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Sometimes I’m not sure what kind of music it is I make. This is a good example – the genre options don’t seem to fit! I do recommend you play it loud though – and try to get to the end for the sonic rewards….
Production wise I think I’ve made a few steps forward here and have got a pretty good mix – I’ve thought a lot more about each instrument and it’s place in the mix, and on the whole I think it’s an improvement on previous uploads (but still not sure about the vocal – let me know what you think).
Musically a few things are making their debut here: in the second half of the song I’m using EZ Drums for the first time; my 1968 Fender Telecaster also appears throughout, but the biggest change is real, live Bass playing – which is soooo much better than MIDI samples!
Lyrically, this is all inspired by visiting Japan, a country of immense contrasts, which is both progressive and innovative, but at the same time incredibly repressed. The lyrics are deliberately ambiguous, but hopefully convey a slightly sinister twist; like Japan itself, there is often something quite seedy lurking just beneath the pristine surface.
Enjoy, and as always I appreciate your constructive comments – positive or negative.
Production wise I think I’ve made a few steps forward here and have got a pretty good mix – I’ve thought a lot more about each instrument and it’s place in the mix, and on the whole I think it’s an improvement on previous uploads (but still not sure about the vocal – let me know what you think).
Musically a few things are making their debut here: in the second half of the song I’m using EZ Drums for the first time; my 1968 Fender Telecaster also appears throughout, but the biggest change is real, live Bass playing – which is soooo much better than MIDI samples!
Lyrically, this is all inspired by visiting Japan, a country of immense contrasts, which is both progressive and innovative, but at the same time incredibly repressed. The lyrics are deliberately ambiguous, but hopefully convey a slightly sinister twist; like Japan itself, there is often something quite seedy lurking just beneath the pristine surface.
Enjoy, and as always I appreciate your constructive comments – positive or negative.
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Lyrics
Everything Available In Your Hand
(Music & Lyrics by Phil Dolby © 2008)
Her name is Yoko - Yoko Yoshimoto
She comes from Kobe, works in Kyoto
When she smiled oh-so-politely
For the very first photo
Didn’t realise her time had come
And it was time to go
Now I see your picture on the wall
You look so fragile, you look so small
And I know you’ve done all that you can
When everything’s available in the palm of your hand
Everything available in your hand
His name is Leo, he comes from Idaho
He wants to see how fast the bullet train can go
When he steps out of the airplane
Tarmac in Tokyo
Didn’t realise his time had come
And it was time to go
I’ve seen your picture on the wall
You look so angry, you look so cold
And I know you’ve done all that you can
With everything available in the palm of your hand
Everything available in your hand
And I know it doesn’t make sense
You lied to the government, and lied to your friends
And I know it’s a matter of confidence
What’s available in the palm of your hand
Is just an SOS that’s written in the sand
Everything available in the palm of your hand
Everything in your hand...
(Music & Lyrics by Phil Dolby © 2008)
Her name is Yoko - Yoko Yoshimoto
She comes from Kobe, works in Kyoto
When she smiled oh-so-politely
For the very first photo
Didn’t realise her time had come
And it was time to go
Now I see your picture on the wall
You look so fragile, you look so small
And I know you’ve done all that you can
When everything’s available in the palm of your hand
Everything available in your hand
His name is Leo, he comes from Idaho
He wants to see how fast the bullet train can go
When he steps out of the airplane
Tarmac in Tokyo
Didn’t realise his time had come
And it was time to go
I’ve seen your picture on the wall
You look so angry, you look so cold
And I know you’ve done all that you can
With everything available in the palm of your hand
Everything available in your hand
And I know it doesn’t make sense
You lied to the government, and lied to your friends
And I know it’s a matter of confidence
What’s available in the palm of your hand
Is just an SOS that’s written in the sand
Everything available in the palm of your hand
Everything in your hand...
sonnyjim
Solid song. The stuff I like best, though, is the background sounds (drum rolls, crowds) that pull it along and seem to imply that there's more on the way.... You could achieve pop-anthem stardon here by doubling the lead and building the BV track to epic numbers by the very end. If you're so inclined, that is.
Best,