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Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
Who's up for some 80s throwback perfection? I was, at least when I started this over a year ago. The theme of fear of technology back then was huge, and unfortunately, kinda prescient. So I added some ideas about sex and robots and all the potential for these heady things. Thanks to Danny Danzi for his encouragement to finish this. https://soundcloud.com/hammertoe/the-future 
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/11 17:30:29
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Yep... definitely the 80's! Sounds great!!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/11 17:49:48
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The 80s is alive in James' head. Yay! Groovy man. Whoops, wrong decade. My bad. 
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/11 21:29:40
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I could picture the video that would accompany this. Bright colors, disco balls, big hair, dancers in Spandex with leg warmers. A great time capsule. Makes me want to do the same for the 70's, but I don't think I could handle the drugs.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/12 08:29:39
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Love it! Excellent 80's snapshot, though there are a few touches from later years as well. Great job on this James and I'm glad you persevered through to the finish.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/12 13:42:46
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Excellent. As soon as the drums kicked it was certainly a retro 80's flashback for me.
Glad you pushed through and finished this.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/12 18:03:30
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FJZ, Ed, Dan , Bit, Bio:
Thanks for the kind words. This was a homage to the stuff I used to make fun of in college! I guess everyone goes thru that musical snob phase. Now I appreciate simple chords and cool textures more than ever.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/12 19:03:21
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James,
You nailed the fun side of the 80's, really good job. Haven't heard that many Syndrums in a long time:) Would be interested to hear about your production techniques, I hear some vocader work but you also have some low robotic voices, also vocader or another process? Are you using Battery for drums?
Your verbs, arps and overall dimensions are spot on 80's polished perfection.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/12 20:09:49
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James - definitely 80's technopop sounding! listening on cans on a laptop - sounds like a "clean" mix. I really like the guitar at the break before the key change - that's my favorite part! nice work!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/12 22:29:12
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markno999
James,
You nailed the fun side of the 80's, really good job. Haven't heard that many Syndrums in a long time:) Would be interested to hear about your production techniques, I hear some vocader work but you also have some low robotic voices, also vocader or another process? Are you using Battery for drums?
Your verbs, arps and overall dimensions are spot on 80's polished perfection.
Regards
Its the Addictive Drums 2 Simmons kit. Those Simmons drums were inescapable for most of the early 80s. I used the new VocalSynth vocoder from Izotope for the chorus, and everything else was some Nectar 2 pitched presets that I tweaked a bit.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/13 08:13:14
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Yeah.... that was the kind of music I didn't like either..... but you did it well. Perhaps you were a secret listener and disciple of the 80's kind of music.
It's not as cool as Sanity Frowns (IMHO) but still a nice blast from the past.... so... if you have any more unfinished tunes in the box... it's time to roll them out and get the job done.
Excellent work.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/13 19:55:55
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Great vibe, and well performed, as always.
Personally I'd like to hear a bit more bottom end bass guitar and kick drum, as well as some more beef hanging under the guitars. The mix sounds a little "tinny" to my ears.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/14 08:06:00
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Well, the more it played the more I liked it. The change at about 2:30 was nice. This is a cool tune, James. Instruments and vocal very nicely done!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/14 10:05:31
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Walt Collins
Personally I'd like to hear a bit more bottom end bass guitar and kick drum, as well as some more beef hanging under the guitars. The mix sounds a little "tinny" to my ears.
Walt, it's funny you say that. Most 80s tracks had nothing below 70hz. I thought there was TOO much bottom to be a real homage! Thanks for commenting.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/14 12:17:36
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Herb, Warren:
Thanks for listening!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/14 13:44:56
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jamesyoyo
Walt Collins
Personally I'd like to hear a bit more bottom end bass guitar and kick drum, as well as some more beef hanging under the guitars. The mix sounds a little "tinny" to my ears.
Walt, it's funny you say that. Most 80s tracks had nothing below 70hz. I thought there was TOO much bottom to be a real homage!
Thanks for commenting.
