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I've been working on a new band project called SKU. Members include bassist John LeBlanc and drummer Mark Nickita.
This song is about the attraction, deterioration and gentrification of cities and urban areas, specifically Detroit.
You can hear another SKU song here

This recording was made during a rehearsal. Drums were recorded by taking a 2-track sub-mix from our live board right into Pro-tools. Then we layered guitars and vocals on top. The sonic quality/performance might not be album ready but I wanted to post a version of this song and get your comments, feedback, suggestions etc.

It is rough in spots but remember - this song is a WORK IN PROGRESS.

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Lyrics

313
©2008 Ray Kainz, John LeBlanc, Mark Nickita

Welcome to my new friends
gather round and hear the sound
Blasting furnace and ingots afire
granting dreams of one's heart's desire
Venture to the promised land
assembly work for your blistered hands

Build Your Dream

Welcome to the city
Here's the key
Turn off the lights
When you leave

Castles set upon the sand
tide is closing upon toward this land
scenes built on dreams and schemes
hopeless treasures crashing beams
Once the center of our universe
Now the butt of too many jokes

Burn Your Dream

Bring the world back from the brink
Bring the town back from the stink
Old streets in the Nu City
The abandoned inhabited
People working and living here
Children playing in the parks

Making Plans

Welcome to Nu City
Welcome to Nu City
Welcome to 313

Song Stats

Hits: 1097
Comments: 14
Fans: 20
Plays: 123
Downloads: 0
Votes: 3
Uploaded: Sep 13, 2008 - 08:48:26 AM
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2008 - 08:48:26 AM Last Played: Sep 21, 2009 - 10:16:22 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

SKU (2), Ray (11), Kainz (5), John (4), LeBlanc (1), Mark (4), Nickita (1), Detroit (20), 313 (1), New (139), City (33), hidden (6), cities (3), gentrification (2), rock (1431), progressive (154), alternative (304), ()

Hardware:

G4 dual 1.42
M-box
Mackie 24-8 studio console
B.L.U.E. BlueBird mic for vox
'79 Marshall JMP 50w for rhythm guitars
POD X3 LIVE for guitar solo
Reverend Rocco USA guitar

Software:

ProTools LE7

Comments

Ibstrat	Ibstrat said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	If I ever had a "work in progress" that sounded this good I'd be ecstatic.There are lots of really interesting things going on here.I need to listen to this many times. Amazing work! Check out my latest song called Blues in Bm

ktb	ktb said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	diamond in the rough. I'm with ib on this one. If I ever have rough tracks this good I'd be thrilled. You guys are really on to something. Lookin forward to hearin more Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

lengold	lengold said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	I always know I'm going to hear something great when you post and this doesn't disappoint. I agree with the comments above. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

J.A.Stewart	J.A.Stewart said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	Damn Good... Live/Studio recording. The vocal gets buried a bit at times, but sounds very close to me. Thoughtful and interesting contrasts give the arrangement breadth. My only thought: Perhaps some verite street sounds during the musical interlude would add another interesting dimension to the mix. ;) --- Joe Check out my latest song called A Night @ Neverland

eleveneyes	eleveneyes said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	street sounds I agree with you about the vocals - especially in the choruses. Street sounds? GREAT idea! Love it. - thanks! Check out my latest song called Here With You - Better MIX

Feter	Feter said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	313 WOW ...man this is pwoerful ..great rockin band sound so tight ..topnotch guitar work ...rockin vocal indeed cool set realy ..idealic one ..the style is so progressive and rarely to see bands playin like this ., KUDOS !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	1-2 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 1-2-3. Or something I like the irregular outbursts. Hold on while I count. And in between it's serious rock and roll time. Solid tune. The drum sounds like it could use some life in it. But that's on the todo list for the final mix, right? Check out my latest song called Pipe Spring at Dusk

eleveneyes	eleveneyes said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	drums Yeah Vic - I'm with you on the drum sound. This recording is like a pre-production demo. We'll be re-recording this tune from the bottom up for the album takes. Thanks for checking it out Check out my latest song called Here With You - Better MIX

Outtaorbit	Outtaorbit said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	this soars... a little rocker Check out my latest song called The Lunatics Salvation

FEEL	FEEL said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	Very current and quite enjoyable a listen... some of it sounds a bit Kings X. Great vocals, instrumentation and a nice rehearsal mix. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 421 days ago (September 13th, 2008)
	great rocker i dig it. you are almost there. true drums need some life and maybe boost the bottom end a little. just a thought. pretty tight playing by everyone. totally enjoyed it. Check out my latest song called One Step Over The Line

tokai	tokai said 420 days ago (September 14th, 2008)
	like this great voice to a well written piece of music. Sounds like you did a lot of work in making this, guitar work is really good. Check out my latest song called farriage/Gaylen75

Scott Carmichael

Scott Carmichael said 420 days ago (September 14th, 2008)

way Ray
I love the Kainz touch on this... what you bring to the table... your melodic thumbprint... and the structural turns the song takes.. you alway know how to keep it interesting.. I can loose interest in this genre quickly... but you put subtle touches that keep me engaged... and I'm a fan... you have my ear whenever you post... and you certainly earned that...

a power trio presents problems and opportunities both at once... you guys have more than met the challenge.. and you may even have raised the bar.. but that's just the Ray Way

killer

Check out my latest song called Good Morning

michael2

michael2 said 419 days ago (September 15th, 2008)

wow
you guys sound great. there is not much work that needs to be done with this. i suspect most of the work ahead would be on getting the drums to sit a little better (a touch of compression and reverb). that said, if i had bought this, I wouldn't have any complaints (sounds very indie). that chorus is killing me. excellent work. really like the guitar breakdown halfway through. very post rock.

Check out my latest song called Stars and Dust (space challenge)

kristyjo	kristyjo said 418 days ago (September 16th, 2008)
	I come for the lyrics - and then get so impressed with your musicianship and production values. Really- this 'work in progress' sounds so great. The guitar solo drops a little too much presence, but otherwise, this is great all around - and I don't even particularly like progressive rock! Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Youra	Youra said 323 days ago (December 20th, 2008)
	Hi ! Missed that one, no much time to hang around anymore… just passing by to check out stuff from people like you I had the chance to meet at Mcjams. Great number, and long life to SKU !!! Check out my latest song called Funkaboka

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Artist Info

Name: Ray Kainz

Hey. I play guitar and a few other things. I love writting and recording. check out my website at: www.TheStereoCraticParty.com or catch me on myspace at: www.myspace.com/thestereocraticparty www.myspace.com/raykainz check out my 3 pugs at:... [see more]

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Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other "progressive" genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early

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