Desperado ------ hip-hop/rap/rock

[BCF1]

DESPERADO

written and performed by my next door neighbor, Jules Galt.

Produced by Otitis of Otitis Productions(also one of my next door neighbors)

I did the guitars, intro and outro with Mike, verse guitars sampled by Mike the 2nd, from the original acoustic lick.

Definitely different genre from my norm, but it's really Cool coming together with other Artists and mixing shit up.

Looking forward to doing more with these guys !!!

Cool outro starts at 2:55





https://soundcloud.com/julesgalt
https://soundcloud.com/otitisproductions
Music | Otitis

 

[andrushkiwt]

ah cool. sounds like it'd be a fun mix.

not sure about the snare sample, no body...it sounds like wires. I'd work more clarity for the vocal, just a bit. One thing that irked me was that intro siren sound.... i just think that the two main notes there should be held longer. Do you know what i mean? it slides up to it, then quickly slides down and gets untuned. I think it would come off better if those two notes (highest and lowest) were held longer before they detune. just my thoughts.

something is a little muddy. not sure what it is. maybe a pad or those plucking guitars, but i'm hearing something holding back clarity.

either way, really cool song, thanks for sharing. cool to have talented neighbors. envious.

 

[BCF1]

ah cool. sounds like it'd be a fun mix.

not sure about the snare sample, no body...it sounds like wires. I'd work more clarity for the vocal, just a bit. One thing that irked me was that intro siren sound.... i just think that the two main notes there should be held longer. Do you know what i mean? it slides up to it, then quickly slides down and gets untuned. I think it would come off better if those two notes (highest and lowest) were held longer before they detune. just my thoughts.

something is a little muddy. not sure what it is. maybe a pad or those plucking guitars, but i'm hearing something holding back clarity.

either way, really cool song, thanks for sharing. cool to have talented neighbors. envious.

I'm not completely sold on the Siren sounding intro guitar either. Honestly I was having difficulty coming up with something for the intro and after a handful of ideas that didn't pan out I did the siren thing in frustration. Strange or maybe even sad that I felt it was the best of what I'd come up with thus far. I don't think my neighbors are sold on it either.

Thanks for listening and the detailed comment. Much appreciated !!!

Rap makes me feel like I am going to crawl out of my skin. What's so cool about rhyming in a bunch of different -ameters? So many guys talk so tough about how they are going to destroy this/that/him/her etc... Writing checks...

Anyway, with all that said, the production quality on this is awesome. AMAZING, really.

I'm not much of a Hip-Hop/Rap guy but I like this well enough. I was very impressed with the quality of sound/production these guys are able to obtain also. Really is AMAZING..

I think lyrically this song is about self improvement..............not the usual, money, bitches, guns...etc


Again I appreciate you checkin it out and taking time to comment.

Thanks

 

[VomitHatSteve]

not sure about the snare sample, no body...it sounds like wires.

You're talking about the verse snare, right? The one that sounds like it's layered with something really harsh, like a bad high-hat? I agree that sample is pretty rough. The chorus snare (sounds like it's HPF'd?) sounds pretty good.

I think the muddiness comes from the vocals. I bet if you EQ'd out a lot of lows to low-mids from the vox (and possibly bumped some highs), things would clear up a lot!

The acoustic on the verses sounds really good. I like that part.
I see what you're going for with the over-driven lead guitar. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I get it.

 

[BCF1]

one that sounds like it's layered with something really harsh, like a bad high-hat? I agree that sample is pretty rough. The chorus snare (sounds like it's HPF'd?) sounds pretty good.

I think the muddiness comes from the vocals. I bet if you EQ'd out a lot of lows to low-mids from the vox (and possibly bumped some highs), things would clear up a lot!

The acoustic on the verses sounds really good. I like that part.
I see what you're going for with the over-driven lead guitar. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I get it.

Thanks for the critique and for the ideas on ways to improve the mix.

Like I mentioned I'm not a Rap guy.
I come from a Metal/Punk/Hard Rock background and Nasty Hi-Gain/Over-Driven guitar tones are more often then not the path I travel. Like always, I want the guitar to add positively to the tune and not play a solo just for the sake of filling space or because I can.
This is the first collaboration with these guys(neighbors of 14 years)and the first time in this genre for me.
I was asked to "just do what I do" so I did.
I'm working on this tune plus three others for these guys and trying to build some continuity guitar wise throughout the four songs.
I in turn gave them two Metal tracks to tackle however they felt appropriate.
So far it's been fun.

I will definitely pass along the suggestions and go from there.

Thanks V.H.S

 

[easlern]

I think it helps to think of the braggadocio in rap the way you'd think of the macabre in death/dark metal. It's a device of the genre, maybe meant more tongue in cheek than it comes across. Anyway, nerd mode off. . .

These guys are amazingly talented, do you live in julliard or something? Everything sounds awesome, though I'm hearing a little bit of muddiness on my headphones when the acoustic guitar(?) comes in. The drum samples sound a little thin to me too, crash more than snare.

 

[BCF1]

These guys are amazingly talented, do you live in julliard or something? Everything sounds awesome, though I'm hearing a little bit of muddiness on my headphones when the acoustic guitar(?) comes in. The drum samples sound a little thin to me too, crash more than snare.

LOL ........ Julliard.................that's a good one.................S.F Bay Area Ca


Thanks for checking it out and the for comments. I'll pass em along.

Appreciate it easlern

 

[paw1]

Really nice production.

Really like the solo tone. Sounds like something that could have been on a Michael Jackson record.
I'd drop the overdriven harmony guitars under the solo though. I find them distracting and don't think they really add anything.
The solo needs that space alone.

 

[BCF1]

Really nice production.

Really like the solo tone. Sounds like something that could have been on a Michael Jackson record.
I'd drop the overdriven harmony guitars under the solo though. I find them distracting and don't think they really add anything.
The solo needs that space alone.

I did another mix w/o the underlying harmony guitar during the outro solo and I'm still on the fence as to which I like better, but leaning more towards w/o as you suggested.

Thanks for the comment !!