I need fresh ears for this one: The Return Of The Bad

James the style and mixing I really don't know enough to offer help but
I did like how it changed at @2:30 - it just seemed to come together.
I didn't hear anything that distracted me from listening.
Seems to me like a great dance groove/tune.

Regards,
Mike

I listened to this on my computer speakers
only, so, it could be an unfair assessment.

Speaking of Bootsy Collins. I couldn't hear the bass that well, could be what I'm listening on.
If not, yeah, bring the bass up, always key in these songs.
Turn it up Bootsy.

this is hot james. sounds great to me.

Blimey,

This was just getting going when it faded.

I agree about the Zappa-esque type vox but sorta meets Daft Punk.

The mix sounds really good here everything sounds nicely spaced frequency wise and across the stage making it a really nice listen.

On the structure there seems to be to much happening too quickly at the front end of the song and then that killer groovin' from about 2:50 just before it fades, I'd like to hear more of that groove tying together all them seemingly disparate elements at the start.

But yeah this rocks and is by far the best one you've done under the Bad Ray moniker to date.

Good stuff

This was an interesting collection of sounds, production techniques, and beat-tempos...

Why all the arbitrary tempo changes? Would not that confound the booty shakers?

James, I must apologise for my comments... Apparently my Sound Click player or computer is causing the tempo changes... I will listen again after I get this problem straightened out...

Everything I play is dragging...

Before going to sleep last night, I installed "Nero 9" on my laptop this must be my problem...

Very creative James! Is it just me or are the vox more prevelant on the left side? Your wild side is coming thru again. Good beat, cool sounds and it all comes together very well..

Doug:

Ozone 3 is always on my master bus, though I usually will export a wav file of the mix prior to actually aplpying it. I find it useful to check in with it every few hours to make sure I am not overdoing anything that will present itself a mastering problem.

lHansen:

Ya know, you are right...the vox mix (maybe a glitch with Channel Tools?) is shaded towards the left. See what I mean when I said "Fresh ears"?

ORIGINAL: notnat

This was an interesting collection of sounds, production techniques, and beat-tempos...

Why all the arbitrary tempo changes? Would not that confound the booty shakers?

Ok, much better, now that I've fixed my laptop... (faulty DDR stick}
I was wondering why is he slowing this down and then speeding up, and then slowing down again...
Then I realized everyone's music was stuttering...

Excellent production and arrangement...... Sound effects are very cool, but the straight 4's kick-drum gets old quick,,, for me...

That's an interesting one. Kind of Bootsy Zappa or something :-) The mix sounded good. Maybe just a wee toppy in places, but it could just be these speakers.

Not really sure how 'fresh' my ears are but it sounds like a really clean mix to me. not at all my kind of listen but sounds like a good dance tune.

James - Great job on mastering this. It definitely has the club feel, with that kicking drum. So the production is right on.

A nit regarding song (which you might not have any say over), I'm wanting to hear more of that cycling synth/vocal/<enter value here>, such as what's going on at 2:24 or at 2:38 or some of the stuff that's going on at the end of the song, but that's just a preference.

Some parts reminded me of a Techno Rick James.