ABeautifulVirus
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CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS
http://youtu.be/law8n7t_CS8 CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS ©2014 MRI Words & Music by Daren Thomas Turner you keep me oiled up in jars you take me out when you are bored i am a baby in your arms i am a victim of your love two hours and 69 dirty minutes i will eat your twerk and lick your dirty dishes Pac-man-power-pill and cherry push ups (Come again?) Did I really hear ya say [what?] two hundred and 69 sic positions you got your toys out, cams on, video-n' are you showing all my other homies what'cha got? while makin' phat stacks and listenin' to hip hop you have the key to all my locks you know just how i come undone i am your sacrificial lamb my body dies after i come ALAN-drums DANARCHY-bass DAREN-guitars/vocals
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/27 11:21:00
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I like the mix - tho it is different. Buried vocals - they probably need to be punched up a few dBs in a few places. Same w/ the lead guitar in the break. Draw a little more attention to themselves via volume. Not too much or you'll break the spell. Despite not having a "dominate" instrument everything is pretty separated. Hard trick to pull off.
The snare is probably a little loud. Love it, but it does stick out probably more than necessary. It sounds like a case of a small goldilocks region where it either predominates or disappears - I've noticed that in my stuff.
Good song well done. You probably need to read some comments, let it stew for a week or so w/o working on it, and then come back (disregarding all our comments ;-) you seem to know what you like).
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/28 00:11:15
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I dug it. It is really different in regards to what is usually on the songs forum. The only nit I had was what I believe to be the rhythm guitar, where it does this drone sound between 1:10 and 1:34 and does it again later. Not that I dislike that drone sound, I just thought where it was used it needed to be shorter in length, because I found it distracting from what I was wanting to listen to. But it may indeed be exactly where you want it. Just my observation. But I really liked the song. Edited so I could add times.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/28 00:48:54
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hey both of you guys really rock! I very much appreciate the feedback as I agree on many points - I took the snare down a tad, boosted vox a bit, and the drone sound ( kinda stolen from Zep 'in the light') wasnt compressed enough and the grumbling in subs distracted me - I made adjustments as per - also the rest of guitar solos mixed in: http://mediumrangeintelligence.com/cec_m2.mp3still need to make more edits but it's coming along. thanks agsin :) - Daren
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/28 00:48:56
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hey both of you guys really rock! I very much appreciate the feedback as I agree on many points - I took the snare down a tad, boosted vox a bit, and the drone sound ( kinda stolen from Zep 'in the light') wasnt compressed enough and the grumbling in subs distracted me - I made adjustments as per - also the rest of guitar solos mixed in: http://mediumrangeintelligence.com/cec_m2.mp3still need to make more edits but it's coming along. thanks agsin :) - Daren
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/28 03:42:14
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Cool tune. One thing that I'd say, when listening it to the first time is that the drums seem to be the main focus. A bit of automation on the vox in places, some of the words are buried at the moment. At 2.43 on the left solo there seems to be a bit of noise on top of the distortion, Is it peaking at this point?
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/28 13:11:47
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Hi Daren, are you sure it's loud enough ; ) I can't make out the lyrics, up the vox a bit. Guitars sound nice but also a bit low, where the drums stop in the beginning they could come up a bit imho.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/28 16:18:19
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As others have pointed out the vocals are a bit buried, good rock groove though.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/29 18:11:38
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This is signature Daren and put together like no other...I know what you mean about burning ones ears out on a mix. I gotta hand it to you for being able to put all of that together...from what I remember you use a lot of tracks in your songs.Putting mulitiple guitars together in a dense mix is always a challenge. It sounds a lot like your other music in terms of the mix and I have always liked the mysterious quality of your songs. I don't see anything sticking out in this that would make me say something needs to be a lot different. If you're not finished with it yet I would love to hear the final version. The music itself grabs me more than the mix.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/29 18:47:47
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The bass could use a little more punch on the bottom end (maybe 100Hz) and some top end to give it some presence. Drums sound right on. Darren, I know you like your vocals buried so I'll not ask you to raise them  I wonder what would happen if you gave the guitars a boost on the top (> 2K)? For reference I'm listening on my Sennheiser HD600s so may they are dull and I just spent an hour mixing.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/30 08:31:18
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Starise- gotta say when I read feedback like yours it helps me not want to throw all my guitars and equipment into the canal in the morning 'cause at least someone out there 'gets it' ;) thanks more than you know
Bapu- dude ya know i always look forward to your feedback 'cause ever since i've been posting my dumb songs here you always nail it in terms of dialing in things that need to be addressed. thanks x a million
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/30 08:34:43
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Bapu- on that note: are you 1) referring to shred-noize guitar solo over the 'Iron-Maiden-esque' descending harmonies, 2) the Joe Perry-ish ghost bends in outro, 3) or main guitar riff entire song is written around -- ? thanks again - Daren :) https://soundcloud.com/da...lled-erotic-chaos-mix3
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/30 10:50:19
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3) or main guitar riff entire song is written around -- ?
