Planetguy wrote:I really dug that, Schmed! One of the things that puts me off about some of the tunes you've shared is when things don't always line up rhythmically. I'm talking about soem the cuts (edits) that have even a slight but perceptable "hiccup".....or just as bad (worse?) when one of the drummers less than deftly and unintentionally moves something around. This was pretty tight in that regard.
Thanks so much for the great feedback. Glad you liked it so much. It's a special one for me with so much of my extended family involved. My uncle was a great mentor in my music and we got to jam some late 60s stuff with him that he had just relearned for his high school reunion in Oklahoma last summer. We jam at his daughter's house and my second drummer (the one on this track) is her boyfriend.
As far as hiccups, they're always there and sometimes I leave them in their rawest form for dramatic effect. I know it's not for everybody, but it works for me.
This song wasn't very cut up tho. We were so in the zone that I got most of it in 2 pieces. The finished product is as follows
intro - really the outro but in more loops with the only hiccups you can hear (where the feedback disappears instantly)
1st and 2nd half of the song are actually switched.
Outro - at the end I realized they were really grooving so I just made feedback for a while and made it fluctuate with the wah pedal.
Final measure - I had them do a fake ending because fading out on every song is weak. I counted to four and we let it rip. Now we'll do that every time.
Planetguy wrote:Loved the organ. Great color and texture. And I really liked the relentlessness of the track. i'd prefer to have the vocal rap a little more up front.
I added the organ in stages because of how lousy audacity is at overdubbing. First I played 3rd chords sliding around the Cm scale while adjusting the parameters of the organ on the synth. Then I rerecorded it through the boss phaser 3 on step more which gave it that wacky sound (adjusted that while recording as well for dramatic effect). Also used my distortion and reverb pedals on that but very mildly. Then I lined the chords up wherever they served the mood of the song, so I'm sure there are parts where the bass, guitar and organ are all playing in different chords within Cm. But it seems to work, so I don't care.
Planetguy wrote:
Very cool. And on replaying it...i had a lot of fun playing along on marimba (both simply to "anchor it", and then grabbing onto to the "outside stuff" vibe of it)
I'd love to hear that. I need you to overdub something like that on one or more of my tracks.