Hi All,
Very curious to hear what you guys think about this song (instrumental as usual).
I’m trying to keep it pretty structured and coherent, as in I focused on re-introducing ideas you heard earlier but with a slight variation. Does it come across that way? Or is it still too adventurous?
Cheers,
Jonni
Sounds pretty good to me, and you’ve definitely managed to convey/call back to those familiar melodic motifs as the song progresses in a ‘structured manner’. Haven’t really got much else to add, it’s cool. Possibly think about some level automation through the sections where you have both the lead octave guitar down the middle and the rhythm gats on the sides and decide which you want to take center stage. The rhythm gats feel slightly overbearing through those parts, or maybe the lead guitar just needs a bump.
The structure and everything sounds really good. I liked the melody a lot and I didn’t think it was too adventurous except maybe that piano ending. I think you should add the piano in more places to make it sound more natural.
The mix sounded decent, but I think the rhythm guitars where a bit too low in volume and overall everything was very mid heavy. It made it sound like I was listening on smaller speakers. It doesn’t sound bad, but it doesn’t have a ton of impact either. Overall I think it is a really good song.
You have a cool approach here @JonniKELANA , it is adventurous while being structured which is not easy to do. I really like the change-up at 1:50 that goes totally different but then makes a connection to the earlier riffs. A different one at 3:30 that you don’t develop which I think you should.
Some nice soloing at 3:20 that you could extend and develop also. The accompaniment/rhythm guitars have some nice moments being supportive but in a different way which is good I think. Terry notes the kind of odd balance there but I kind of like that. You still have strong back beats and pentatonic riffs to keep things focused.
Nice work!
I agree that if the piano were more present throughout the rest of the song it would sound more natural ending with it.
Overall, a great jam that makes me think of an intro/outro to a show or anime!
I second that too yes! Overall it is sounding kind of Midi-like (which may or may not be a bad thing, depending on what you intend to use it for). I think a very slightly slower tempo may add more power to the track, as the bassline will become a lot more coherent and the guitar hits will feel a bit more natural. A little separation to the guitar tones, slight delay on the lead guitars would make it a bit more mainstream-ish.
from a mix stand point, I am not hearing the transients (in both drum and bass) well. Perhaps it may be overcrushed?
Composition wise, this is really a nice piece of work. I like the piano only at the end because it is this unexpected soft touch and I think in today’s word of music of always wanting something new this is good. My only feeling about the sound part is that even though I am listening to it on my system, it sounds a little like I am listening on a phone or in a car. It doesn’t feel like a big wide sound with a lot of highs and lows. I do find that most of us are so used to listening to very expensive equipment and very talented music production people over the years now so the bar is so high. I am thinking over compressed or the comment too midi like, but it doesn’t feel like a wide sound as it should for all that is going on there. But that song is wonderful, all the parts are very tight and they actually go well together. Great job.