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Washington, D.C9933 Posts
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Austin10831 Posts
I got it off what.cd and I'm going to listen to it later when I can focus on it.
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what did you make this with? the transition at 28 seconds was a bit abrupt. otherwise i liked it
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i like the clip a lot, ill definitely check it out
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minialbum?
in the video, around 0:45 it sounds like it's not really on the beat. did you play it like that on purpose?
it's interesting though.
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Calgary25980 Posts
Whoa I really like that track intrigue.
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well, nations is okayish. you need to play with the drum patterns a little bit more. guitar work is ok, bass sounds are even better.
as for genre, this is indie/electronic music. EITS is post rock..i would not put you there, but nations is not that much away.
keep it up.
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Sweden33719 Posts
Very relaxing =) I like it.
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United States11637 Posts
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I like. Sent to my friends who listen to ratatat and they also like it! :3
What software/equipment are you using? I know a few people trying to do what you're doing but are stuck at the fl studio stage.
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Very atmospheric. I'm not familiar with the groups you say you're influenced by (or even the genre), but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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The clip was great. DLing now.
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Really nice, good job man.
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Way better than most amateur shit I listen to.
Noice!
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the artwork is really sweet! good job on the EP too!
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i like it alot.. what program do you use?
i like the zoned out aspect of it with intresting rhythems kind of mellower ratatat
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First, I study modern composition (modern as in Claude Debussy and onwards) so this is not my perticular area and secondly I'm not that good at it yet.
Halogen:
I feel that the rythm is kind of disconnected. Maybe it's a part of the genre, or something you were trying to do, but I feel that the interesting guitar and the whole acompaniment would give of a much more confident vibe if everything followed the same beat/meter. I'm guessing that you press record and then play the sounds that you want and then try to mix them together, because I recognize the slight off beat feel from when I try to record instead of writing notes. Then again, it might be something you are trying to do, but honestly I think a detectable pulse would pick this track up instantly.
Nations:
No problems at all with the pulse here, and not too much I'd like to say. One thing that bugged me was the part around 3:12 were the (main?) guitar theme is playing and there's a sort of answer, also written in guitar I think. While the first answer fits in with the theme, the second which consists of two rapid notes feel syncopated/off beat or whatever, I wonder if you hear that as well, and if that's a concious choice by you. Either way, good melody/themes.
You are not alone:
First thing I noticed was that at 1:22 where the guitar picks up (I'd like to know what that style of playing is called, I basically know nothing about guitar), I felt that you should have prepared it, since the transition was not at all smooth, maybe with just two quick notes of the bass note in that chord, just so that you don't jump straight into it. The rest of the track has minute problems with what I wrote above about unneccesary "answers" that might not fit in perfectly and maybe some small divergence from the pulse.
This is after having listened a few times, I sincerely hope you take my fresh impressions to account and hopefully learn something from them. All in all, I think this is pretty good for amateur level, keep up the good work.
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United States12607 Posts
awesome!!! downloading now, I really like the sample you put in the YT video there
PS rapidshare sucks, use http://ifile.it dood
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liking it... (also how is it so popular on what?)
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I liked it a lot! Good work! 
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Washington, D.C9933 Posts
thanks for the kind responses everyone, even if i don't reply to your post directly. very sweet of you guys
On March 10 2010 11:29 CoOl]1st[ wrote:
i like it alot.. what program do you use?
i like the zoned out aspect of it with intresting rhythems kind of mellower ratatat
On March 10 2010 09:20 san-tokie wrote:
I like. Sent to my friends who listen to ratatat and they also like it! :3
What software/equipment are you using? I know a few people trying to do what you're doing but are stuck at the fl studio stage.
=] thanks! i use ableton with various VSTs, primarily guitar rig 3, and reason for redrum. i also sample some background water sounds and windtunnel things and play with EQing and compressing and just seeing what sounds i like. i'm new at this stuff so i really don't really use many fancy programs, most of it is me recording myself and messing around. learning the programs is really just like learning an instrument, just persistence!