Dat one
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 13:25:33
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3) or main guitar riff entire song is written around -- ?
Dat one
sweet. thanks man. lots. I actually took that along with your suggestion about bringing bass up … think it's close now. gracias amigo :) https://soundcloud.com/da...olled-erotic-chaos-mri
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 13:30:57
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Sounds very cool to me. Reminds me of Cooper. The mix sound great on my lap top. I love all the sounds in this!!!
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 14:02:21
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 16:59:56
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This is the best mix I listen to, is this it? 
thanks Wook-man :) yeah that's it i just swapped the right file now -thanks after so many mixes my ears get fatigued so the help here is invaluable- peace man & thanks again
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 17:36:33
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Daren, we've talked about the buried vocals for years now. It's your style and what you like . I actually understood these better than usual. Maybe because I was reading the lyrics at the same time. Might I say that the lyrics are strange! LOL You are a rocker of a different color, buddy!
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 18:31:48
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3) or main guitar riff entire song is written around -- ?
Dat one
sweet. thanks man. lots. I actually took that along with your suggestion about bringing bass up … think it's close now. gracias amigo :)
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 18:44:04
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"two hours and 69 dirty minutes
i will eat your twerk and lick your dirty dishes"
Who writes lyrics like that anymore? That was more than erotic, that was sensual. I've gotten used to you keeping your vocals low in the mix, but I never get tired of your clever arrangements and fabulous performances. If only there was a Brian Epstein out there for you (sigh...). I always appreciate the way you take chances and blow us away.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/03/31 20:51:04
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Awesome tune Daren! Really enjoyed it.
Very busy mix, but I think you kept everything under control. All of the guitars, except the one Bapu mentioned, really seemed to share the same frequencies, so it was a little difficult to hear just how much is going on. They could use a bit more separation, and maybe EQ tweaks just to separate them better.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/04/01 10:02:06
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Lynn
"two hours and 69 dirty minutes
i will eat your twerk and lick your dirty dishes"
Who writes lyrics like that anymore? That was more than erotic, that was sensual. I've gotten used to you keeping your vocals low in the mix, but I never get tired of your clever arrangements and fabulous performances. If only there was a Brian Epstein out there for you (sigh...). I always appreciate the way you take chances and blow us away.
:) Lynn you rock dude!! Ya let me know if you run into Brian Epstein reincarnated (or invent a time machine )and please give him my twitter ;0 feel like I grew up in the wrong era
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/04/01 14:21:07
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Sick... in a good way. The lyrics remind me (a lot) of something a musician buddy from years ago would have written. Eerie... Definitely like the song, it's got a different vibe for sure. Mix-wise it sounds a bit centered in the mids, but I only listened to the link in the OP. Either way, I was still entertained the whole way. 
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/04/01 17:54:41
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A nice nod to Alice in Chains.
Very nice. I like the tune a lot.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/04/02 16:51:36
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A nice nod to Alice in Chains.
Very nice. I like the tune a lot.
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/04/02 17:11:37
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Darren, I just read the lyrics and am about to listen to the song...one question though...were the pac-man power pills adderal? :) -Shawn
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Re: CONTROLLED E-ROTIC CHAOS (rough mix) feedback?
2014/04/02 17:16:56
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lol @ Shawn ;p - could be. maybe more at an ecstacy & viagra party lol i took the graphic from a 19th century opium den of sin photo lol http://youtu.be/law8n7t_CS8
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