There's A Ghost (In My House)

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Mr Clean,
I think the song is really terrific and has real potential, (restraint in the face of cliche, and whizz bangs will probably be the most difficult aspect).
I accept poetic licence and the need to bend things occasionally, (after all we've accepted Remembrance Day instead of Rememberance Day - it does roll of the tongue so much better), but hearing ethereal mangled, however intentionally, really pushes my buttons. I doubt anyone in this spheres feels the same plus I'm probably showing my age (57) as well as profession (chalkie).
 
You know, it's funny because since you mentioned it I have been singing it with the correct pronunciation and I'm liking it. I could never quite get the word to sit right when I wrote the song, so changed the word. (The song was slightly different back then)

I think I'll have to retrack that sentence. :thumbs up:
 
Here's the latest mix. A couple of re-done vocals parts and a general tidy up. I'll leave it for now until my old drummer comes round to do some drums for it.

Cheers for all the comments and stuff folks. :thumbs up:

 
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Mr C,
The latest mix is really good.
naturally the word switch pleases me but I liked it anyway.
I'm glad it's not gimmick laden and that the song is served by the arrangement.
I look forward to hearing this with real drums - hopefully the tub thumper serves it well too.
Any chance of a download link so I can enjoy it whilst waiting?
 
I'm planning to use his electric kit to trigger the samples in EZDrummer, just to get that real drummer feel. See how that goes, if it fails, I'll sort out really REAL drums. (I recently sold my Tascam US800 and currently only have 2 inputs but I'll find a way if I need to.)

Here a links to the mp3 for the song. Couldn't upload it here as it's 11Mb and the limit is 10.

ADrive | Ghost In My House 320kbps MP3

Thanks again. Enjoy :thumbs up:
 
Hey Mr Clean, I see you've moved on to something new, so I'll just say that I really enjoyed this. Love the piano, organ, vocals and overall mood - another strong tune from you :thumbs up:

Is the heartbeat/creaking floor at the beginning some kind of Edgar Allan Poe Tell-Tale Heart reference?
 
Cheers Rob. I don't like to hang about too long on songs. I'm slowly working my way through my backlog of old demos and trying to do them justice. Just for the sake of having good recordings of them all, for myself. Already started 2 more.

Glad you like the tune. :thumbs up:

robgreen said:
Is the heartbeat/creaking floor at the beginning some kind of Edgar Allan Poe Tell-Tale Heart reference?
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It's not actually, although I love that story and all of Poe's work, but it could be. I just wanted something a bit creepy for an opening/intro. In my mind, it's someone sitting silently in the dark and can only hear his/her own heartbeat until the ghost opens the creaky door. I did intend to have footsteps as well leading to the door opening but thought it sounded OK like this and left it.

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There is a lot that is good about this, including the vocal which is crisp and clean, but the general vibe is robotic. It's not just the drums, the constant keyboard/piano sound is a dead hand with little punch or expression, and the organ sounding solo thing is way too timid. The end result is that it feels like a good song that isn't reaching it's potential.

Hammer the keys, and add some creep. I'm probably off on a tangent with this thought bubble, but for some reason I'm thinking something like this.

Golden Brown - The Stranglers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWAsI3U2EaE
 
Tune was good from the start, latest just tightens it up and adds to the quality of your work. Nice job Ant.
 
rayc said:
Thanks Mr C - downloaded & now on my DAD.
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Glad you got it OK Ray. Enjoy :thumbs up:

DM60 said:
Tune was good from the start, latest just tightens it up and adds to the quality of your work. Nice job Ant.
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Cheers Dave. I appreciate your advice and ears. :thumbs up:

Check out Snapshots when you get 5 minutes. I think you'll like that tune. ;)
 
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I like the latest mix. If I had my druthers as a producer, I'd go over the top with it -- I think its the kind of song that can handle that sort of thing. Someone suggested using chains; great idea. Greg suggested a theremin-like track, which I think you could weave in and out during the song; cliche perhaps, but it's the musical language of "terror" and "creepy". You might also want to try adding some backing tracks, perhaps whispered in harmony? You've got a great voice, but the backing harmonies would divert attention from what is otherwise a single voice reading. It's a song with potential, in my opinion.

And I feel your pain about having to do drums on keyboards. I have to do the same thing. I wish I had a drummer on call. I've thought about capturing one and chaining him up in my basement. . .:eek:
 
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