I thought could have been raised a tad at the opening. I'm not criticising though,coz I love it and the lyrics, cheers M [ Reply to This ]
physics. &mdash 07/13/08 - 02:37:35 PM
physics definitely applies to music. and there's so much to learn on that front.
thanks for listening. i hope the 1/8 note banjo didn't get too monotonous after a while. i'm a big fan of carrying a theme throughout a song, even under varied progressions, but i can't play the thing that fast... so you're stuck with slow and steady. no fancy pickin' here. [ Reply to This ]
/// &mdash 07/12/08 - 11:14:33 PM
Wow guys - it doesn't get much better than this. 12pc we are lucky to have you here at MJ's, you definitely have an ear for mixing. This sounds better than anything I can put together (of course my studio is a small corner of a tiny bedroom so that may have something to do with it).
Great vocals as always Ridd - you really complete the track.
nick [ Reply to This ]
sounds &mdash 07/13/08 - 10:52:32 AM
thanks nick. i agree it sounds pretty damn good, but it's the songwriting that's most important and you have absolutely nothing to worry about in that department. i also agree we're lucky to have 12p here. MJ is exactly what he needed to kick his butt into finishing his awesome songs. thanks for listening [ Reply to This ]
yes, &mdash 07/13/08 - 02:32:13 PM
thanks nick! macjams offers the incentive i needed to hurry up and finish my plethora of unfinished tunes.
working at the studio was a really great experience, though i was only an assistant engineer, part time for a year. i miss all the outboard analogue gear. *sigh*. though this recording was mixed on their ssl, the mic was a cheap apex and the pre was this a.r.t. thing... not worthy of the radar and ssl they would later go through.
my studio now is just a converted room in my apartment. obviously much smaller scale, but i've learned to get the job done with the tools i have. thanks for listening! [ Reply to This ]
Fucking Love it. &mdash 07/13/08 - 04:42:18 AM
You make an awesome team. This song is stunning. The vocals are amazing, great harmonies in there. Really love this track. [ Reply to This ]
team &mdash 07/13/08 - 10:55:30 AM
thanks obb. yeah this is like our 12th or 13th recording we've collaborated in some way on. hopefully more are on the way. glad you like it, thanks for the comments [ Reply to This ]
Excellent &mdash 07/13/08 - 08:28:27 AM
Thanks for the backstory in the info, very interesting
Great vocals and the guitar sound you have got is to die for
I feel cheated however...where are the tamborines???
;-)
Fabulous stuff guys [ Reply to This ]
tambos &mdash 07/13/08 - 02:24:48 PM
you have to listen very carefully for the tambourines. hehe. thanks for listening!
the secret to the gtr sound... bathroom acoustics. j/k. i think it's cause i got to use the ssl g-series eq on them. i miss that board... not the changing bulbs all the time, or the ginormous patch bay, or the recall that didn't work on the first couple of channels... meh, maybe i don't miss it. :) [ Reply to This ]
absolutely... &mdash 07/13/08 - 02:52:54 PM
cheers, EE! &mdash 07/13/08 - 06:59:53 PM
thanks on all counts, EE! the more i listen, the more i want to retrack it with drums and heavy gtrs out. (ya know, the usual 12p form. :) [ Reply to This ]
Splendidly done &mdash 07/14/08 - 03:53:30 AM
really nicely played and sung. Great production. Fine song.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
dwl &mdash 07/14/08 - 11:50:32 AM
shake &mdash 07/14/08 - 07:18:00 AM
done and done. &mdash 07/14/08 - 11:53:15 AM
shake what? &mdash 07/14/08 - 05:28:30 PM
Awesome! &mdash 07/14/08 - 03:49:44 PM
Great collab here and a really solid song. the acoustics and vocals really shine nicely.
