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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:22 am
by wayne
This file has expired and is no longer available here. The owner of the topic can re-upload the file, or post a link to an off-site file. <BR><BR><a name="planetz-tag"></a>Genre: Acoustic<BR> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Uses: Psy Q<BR> copyright © 2005 Simon Cox<BR> _____________________________________<BR><BR> Hey folks, here's a song that we got the barmaids from the local (Sydney days) to impro some strings on.
Big Si was a bit ham-fisted on the guitar he reckons, but no matter
anyway, no-one's hearing this yet, but we'd like you to

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:43 pm
by Gordon Gekko
impressive

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:04 pm
by AudioIrony
Amazing vocalist
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:10 am
by marcuspocus
Excellent...
Very nice arrangements with strings
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:03 am
by Spirit
Vocals are too commercially stylised for me, but I'm very keen on the music. The string tones are especially beautiful. Track elements have a great fit and balance.

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:48 am
by Neil B
It's always so refreshing to me when someone uploads a track with vocals, acoustic guitars and other acoustic instruments as a change from synths, drum synths and samples etc.
A breath of fresh air this track Wayne.
The strings are beautiful, the acoustic guitar sounds nice and the vocals capture the mood of the lyrics well.
Nice mix nice track - thanksfor uploading.
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:05 pm
by astroman
amazing quality of ideas and production - really looking forward for that album of the project

at first I wasn't too comfortable (very, very minor concern) with the voice placement (opposed to 'landslide') but you probably just intended this 'lost' position - and finally I cannot imagine any better way.
oops forgot: what the hell are those bars in Sydney where the female staff plays violin this way ? or am I missing something here...

big compliments, Tom
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:28 pm
by wayne
I'll pass these comments on
Tom, these girls were working at the Excelsior

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They know each other well, and improvised the parts - something to be said for that approach.
The album is certainly a long time coming - getting people to commit a week to it has been impossible.
But perhaps we can do it soon - we have our first gig in ages tonight, as Simon's just got back from Germany with a covers(!) band.
He quit the covers band when he got back - they rarely let him sing, just piano and left hand organ bass. You could say he was misused a bit, as the actual lead singer is nothing to write home about.
The upshot is, the German promoter noticed this, and says he would have Si back with his own band.
There's quite a bit of musician's "own worst enemy" syndrome

to get around in the meantime, but I would hope to be handing you a cd personally in Germany sometime in the next year.
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:53 pm
by astroman
On 2005-01-15 21:28, wayne wrote:
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Tom, these girls were working at the Excelsior

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They know each other well, and improvised the parts - something to be said for that approach.
very nice, my deepest respect - some people would need an arrangement for that...
cheers, Tom
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:25 pm
by wayne
Nice pad !
Very leafy & luscious surrounds

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:57 pm
by Liquid EDGE
Brilliant
finger guitar and strings are my fave sounds along with synthetic computer sounds.
i well like john martin's stuff.
maybe the singer could try doing the song drunk?

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:39 am
by wayne
On 2005-01-16 22:57, Liquid EDGE wrote:
maybe the singer could try doing the song drunk?

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:40 am
by Music Manic
Very nice.Listening on Laptop and sounds very clean and well balanced.
Which strings did you use and how did you record and treat vocals?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:18 am
by Counterparts
Lovely stuff, although I find the vocals a little too affected (not with "effects"; how they're sung). What a difference real strings make!
I certainly wouldn't call the guitar playing ham-fisted...perhaps he suffers from "red light syndrome" like I do
Royston