Reborn (Electronica/IDM)

When i listen to most of my older tracks i cringe, because i hate the mixing job i'd done on them.  This is one of those tracks i wanted to remix and edit, so i have, and it sounds nearer to what i wish it originally sounded like.  Still not as good as i'd really like it to sound, but about the best my abilities will allow at this present time.

Hope you enjoy. 

http://soundcloud.com/usb-2/reborn

jamesyoyo


This does sound thicker than your usual stuff, John. I also didn't get the sense of space you usually are the master at achieving. 

The sound choices are wonderful...

Hi James,

Thanks for checking it out.

Cheers for the words on the sound choices as i'm particularly happy with them myself. :-)

Yep i think you make a good point about the thickness and lack of openness.  I think i probably went a bit overboard with the EQ during the mastering stage, but not really sure to be honest.

I've remastered it and uploaded a new version which i think addresses these issues a bit, although it's a very busy mix and soundcloud has'nt been too kind with it's conversion.

Does this vesrsion sound any better to your ears?

   Thanks.
            John.

Blip,

I like this one.  Yea, it is heavier.  The sustained bass and resonance makes it so.  Andreverb on the "sounds."  Cool.

As James pointed out, still the great collection of sounds and riffs.  If they aren't as distinct I think that is a function of the bass eating up a lot of sonic space and reverb  I don't know how much high-passing the bass would help.

But I like the thickness.  And busy-ness of the piece.

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Terrific stuff John.  You certainly have the talent for weaving together sounds to create an entertaining atmosphere.

John, if there was anything off on that mix, I certainly couldn't hear it.  As James noted, it was a bit more dense than what we've heard from you previously, but that seemed to fit the mood of the piece.  As for the music itself, I thought it was a great choice of instruments and textures.  I genuinely enjoyed this.

BTW- What does "IDM" stand for? 

AT


Blip,

I like this one.  Yea, it is heavier.  The sustained bass and resonance makes it so.  Andreverb on the "sounds."  Cool.

As James pointed out, still the great collection of sounds and riffs.  If they aren't as distinct I think that is a function of the bass eating up a lot of sonic space and reverb  I don't know how much high-passing the bass would help.

But I like the thickness.  And busy-ness of the piece.

@

Cheers AT. 

  Thanks for stopping by and chcking it out. Pleased you enjoyed it.

This is an interesting arrangement of sounds & textures... very musical...
well done John...  

It felt like it was punching me in the n..ds? 

And then it built and add more instruments.

My constructive advice would be, build on it the way you do? But change it? 

Build on it the way you do, and take it to a point? And send it 180 degrees that way... Or at least 45?

 Very nice, I enjoyed all the well crafted tones and changes. I really enjoyed

I first listened in a tablet, which sounded a littler muffled, so I put it through the Hi-Fi, a lot clearer and the bass in this knocked my socks off. 

Love the way it builds, and the introduction of new instruments. Great piece of musicianship this Blipp. I enjoy your work so much.

Mark.

@ Feddy J:  Cheers Freddy. Yep i like to create an atmosphere with my tunes. Pleased you got that from it.

@ Wookiee: Thanks John.  I've heard of "Tonto's expanding head band", but never listene to them before. I'll have to check them out.

@ Philz: Many thanks Phil. Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah this one, like a lot of my tracks ends up with a lot of sounds all competing for space at the same time and they're a reall bugger to mix. I love making hard work for myself . ;-)

What is "IDM"? I think this probably describes it better than i could: http://en.wikipedia.org/w..Intelligent_dance_music

@ Lynn: Cheers Lynn. Pleased you enjoyed it and thanks for the encouraging words. :-)

@ darylcrowley: Thanks Daryl. Glad you had a good trip. :-)

@ notnat: Thanks Frank. Pleased you dug it and cheers for the nice comments.

@ foxwolfen: Cheers Shad.  Yep, i appreciate your honesty and yes, i can appreciate what you're saying. I can't really make up my mind which i prefer to be honest as i keep changing my mind. I'm never really satisfied with anything i've done really. One day though...Maybe. :-)

@ The Band 19: Sorry Robby.  Hope you don't want more kids in the future. ;-)

@ Guitarprima:  Cheers Robert.  Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it. Yep, have a go at this style and you might find out you have a flair for it. Would be interestrd to hear it.

@ ohgrant: Thankks Grant. Appreciate your comments.  

@ vechung: Thanks for checking this out Vicente. Repetition is sometimes used a lot in electronica and it's an element i'm rather partial to sometimes. I realise that it's notfor everyone though.

@ mstoge: Thanks Mark. Glad you liked it and thanks for checking it out on your hi-fi. Pleased to hear it sounded good on your system. :-)

@ triscuit. Hi Tristan. How ya doing? Great to see you're still around. :-)