This is nice. Lots of elements that stand out but all work cohesively together

This is nice. Lots of elements that stand out but all work cohesively together

love the rhythm and bass! Fantastic lyrics and vocals.

love the rhythm and bass! Fantastic lyrics and vocals.

These one minute youtube clips of the songs are killing me! I am part of the generation that still has an attention span longer than 6 seconds, so maybe that's a me problem?

Love the piano part. Fretless bass sound was a cool choice. Great rhythm tying together the whole vibe. Nice job with the lyrics, and good job pushing the vocals further up in the mix. These ones definitely deserved it.

These one minute youtube clips of the songs are killing me! I am part of the generation that still has an attention span longer than 6 seconds, so maybe that's a me problem? Love the piano part. Fretless bass sound was a cool choice. Great rhythm tying together the whole vibe. Nice job with the lyrics, and good job pushing the vocals further up in the mix. These ones definitely deserved it.

cool production, nice drums! I like the melody line goes well with question and answer format.

wonder what the clean voice would sound like; for this kind of theme I feel like it could be appropriate. not sure how much it adds in this case that it's so distorted - maybe it just reinforces the fakeness of social media/dating profiles?

First reaction: song is a bit maudlin (to borrow a term I learned on WB) = too much crying on spilled milk in my opinion. we can create worlds with our music, why wallow in self-pity? that's just my knee jerk reaction to the song - I def suffer from the exact same things you talk about and also sing about it on occasion but just wanted to add this perspective, maybe it can be helpful for someone else to hear (me, I'm someone else). fuck all these feelings of inadequacy and blaming it on modern dating. how about not engaging with all that noise and practicing the type of existence we want to live in? be the change.

anyway nice track, keep up the good work

cool production, nice drums! I like the melody line goes well with question and answer format. wonder what the clean voice would sound like; for this kind of theme I feel like it could be appropriate. not sure how much it adds in this case that it's so distorted - maybe it just reinforces the fakeness of social media/dating profiles? First reaction: song is a bit maudlin (to borrow a term I learned on WB) = too much crying on spilled milk in my opinion. we can create worlds with our music, why wallow in self-pity? that's just my knee jerk reaction to the song - I def suffer from the exact same things you talk about and also sing about it on occasion :D but just wanted to add this perspective, maybe it can be helpful for someone else to hear (me, I'm someone else). fuck all these feelings of inadequacy and blaming it on modern dating. how about not engaging with all that noise and practicing the type of existence we want to live in? be the change. anyway nice track, keep up the good work

Holy cow perked my ears up the first 10s in. Crazy expressive piano, and that snap with reverb was great.

The lyrics are so impressively intelligible despite so many effects on them.

I liked that part at 1:14 where the beat dropped for a bit and the vocal effects got thicker.

Love your live djembe. I assumed it was a sample. You were locked into the groove AND produced it perfectly!

Holy cow perked my ears up the first 10s in. Crazy expressive piano, and that snap with reverb was great. The lyrics are so impressively intelligible despite so many effects on them. I liked that part at 1:14 where the beat dropped for a bit and the vocal effects got thicker. Love your live djembe. I assumed it was a sample. You were locked into the groove AND produced it perfectly!

Thanks!

Thanks! Compliments there are definitely a confidence booster as lyrics and vocals are a new phenomenon for me

Lmao. That said it’s easier to make a 1 minute video than a longer one… I actually don’t hate the medium but I’ve found they turn out better when I arrange with a 1min video in mind which is obv not what I’m doing here. Also recording myself singing is a whole other element that I am still figuring out

Thanks! Yeah… I just need to learn how to sing. That said, I was pretty stoked about the fuzz effect on the interlude personally. Maudlin is a cool word. Intention was for this to have the precise message you mention “all you need is inside” but I think I just need more songwriting practice to channel that feeling in a less “maudlin” and more relatable way.

Thanks! Hahaha blighters would disagree but they have been steadily getting better. I think the free Fresh Air plugin from slate was a key piece I was missing to liven up my SM7b. It debuts on the next weekly beat I believe.

[quote=naught101]This is nice. Lots of elements that stand out but all work cohesively together[/quote] Thanks! [quote=SQF]love the rhythm and bass! Fantastic lyrics and vocals. [/quote] Thanks! Compliments there are definitely a confidence booster as lyrics and vocals are a new phenomenon for me [quote=blighters_rock]These one minute youtube clips of the songs are killing me! I am part of the generation that still has an attention span longer than 6 seconds, so maybe that's a me problem? Love the piano part. Fretless bass sound was a cool choice. Great rhythm tying together the whole vibe. Nice job with the lyrics, and good job pushing the vocals further up in the mix. These ones definitely deserved it.[/quote] Lmao. That said it’s easier to make a 1 minute video than a longer one… I actually don’t hate the medium but I’ve found they turn out better when I arrange with a 1min video in mind which is obv not what I’m doing here. Also recording myself singing is a whole other element that I am still figuring out [quote=horatiuromantic]cool production, nice drums! I like the melody line goes well with question and answer format. wonder what the clean voice would sound like; for this kind of theme I feel like it could be appropriate. not sure how much it adds in this case that it's so distorted - maybe it just reinforces the fakeness of social media/dating profiles? First reaction: song is a bit maudlin (to borrow a term I learned on WB) = too much crying on spilled milk in my opinion. we can create worlds with our music, why wallow in self-pity? that's just my knee jerk reaction to the song - I def suffer from the exact same things you talk about and also sing about it on occasion :D but just wanted to add this perspective, maybe it can be helpful for someone else to hear (me, I'm someone else). fuck all these feelings of inadequacy and blaming it on modern dating. how about not engaging with all that noise and practicing the type of existence we want to live in? be the change. anyway nice track, keep up the good work[/quote] Thanks! Yeah… I just need to learn how to sing. That said, I was pretty stoked about the fuzz effect on the interlude personally. Maudlin is a cool word. Intention was for this to have the precise message you mention “all you need is inside” but I think I just need more songwriting practice to channel that feeling in a less “maudlin” and more relatable way. [quote=frogcity]Holy cow perked my ears up the first 10s in. Crazy expressive piano, and that snap with reverb was great. The lyrics are so impressively intelligible despite so many effects on them. I liked that part at 1:14 where the beat dropped for a bit and the vocal effects got thicker. Love your live djembe. I assumed it was a sample. You were locked into the groove AND produced it perfectly![/quote] Thanks! Hahaha blighters would disagree but they have been steadily getting better. I think the free Fresh Air plugin from slate was a key piece I was missing to liven up my SM7b. It debuts on the next weekly beat I believe.

The judgement of others is nothing compared to the pre-emptive judgement you put upon yourself.
With that in mind, I get to judge this song, and it is good.
- V

The judgement of others is nothing compared to the pre-emptive judgement you put upon yourself. With that in mind, I get to judge this song, and it is good. - V