COOL VIBE THERE WOOKIE..

i like the blondie meets Missing Persons vibe in it...

i have to say the mix is a bit washed out....

but the whole thing, performances, arrangement, everything, is there.
it needs some serious polishing on the mix...

that said, the mix still works just fine...
if the voice is the primary element (which it is....) then it's hard to argue that it can't stay just like it is.


there's some cool driving drum rhythms in there, that are pretty much washed out...


i'm not sure how I would approach this mix, if it was mine to mix...

this is a tricky mix.

you've got a solid wall of instruments to deal with... plus a vocal that is flat (in terms of DYNAMICS only)... meaning, everything is the same volume all the way across, and all you really have left, is panning, carving EQ, and some judicious fader riding to bring certain things up and down, while letting the vocal always sit on top..


i dig the song.
i think you can mix it better.
be aggressive, see what happens.

What a trip. Yeah, definitely space grunge, cool vocal that grew on me as the track progressed. Subtle melodies there. Were the drums meant to be so mechanically flat? I wasn't sure, I could understand the effect, but the percussion seemed a little overshadowed, to me anyway. Very cool song.

Very good song. Enjoyed the listen. Although I agree with the above posters about the muddiness. Instruments do sound distinct enough.

Pieces featuring Julianna McDuffie


Remix now available original still up for comparison.

Thank you John much appreciated. 

I think this is perfect just the way it is. It is evocative. Retro and yet does not feel old.

Yea, the longer I listened to this the more I liked the vibe over modern aesthetics.  I could almost here the scratches in the vinyl.  I mean, you could go for a more open mix and pop the vocals, but then it would lose the charm.  Really like the bass synth runs - outstanding.

I liked the song.  Even my wife from the living room popped up w/ "Who is that?" in a good way.

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Thanks AT appreciate the listen,

Shad the smoke has to get past the furry stuff first as to your frankness it really appreciated, no growth if you are not told what you have missed yourself.  Thanks again Shad.

Thanks you James slightly live sort of muddy was what I was looking for.

Thank you Sir Steve of Strummer a much bigger boy made me do it

Thanks Gonzo I will think about that.  

I hear what you are saying I have not made any sort of mastering pass this is basically the mix straight off the master buss of my 26 i/o, then into Soundforge for conversion to MP3.  

The wave file does actually sound different from the MP3.  Appreciate you coming back a second time.  Perhaps when time permits we can talk thanks again for your candour.
Thanks to all who have listen to this little project.