Regarding drums: I don't know if you really need them, but if you were to add some i would suggest holding off to around the 3 minutes into the song. just a thought [ Reply to This ]
thanks vic! &mdash 07/15/08 - 01:51:43 AM
yeah, i/we were thinking it would be nice to have the drums and heavy guitars at the end, just as you were suggesting. looks like it may be worth revisiting this one to get those extra parts in. (which means retracking it, but that's coo.) thanks for listening! [ Reply to This ]
Good post! &mdash 07/14/08 - 11:36:32 PM
Great singing and playing - personally, I'd add the drums, but it does have a lot of dynamics without them. Two nits - first, my preference would be for some more space in the mix. It kind of stays at full tilt for the duration, and there doesn't seem to be too much air in the mix. Secondly I can't figure why you'd leave that noise at the start.
Really good performances though and fantastic vocals - I'm very impressed.
Neil [ Reply to This ]
great comment! &mdash 07/15/08 - 02:01:21 AM
thanks for the honest critiques! the first of your 'nits', the mix. you are absolutely right. this puppy's been mastered twice, as a matter of fact... so, yeah it's pretty squashed (and a little loud overall too, the more i listen against other tunes). i didn't want it to be noticeable that the vocals were after the fact on an already mastered track, but i think i may have to take the multiband compressor i'm (re)mastering with back a notch.
as for the static at the beginning, that was just me with a toy i had access to (a korg triton) coming across a patch and going 'oooOOoo, cool! it sounds like a record'. it really has no relevance to the song, except that it *might* lead someone to thinking it's an old track off an LP (an old banjo album). as useless as it is, it's staying. it reminds me of the day i recorded it.
thanks again for the comments! [ Reply to This ]
Music &mdash 07/16/08 - 11:12:07 AM
I love hearing a song that makes me forget about recording techniques, lyrics, chords, instruments, etc., and just lets me enjoy listening to music. I guess that's the point, but not many of us can achieve that, as you have here. And yes, I will be buying the Satellite Tragedy album.
Russ [ Reply to This ]
cool, &mdash 07/16/08 - 09:45:02 PM
mission accomplished then! i'm certainly glad to hear that, as it is hard for me to take a step back and hear the song as a whole. i still notice the inner workings, and some production points that could be improved. but certainly, thanks for listening and commenting!
ps. i'm sure ridd will glad to hear you are on board the satellite tragedy train. it's a great album... you won't be disappointed! [ Reply to This ]
sonic perfection &mdash 07/18/08 - 08:00:58 AM
this is how you write, perform and produce a song... textbook... and you won't learn it from a book... tons of heart... the banjo/guitar provide such a beautiful landing pad for this... the lyric is great, and the melody is outstanding... heartwrenching... I'm very impressed... flawless performances all around...
thankfully no one flushed while you rolled tape, although from the sounds of this... I'd say that you'd be able to make that sound great too!
sincerely wonderful job [ Reply to This ]
thanks &mdash 07/18/08 - 11:36:58 AM
12p wrote an amazing song that i was totally inspired by. it wasnt the first time either. if you check out my song 'Gone', it was the same idea - he wrote and performed the music and I the lyrics/vocals. i think it's just as powerful as this one.
funny you mention the flush while rolling thing... there's a take of the BG vocals where my phone starts ringing and apparently the ringtone is in tune with the song. probably coulda got away with leaving it in hehe. thanks for the kind words [ Reply to This ]
Tambourine Orchestra &mdash 07/19/08 - 11:37:22 AM
What a fantastic title too. love it. I am not a music expert, but sounds good to my two ears. Brilliant singing and music.
Great collab.
