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Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
Howdy all. Here's a track that I started almost 4 years ago, kept putting it down/picking it back up, and I finally finished it. A little rockabilly country tune, with a Tom Waits style vocal. Hope you all enjoy this piece of country-fried goodness. https://soundcloud.com/ha.ertoe/sugar-moon-6-17-16
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/17 22:26:56
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me likey. What is a sugar moon? I would really enjoy listening to this while sharing a nice cocktail with someone.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 03:55:57
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This sound great in my ears. I especially like the background vocals in the beginning. Cool track.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 07:50:23
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Really enjoyed that James. Quirky and cool as ever, vocals sound wonderful.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 07:58:24
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You made some excellent choices in this production. I like the lyrics. They are very entertaining.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 12:01:40
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James,
Glad you picked it back up:) Really excellent production. The melody is really catchy. Backing instrumentation is superb - really like the sound of the guitars. The arrangement never gets repetitive and the little breakdown in the middle is executed brilliantly. The only thing not quite sure about is the Country categorization To me this seems a bit more Rockabilly than Country (or at least todays Country). Anyway, regardless of the genre, it is a really fine song and production.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 12:30:00
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Considering what I've been listening to lately, this shows your amazing versatility. Hard to believe it's the same person. Congrats!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 12:32:22
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You are right Mark. It is a rockabilly tune and I have adjusted the description,
Thanks for the kind words. Down thru the years I actually tried to get four different singers to take a stab at this one, but I managed to croak it out!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 12:49:58
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String Jammer
You made some excellent choices in this production. I like the lyrics. They are very entertaining.
Why, yes, yes I did make some excellent choices!  Glad you liked it.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 12:50:37
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eph221
me likey. What is a sugar moon? I would really enjoy listening to this while sharing a nice cocktail with someone.
I dunno, I guess its a girl's name?
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 12:58:12
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Excellent song and excellent production James.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 13:09:30
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Loved the guitars.... such a clarity of tone.
As always, good work.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/18 15:40:56
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A tad too much verb/delay on the lead vox for a Waits style vocal. JMO.
Other than that no real negative crits.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/19 12:02:20
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/19 16:52:10
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Like it -- fun. I like the way the backup vocals spice it up at the right times.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/19 17:28:51
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rockabilly? blues? i'd go glam-rock personally! of course top production but actually quite restrained for you. sounds quite intimate which i'm sure was a choice you made. cool beanz as ever from you.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/20 08:46:55
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Very nice James! The sparseness really makes each element stand out. Great job on the vocals, they fit the song very well.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/20 14:49:24
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I liked it.... it's different, not quite one thing or the other. Sounds good all around either way though. I wouldn't consider the vocals croaked out though, they sound pretty right to me. Building on Mark's reference, maybe you've come up with a new genre - Glam-Rock-Abilly.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/20 19:31:15
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stevec
I liked it.... it's different, not quite one thing or the other. Sounds good all around either way though. I wouldn't consider the vocals croaked out though, they sound pretty right to me.
Building on Mark's reference, maybe you've come up with a new genre - Glam-Rock-Abilly.
Glam? I really didn't see that one coming. Is it the fuzzy lead guitar?
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/21 10:25:04
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Different for you James, but it does seem to work quite well here, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/21 10:42:24
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Interesting tune, James, I can see why this would have been an on again off again project. Loved the bass line and the croaky vocal.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/22 16:11:20
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Very well done. I like the change to the faster section. I'm not sure I like the transition back to the initial tempo but that's just subjective.
Excellent work!!!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/23 12:43:15
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Very cool James - reminded me of the Doors in parts (a definite compliment in my book)
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/06/25 07:56:31
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I appreciate the compliments, guys.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/08/24 16:07:18
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Now see, when I comment on your song you know I'm being honest...
Great intro hook! You start out going a bit psychotic! I love it! more like a lunitic "get it" moon... lol
There is some odd gtr stuff going on under the vox 40 – 50 seconds that needs to be cut or lower in the mix. I don’t like the solo hunk…1:49 – 2:00 pre vox.. I would go straight to the sugar moon vox… the dead space is cool but the silence is not set to the right time for the rest… I would hang the guitar out after some of the verse sections as well, you seem to cut the guitar when the words stop.
You slipped out of the psychotic feel… :(
It could use some accent twangy notes randomly placed…
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: Sugar Moon
2016/08/24 22:55:51
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Slick groove!! Enjoyed the listen!
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