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superdan54
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2015/08/12 10:59:40 (permalink)

Galapogos

I'm doing a lullaby album for my kiddos, so naturally I thought it needed a little Smashing Pumpkins, since I have no idea how to make kids sleep.
 
Here's a rendition of one of my favorite tracks of theirs, done acoustic/bluegrass style.
 
https://soundcloud.com/one-man-dan-band/galapogos
 
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    synkrotron
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    Re: Galapogos 2015/08/12 11:07:52 (permalink)
    What a great cover... Nice playing, recording and production Dan.
     
    I like your "bluegrass" take on this.
     
    Have you considered adding vocals?
     
    Just wondering...
     
    cheers
     
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    Re: Galapogos 2015/08/13 14:47:23 (permalink)
    I'm not familiar with the original, but I really liked this.   The instrumentation sounds great, genuine.   And the mix seems nicely balanced and smooth.
     

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    Re: Galapogos 2015/08/13 20:43:08 (permalink)
    Superdan54,
      I don't know the SP tune so I have to say this is the best version I've heard!  The mix sounds good on my system as does the playing.  Cool tune!  Smashing Pumpkins is the new counting sheep?

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    Re: Galapogos 2015/08/14 07:59:45 (permalink)
    Don't know the Original , but this sounds nice and relaxed, good mix too.
     
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    Re: Galapogos 2015/08/14 10:16:15 (permalink)
    Thanks for the comments! I thought about vocals, but thought the different interplay of instruments would be more intriguing.
     
    I must admit I'm not very satisfied with the banjo tone, I settled with giving it more room than close mic, but neither really seem to bring out the transients correctly. I think it's easier to get a good tone out of a cat in heat !
     
     
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