Peace Dee [ Reply to This ]
tambourines &mdash 07/19/08 - 10:08:24 PM
cheers, dee! i like a good misleading title. :) thanks listening and the comment! [ Reply to This ]
Wow... &mdash 07/19/08 - 10:39:55 PM
cheers! &mdash 07/20/08 - 12:07:00 PM
thanks mokuses! your latest is of the usual excellence as well. i think the end of ours, though, needs something else. with the vox in now (which are beautiful, thanks again ridd) the last little bass line resolution is kinda lost. maybe we'll have to retrack this with a 'big' ending to try to regain some impact. thanks for checking it out! [ Reply to This ]
wow &mdash 07/20/08 - 07:05:47 PM
this is really stunning. i'm very glad I stumbled in here. everything that sounds in this song is like a perfect match! [ Reply to This ]
cheers! &mdash 07/21/08 - 01:32:06 AM
thanks for checking this out, kallocain. i'm glad you stumbled on it too, and that nothing sounds too out of place. :) [ Reply to This ]
i &mdash 07/21/08 - 12:26:10 PM
had to come back for another listen. I would kill 3 strangers for the ability to do what you guys have done with this track. The sound, the song, everything. [ Reply to This ]
:o &mdash 07/21/08 - 01:30:55 PM
when i told ridd i had a killer tune, that's not quite what i had in mind. thanks for the compliment, though. :) [ Reply to This ]
WOW! &mdash 07/21/08 - 01:08:17 PM
this is amazing! i love the instrumentation...being a huge fan of the banjo, this is just beautiful to my ears. ridd, you delivered once again...as always! nicely done guys, awesome collab. hats off to both of you!
age [ Reply to This ]
cheers! &mdash 07/21/08 - 01:34:41 PM
thanks, fellow banjo fan! yeah, ridd (despite being tired) really kicked some butt on this track. great melody and delivery! thanks for the comment! [ Reply to This ]
ah &mdash 07/26/08 - 12:59:36 PM
the banjo again. this is great, Ridd did a real nice job. did i say I'm glad you're both here (makes it feel like a little scene). first rate production all around (are you an engineer in real life?). just great. really love thath banjo floating amidst the soundscape you created. [ Reply to This ]
real life. &mdash 07/26/08 - 02:23:56 PM
i like to think i am a sound engineer in real life. :) i'm self taught, then worked at a studio as an asst engineer for about a year, but garnering most of my experience for being in a band for many years and recording our demos, and going to the studio and watching real engineers record our stuff on occasion. i started my own project studio about a year ago and try to make ends meet with local musicians, post audio for small animation projects and, most recently, video game sound. it's been a fun, rocky road. thanks for checking out my stuff! [ Reply to This ]
ahem... &mdash 07/26/08 - 02:26:00 PM
sorry, our stuff in this case. ridd, as per usual, kicked major @$$! [ Reply to This ]
:D &mdash 07/30/08 - 11:47:46 AM
Its like Sufan Stevens meets the format-or Oasis. I really really really like this song. Its so pretty. Everything was done with perfection! I enoyed this very much!!
>>KURTIS [ Reply to This ]
thanks! &mdash 08/02/08 - 12:25:46 PM
thanks for the sufjan comparison. i love the 'illinoise' album! and, heck, oasis ain't bad either. thanks for checking it out! [ Reply to This ]
What... &mdash 08/19/08 - 01:43:55 PM
What can I say that hasn't been said before, I don't know. This is a super collaboration. You're like one of those super groups like Velvet Revolver or Audioslave (both groups are now defunct but that's beside the point). Great job fellas! Fantastic production! I really enjoyed this one. [ Reply to This ]
the secret... &mdash 08/19/08 - 06:29:08 PM
our secret is we started out defunct. or defunked. hehe. thanks for checking it out, piscean! [ Reply to This ]
sorry ..... &mdash 08/19/08 - 02:24:39 PM
.. it took me so long to get to this party ..... but here I finally am ! Great track guys .... you totally work together well. Glad I finally stopped by. [ Reply to This ]
gladness &mdash 08/19/08 - 06:33:28 PM
i'm glad you checked it out too. moreover, i'm glad you enjoyed it! thanks for stopping by, alannah! [ Reply to This ]
I love it &mdash 09/18/08 - 01:57:54 PM
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