Well, I wouldn't say "most"... but I guess much of the poppier stuff from the 80s did cut the bottom end pretty aggressively, even including some "heavier" bands like Van Halen (who I have always thought sounded "tinny" as well). Most of the 80s stuff I listen to didn't really go that route (REM, Police, Queen, AC/DC). But that's not the kind of 80s homage you were going for, so please disregard my comment. :) In any case, still a great job regardless of EQ preferences!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/14 15:42:10
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this is deffo 'echt'. even lesser known bands like It Bites were using those vocoder patches and of course the verby chorused drums.
brilliant tune as well, which has been missed a little. i thought the guitar solo was a little weak - not 100% pitching and not as whammied as the 80s could have used - maybe ask Danny Danzi for a solo?!
otherwise loved it James
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/14 20:16:31
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OOh, I love this! Great, great singing and a great structure to the song. Love the robotic sounds and that kind of "Shaft" meets "Metropolis" vibe. Very cool and something I'll listen to again, that's for sure. You're something good, jamesyoyo! :)
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/15 17:37:47
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mgh
this is deffo 'echt'. even lesser known bands like It Bites were using those vocoder patches and of course the verby chorused drums.
brilliant tune as well, which has been missed a little. i thought the guitar solo was a little weak - not 100% pitching and not as whammied as the 80s could have used - maybe ask Danny Danzi for a solo?!
otherwise loved it James
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/15 17:38:17
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OOh, I love this! Great, great singing and a great structure to the song. Love the robotic sounds and that kind of "Shaft" meets "Metropolis" vibe. Very cool and something I'll listen to again, that's for sure. You're something good, jamesyoyo! :)
LJ
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/16 13:22:10
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I really have to ask you, just because it just too? I listened to many of your songs today and in the past. You cross an arena of styles. That's you doing all that work? Oh and your teeth look really white! ;) What tooth paste do you use? hehe ;) I liked "Ride like hell" the best!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/16 17:09:26
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Great production James - your voice actually reminds a bit of Thomas Dolby which suits the era
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/16 22:07:02
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Passive Drift
I really have to ask you, just because it just too? I listened to many of your songs today and in the past. You cross an arena of styles. That's you doing all that work? Oh and your teeth look really white! ;) What tooth paste do you use? hehe ;) I liked "Ride like hell" the best!
Peace!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/16 23:23:45
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jamesyoyo
Passive Drift
I really have to ask you, just because it just too? I listened to many of your songs today and in the past. You cross an arena of styles. That's you doing all that work? Oh and your teeth look really white! ;) What tooth paste do you use? hehe ;) I liked "Ride like hell" the best!
Peace!
Of course its all me unless otherwise noted (I do have the fortune of havingsome of the good singers here and there to collaborate with). I have a wide range of musical interests.
My toothpaste is whatever is on sale. My avatar pic was taken on vacation in Hawaii, so I was mega-tan, making my chicklets look whiter than in real life.
Really nice work! lol, so it's copertone tooth gel... ;) Peace!
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/18 20:40:16
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My comparison would be a later Yes hybridized with Wang Chung. I think that's it. As long as you keep bringing such excellent songs and mixes that nail the older eras, I'll be pretty hooked. In the couple of tunes I've heard lately, you do a great job with adding and clearly mixing many different elements. Where a lot of songs have four things going on at once, you have 12. And I can hear them all and they're great! Kudos on the bgv's. I'd agree, just a little more bass would be nice. -Tom
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/19 12:40:03
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Comparisons...hmm..I'll go with The Fixx meets Thomas Dolby meets Freeze  I used to like this kind of stuff back then, still have a fondness for it. Love that little change at 2:33. Excellent homage James, superb production.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/19 20:11:29
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Great sound on a great song! You have many elements in this that all tie together very well. Those, along with the key changes, really peaked my interest. The mix is completely off the chain! I was totally impressed from start to finish.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/21 09:01:58
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emeraldsoul
My comparison would be a later Yes hybridized with Wang Chung. I think that's it.
As long as you keep bringing such excellent songs and mixes that nail the older eras, I'll be pretty hooked. In the couple of tunes I've heard lately, you do a great job with adding and clearly mixing many different elements. Where a lot of songs have four things going on at once, you have 12. And I can hear them all and they're great!
Kudos on the bgv's. I'd agree, just a little more bass would be nice.
-Tom
Bass? In an 80s homage? Surely you jest! ;)
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/21 09:02:57
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String Jammer
Great sound on a great song! You have many elements in this that all tie together very well. Those, along with the key changes, really peaked my interest. The mix is completely off the chain! I was totally impressed from start to finish.
Thanks for the kind words. This is another track I started on over a year ago, let sit for the longest time, the I dusted it off and rolled up my sleeves.
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Re: Factory Yoyo presents: The Future
2016/09/21 09:04:40
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Comparisons...hmm..I'll go with The Fixx meets Thomas Dolby meets Freeze I used to like this kind of stuff back then, still have a fondness for it. Love that little change at 2:33. Excellent homage James, superb production.
Believe it or not, this crap was what I actually had in mind originally! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwrYMWoqg5w
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