NICE WORK!!
Whoa - these slipped off the first page without a listen. Nice tunes!! And I have to respond to a fellow Pennsylvanian (I'm originally from Gettysburg.) Cool tunes and overall nice sound!
Under The Sun- (headphone listen because my computer speakers suck) - This is quite wide and, at first blush, I'd like something to bring the left and right into the same arena. Maybe just make the vocal a little more prominent. (On the speakers it's not as distracting to me). Other than that this is pretty darned tight. Bass is good for my ears and EQ is varied for lots of sonic interest. The drummer's holding things together with some nice grooveology. Lots of cool sonic effects during the intro. The development is what I like the most about this tune - good arranging/writing. And as the tune develops into the more meaty sections, that 'wideness' works so I guess you can disregard what I said earlier!! I don't listen to lyrics until the hundredth or so listen so I don't know exactly what the tune is about but overall I like this tune quite a bit. There should be some other folks out here with a ton more experience that can pinpoint some other areas. To me this is really a cool tune!!
Burgundy - If you're doing an album I wouldn't put these two tunes next to each other - same key, close-to-the-same tempo and the melody is around the same place so I had to double-check to see if I had actually changed tunes. The mix seems to be exactly the same to me - not a bad thing at all!! But to me the vocals need to play a more prominent role. Once this tune dvelops the differences between the two are dramatic - and again the development is excellent - the writer/arranger has a good grip. I tip my hat! I forgot to mention the harmonies on both tunes are well done!!
Overall these are both really nice pieces of work and craftmanship. I have no major complaints about anything - but keep in mind my skill level meter isn't pegged just yet!! Nice recording, good mixing, and super-nice writing!! Thanks for sharing!!
~Milan