Long time no post...

[SLuiCe]

Hi folks....looks like a lot of new faces since I last posted here. Should be cool to hear some new music!

I'm hoping to get some objective thoughts on a collab I'm working on with another member, Tjarko (Pedullist here, Trojka on another site). Our roles break down like this:

Trojka (Tjarko):
-bass
-acoustic guitars
-electric leslies
-rhodes

Sluice (Tom):
-electric guitars
-lead and bg vocals
-lyrics
-"drums"
-mixing

We've got some opinions from another site, but I'd like to possibly hear from someone who isn't yet sick of us LOL! Thanks for any help!

Tom

Maybe Tomorrow

 

[Halion]

Snare sounds like crap to me, sorry. Infact, the entire drums don't make me too happy. They sound a bit far away, but not overly reverb-ish.

The song itself is not my kind of music, but I'm sure other's will love it

The mix sounds good, besides the drums.

 

[chrisharris]

You have assloads of talent, and your bass player is a mighty fine kisser.

Seriously, the only nit I had was pointed out elsewhere... U' DA' BOMB

 

[Cloneboy Studio]

There's a breathiness or reverb tail in the right speaker that keeps irritating me. Was it a background vocal? I dunno... but it is irritating.

Drums could kick more butt.

Acoustic guitar could use more meat and less sheen.

Bass guitar seems a touch too overwhelming.

Other than that, great effort. Vocals remind me of Roger Waters.

 

[LemonTree]

I quite liked everything about this. Maybe I'd have used a rim shot till it all broke in at the 26 second mark. I love whats going on with the guitars, you need to listen for it but thats a good thing. Do love the bass guitar it sits very nicely. You remind me a bit of Bowie. The BVs are stacked a little high for my taste. Good good and good again.

Two thumbs and a big toe up

 

[SLuiCe]

Halion- Yeah, that snare needs replacing for sure. In Tjarko's orignal demo he had a piccolo snare and I tried to match it with my kits, but I guess I need to keep working on it. It's not my favorite snare by any means, but I also like variety so I took a chance on it. I'm probably going to spice up the verses a bit too in fact. Not sure what's sounding distant about the drums to you though. There's no reverb. Maybe there's too much bass as Cloneboy pointed out and that's making them sound distant. Or too much of the ambient mics. I'll experiment...thanks.

Chris- look at us on old stomping grounds. Sure wish this had direct uploading here though, ya know? Thanks man.

Cloneboy- That "breathiness" is quite likely the delay on the lead vocal. It's probably reflecting my breat on the end of phrases. You're the first that has called it irritating, but I could see how it might bug ya. What did you mean by the bass being overwhelming? Too loud? I'll take a look at the acoustic. Perhaps I cut too much low mid from it in favor of the bass. Thanks.

Lemon Tree- I have considered a rim shot in those verses. We'll see. I appreciate the nice compliments and I'm sure Tjarko will too. Thanks!