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Kamikaze
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/10 00:48:01
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I don't listen to many things on here, they fall outside my tastes too much, but I like a bit of Bon Ivor so gave it a listen. I don't know the original, but I liked this, I liked the vocal how it pulled forwards, the washiness that seems akin to Bon Ivor. One thing seems odd to me though, was the stereo balance. Seemed to be leaning to the right. The bass and piano sat the side and the vocal didn't seem dead centre. I double checked on my headphones and confirmed. Maybe it's something at my end, but I couldn't see anything in my set up and seemed ok when I checked it against another recording
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synkrotron
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/10 02:24:26
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Hi CW, I am not familiar with Bon Ivor so I looked him up on google and checked out his version of Wash. Nice song, and I enjoyed the simplicity of it. Your version is a nice adaptation of the original, with the addition of nice and easy percussion... It works well. I can hear what Kamikaze is saying about the vocals being slightly to the right, but I can't make up my mind if that matters or not. As it is, I find it okay to my taste. cheers andy Kamikaze
I don't listen to many things on here, they fall outside my tastes too much
That's a real shame dood... We could do with more peeps popping into the Song forum. I have a narrow musical taste too, but I am listening to pretty much everything here, regardless of genre, song content or quality. I find it really interesting to hear what other peeps are doing with their equipment, and I am learning a lot in the bargain. And why not add an example of your work? I'd love to hear what you are doing with that breath controller of yours  cheers andy
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Kamikaze
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/10 10:41:10
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I wouldn't say my tastes were narrow, but they lean away from guitar dominant music in general, where as the forum leans into it (in general).
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/10 12:48:51
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I really like this song, and I appreciate being introduced to a new artist. This song flows easily from start to finish, and your vocal is very good. Hope to hear more.
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Kamikaze
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/10 13:35:51
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Bon Iver is a band rather than a person, btw, though the name does sound like a person (It's a play on words, but I forget why, something about French), so misleads. 'Skinny Love' and 'Stacks' are their more know stuff I guess (I don't know more recent to really judge or comment) but are worth checking.
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cwestmont
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/10 19:42:10
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Thanks for the feedback -- i'll definitely go back and re-check the balance. It is a little off-topic but the following video uses an impactful cover of Bon Iver's Skinny Love in a love letter to NYC - kinda cool if you are into time lapse and music. https://youtu.be/HncKsbKWz6k
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/10 23:21:43
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Kamikaze
I wouldn't say my tastes were narrow, but they lean away from guitar dominant music in general, where as the forum leans into it (in general).
Fair enough, although I disagree with the "guitar dominant" comment... and even the guitar stuff is great. I look forward to hearing some of your music here in the future Great vid that CW 
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Kamikaze
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/11 09:15:03
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cwestmont
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/11 11:38:13
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My music: Hummingbird Cinema (vocal tracks, covers and remixes) Mosaic Manifesto (remixes and instrumentals) "If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?"- Shantideva One can acquire everything in solitude - except character. -- Marie Henri Beyle Windows 7 Intel Core i7-4770 3.4 GHz 8 GigaBytes DRAM Sonar X3 Roland QuadCapture
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Re: Cover of Bon Iver's Wash.
2015/07/14 18:58:47
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Very well done. Agree with the other comments about the mix pulling to the right. I'd also like the drums to be a little less dry, as they sound somewhat apart from the rest of the atmosphere. It's a great start though!
Vocals are really well done, BTW...
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Dan
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