Poisonous Streets
By ViridianLoom on August 16, 2020 11:49 pm
So, I need some advice and guidance on this one. I really love the genre of Trip Hop (Massive Attack, Zero 7, Hooverphonic) but I don't have any first hand knowledge on how to go about creating music that fits that style. I think this is a fairly decent attempt but its clear to me that it's kind of obvious I'm experimenting. The first element I tried to capture is that swinging drum feel a lot of trip hop songs got and I used vinyl kit samples to kind of match the tone of the drums. Bass is predominately what drives a lot of Trip Hop so I focused on laying down a decent groove and then using guitar to gently and quietly supplement it. I figured I'd one point I'd blend in a metal riff but I tried to focus on mixing it with a deeper, thick low end and not so much harsh high end. Etc. Etc.
So yeah, let me know what y'all think of the tune and also bestow upon me some of your knowledge too 
There's quite a few people here who make chillhop which is basically the cousin to trip hop I think.
Oh, and lyrics:
These vivid lines
Poison coursed through
The code we've signed
Siphon it out
Of the veins we've tried
Let go, hold on
Breathe a sigh
The ending in sight
Corrupting ties
Inside and Out
Essence drained
Mired in shame
Daunting life
To live is to die
Courting lies
Leaving behind
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. The huge kick drum moves you thru the tune. The big round bass sound is very nice. I don't know that much about trip hop either, I listened to massive attack Mezzanine in the 90's, and from what I remember it was super aggressive sounding. Your tune is very "soft/smooth" which is very cool too.