On March 10 2010 09:16 boesthius wrote:
Downloaded and listened - I reallllllllly enjoyed the last track You Are Not Alone. It has a really great atmosphere and fantastic voice leading imo. Nations was okay - transitions need a little work but other than that it was solid. I hope you keep making more of these, as you'll improve the more you produce.
awwwwesome that one is my favorite too! do you have specific transitions for nations that stand out needing work? the second coming of the chorus bugs me but i don't really know what to do about it - i'll take another look at it in a few months (i'm so sick of listening to loops of these songs over and over, i think i have heard every song literally at least 300 times)
On March 10 2010 12:23 Barbarne wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
First, I study modern composition (modern as in Claude Debussy and onwards) so this is not my perticular area and secondly I'm not that good at it yet.
Halogen:
I feel that the rythm is kind of disconnected. Maybe it's a part of the genre, or something you were trying to do, but I feel that the interesting guitar and the whole acompaniment would give of a much more confident vibe if everything followed the same beat/meter. I'm guessing that you press record and then play the sounds that you want and then try to mix them together, because I recognize the slight off beat feel from when I try to record instead of writing notes. Then again, it might be something you are trying to do, but honestly I think a detectable pulse would pick this track up instantly.
Nations:
No problems at all with the pulse here, and not too much I'd like to say. One thing that bugged me was the part around 3:12 were the (main?) guitar theme is playing and there's a sort of answer, also written in guitar I think. While the first answer fits in with the theme, the second which consists of two rapid notes feel syncopated/off beat or whatever, I wonder if you hear that as well, and if that's a concious choice by you. Either way, good melody/themes.
You are not alone:
First thing I noticed was that at 1:22 where the guitar picks up (I'd like to know what that style of playing is called, I basically know nothing about guitar), I felt that you should have prepared it, since the transition was not at all smooth, maybe with just two quick notes of the bass note in that chord, just so that you don't jump straight into it. The rest of the track has minute problems with what I wrote above about unneccesary "answers" that might not fit in perfectly and maybe some small divergence from the pulse.
This is after having listened a few times, I sincerely hope you take my fresh impressions to account and hopefully learn something from them. All in all, I think this is pretty good for amateur level, keep up the good work.
i really like this, it's super interesting to hear from someone studying music. a lot of your comments are about the rhythm, and though i am trying to experiment with (especially) percussion there's definitely going to be bad writing or recording sloppiness. i'll try to keep in mind keeping things more coherent.
also at 1:22 i've got a bunch of guitar lines going - i have a guitar panned to the right playing this riff with a bunch of harmonics, a rhythm one to the left that kinda supports the bass, and the lead is centered. i don't know if any of those have a specific style of guitar playing, i'm not very familiar with this either. i just play whatever haha
On March 10 2010 15:47 azndsh wrote:
liking it... (also how is it so popular on what?)
i don't know, but it IS listed on the front page! isn't that freakin cool woo
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On March 10 2010 09:20 san-tokie wrote:
I like. Sent to my friends who listen to ratatat and they also like it! :3
What software/equipment are you using? I know a few people trying to do what you're doing but are stuck at the fl studio stage.
gahh, there is no "stuck at the FL Studio stage", FL is great DAW, it just gets a terrible rep from all the noobies who don't know how to load a VST....
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Hmm being a musician myself, the transition between 44-45seconds in the youtube video doesn't really match ;\ Also the grungy sound at 32 seconds I feel is what starts to throw it off. I feel like if you were to remove that grungy sound and add a drum line kinda hyping up to 44-45 seconds it would sound better. That sound kinda diverts people from hearing the guitar and then it throws you off when the rythem in 45secs comes in. My two cents, I guess  .
Also kinda reminds me a lot of explosions in the sky in some ways.
edit 2: I also play the bass if you're wondering.
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Sorry for the boring and simple comment.. I like it alot. I hope you'll do more tunes like this in the future.
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Hmm, its pretty ok...
I like the guitar and structure, but I think the meandering and inconsistent drums, scattered sounding hats, is not really my thing. I like a more consistent beat.
I really think some more bass work would give it alot more depth too.
VERY ratatatesque, you def accomplished that
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Sounds good man. First track definitely my favorite.
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mh I listened to explosions in the sky a lot lately
Let's see what your stuff sounds like
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i really loved it.
my favorite song had to be halogen.
keep it up, let us know if you do make more music!
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awesome stuff intrigue =]
my favorite is nations (am i the only one?  )
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I WANT MORE!
Really liked it, especially nations
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