'funkified'

Well, that was cool!  :-)

Very interesting. I agree, the bass sounds very thick and meaty...

Excellent man really enjoyed it. Its kinda strange, very old meets new, almost sounds like music that would have been on an old megadrive game or similar.

BTW I still listen to your album quite a bit man, its killer.

Very nice and funky!  You have done an excellent job mixing, recording and performing.  I like the way you build up and then bring it down at the end.  There is only one chord pattern in this song though or maybe add more build up in the middle to change things up.

+1 on real drums, but other than that, a superb recording

Now, this is sounding very, very way like kool. Great jam and a great sound- I want one! John

 I love the way you arranged all the guitar riffs here and there. Nice tasty use of delay and the liquidy feel is really cool. I would lean toward acoustic drums just so you can drop that low E string bass bomb down on a thick kick drum. Very subjective but I think that and one chord change would would give it more of a standalone song feel without killing the ambient vibe. It is a really dynamite soundscape though.

Amazing textures and tones ... every instrument has its amazing coloration ... the bass, guitars, hats, etc.  (though I miss your sweet vox in this one).

Hey we all need a little funk to get things rolling in the winter drear-scape!

The mix is astounding, topmost-shelf, and pure entertainement to my ears. 

rhynosynth
it took quite some time, to figure out the 'call and response' nature of the guitar parts.
i had written a more involved melody, but when i tried it, it kinda watered the whole thing down.
i wanted it to appeal to the more ADHD crowd......!
LOL
also, there's another element, which is invisible, and that is the fact that this song sits between 2 very busy instrumentals (this is going to be on an all instrumental release i'm working on........)
it's partly written with the idea of breaking up these two other songs...
the rhythm, the key sig, the way it's arranged, all works for that purpose....
but you're right, as a stand alone song, it would be stronger to make one good shift in the middle, then bring it back for the last section.
i don't know, between yours and jamesyoyo, scotty's suggestions, i may revisit that changeup idea one more time.


freddy J
thanks man, glad you liked it....good that it translates on your system, that's what i'm trying to learn how to do, while mastering my own stuff.
this one does get a complete remix tho, just so i can re-EQ everything before a final master session.
lord knows, i'll mix these things half a dozen times before i commit to the one that will get mastered.


philip
appreciate the listen, philip.
my favorite texture in this one, is the crappy little keyboard thru the pod xt marshall patch.
LOL
the guitars are spanky clean.....
i tried to get those same types of tones thru my boogie last night, can't quite get there.
it's more of a direct sound with the pod, of course..
i may try doing it with only my pedal board, and the Palmer Junction box.



and here's some shots to help get rid of your 'winter drear-scape':

hey phil!

well, no, i dig the cheapy electronic kit sound.
honestly!
LOL

but, i have plenty of other projects you may be interested in....

"it's partly written with the idea of breaking up these two other songs...
the rhythm, the key sig, the way it's arranged, all works for that purpose.... "

Perfect for that. Eric Johnson (among others) does that really good and I think it'll be excellent to give the record a nice flow. You also hear stuff like this as a middle break on old funk and soul tunes and sometimes with a sax playing with it. So many uses. I'm listening again and I really love that one phased guitar tone on that riffing. It's so soft and plush. What did you use for the effect?

Really nice vibe you've got going there.  Very cool; really enjoyed this.

+1 the playing and recording is seriously professional
but also +1 a little variation would make things even better - i kept waiting for a big powerchord on the IV - V and the electric solo to break out...never quite happened!

yea baby, this is funky.

Love the guitars especially that one rythm one with the chorus wah sound.

What I think this need to finish it off, is some real drums to take that consistent artificial edge off the back beat and a few sparse catchy soul vocals to hook the listener.

I like.

Hi Batsbrew, nice and funky, love all the different guitar parts and sounds. This piece really makes me want to play along to it, good job!

Greetings ,Rik