Lord of the Flies Day - Regdar and the Fighters
So it's technically two songs,* but they're meant to flow into each other. That's the big part that I'm concerned about. Around 2:55 is when the switch happens. The second song is meant to be much heavier. To that effect, there is more distortion on some of the rhythm instruments, it's a completely different (metal rather than rock) drum kit, and the vocals are more buried and simpler.
Does it work? Do they flow while still contrasting?
Issue was my browser, settings, etc. Anyway,
Overall, I think this works really well, including what seem like two transitions, as below. Agree there is overlap in style/interest
as you noted previously.
Early on: intro starts slow in something like half time, and combining early narrative with murmurring guitar flows well; the
guitar entry itself is a "new voice" in the mix and presages the coming change. Nice mix of back and forth between
the ping-pong tones and murmuring guitar with harmonics, adding kind of descant line (single note ?synthesizer).
Then some dynamic change in vocals to very quiet as they "drive to meet their friends."
At about the halfway point they're arriving unpacking at camp. I think the drums get more dense here, more insistent 2/4 beat
than previously, or harder sound.
Transition1: PA booms: LOTFD/chorus up an octave with sudden change in expectations and new situation.
winding down this musical section to get to the bigger stylistic musical shift. The chorus has remained mostly
low key until now. But after this, you go up an octave on teh vocals, boosting the energy. "Survive on the own
is your new theme." Drums get pretty busy. I had an impression that tempo might be off at a point or two with the
upbeat portion. This might actually be some overlap relation with another part rather than absolute drum time, though.
Sudden stop. Intro to new section is nicely done. Recalls to me System of a Down.
Transition2: SURVIVE ON YOUR OWN/Johnny and his friends, music changes abruptly. I think this works well.
There may be a "rhymic glitch," at "soon belonged to Johnny."
At the introduction of the bazooka, there are also some nicely conceived background vocals, but they obscure the narrative voice, which has become more flatly narrative to my ear, in tone as it gets personal with actual names. We should hear it all. Becuase familiar names are used--Billy, and Johnny"--there is a distinct tone, reinforced by using "piggies" several times (I like the sound effects). The manic pace and this tone, with complex narrative, make the characters and their kind of, disposal, seem a bit puppet like. I think this is intended.
I think the "T2" above, is what you focus on in your introduction/questions, and I would definitely leave these two together as here. It works well from a timing/dramatic sense.
Where you describe what you're doing as "glitch punk," this song seems not to be lo-fi, or have intended distortions, but, visually, eg,
YouTube as well as some music under that label seems to variably incorporate these elements. Anyway I hat fun listening to and describing as above.