Copying Vespa
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Cheers Robo, aye i'll maybe put up some kind of mix for the QBN lot when the latest cd is done.
Nairn, thanks for the crit on the stuff. Certainly nothing wrong with someone picking up on the negative points about the music - thats more help than people going "great stuff! and singing its praises and just being polite".
The older stuff is the more laid back sample stuff. Some of that stuff is realllly old, up to 7 years some of them. There are a lot of same samples that DJ Shadow used, and some of the songs are a bit of a homage lol, but hopefully ive used the samples in a different way.
That stuff really is chilled stoned beats, i do like that stuff a lot and actually listen to it a fair bit when im chilling. Which is quite strange for a musician i guess - i know a lot of artists dont listen to their own stuff at all outwith creating it.The newer stuff is a move away from this sampleheavy stuff with the hope of creating a demo i can punt around that can catch the ear of a label. And I dont think theyd be too keen on stuff that was toooo sampleheavy as royalties would be flying out here there and everywhere and legalities behind samples etc - everything would have to be cleared.
So this newer stuff has a lot less samples and me playing the stuff myself.Id be interested to know what made you not like the newer stuff.
Did you mean the style of music (you preferred the more chilled beats) or was it the composition/flow of the music.Personally i think these songs work but i think that good mastering will give them a better flow to them and will help space-out the layers to add more depth of sound.
I think i know what you mean about not doing as much with the songs as you realise i'm capable of.
Ive been working in ableton live in the timeline way of working (like cubase) rather than the Scene way of working which allows you to use the program more like a sketchpad and record as you fanny about which add for a more creative approach.
Whereas with the timeline way - you have to plan ahead or have an idea of how the song is working in your head before putting it down.
And thats the way ive been working until now, but ive been learning the "Scene" way of doing things so unfinished songs will be finished this way so you might hear more of a "flow" to them.Thanks for your indepthness with your comments Nairn, really wasnt expecting anything like that.
If you would like to be more specific about what you think the pitfalls of the newer stuff is then i'd respect your comments.