Sleep My Chil- with Larry Hansen on electric guitar

This song has celtic elements in it but it's also fused with some other things. It needed a middle part, so I made some space and sent it to Larry thinking that he would add an acoustic solo. I was pleasantly surprised when he added a nice sounding electric instead. Since his part didn't cover the entire gap. I went back and added additional guitars, bagpipes in the background with a drone here and there and even a small solo. I used Platinum to mix the tracks which amounted to around 24 in the end.
 
Thanks Larry, for your contributions to this song!
 
https://soundcloud.com/starise/sleep-my-child

Vocals up please.
 
What rhythm are you going for in your intermittent breaks? I loved the mix of instruments you have here, but there were many spots where things came in off time, as if your song didn't have any kind of markers or click or adherence to being quantized.
 
If that was your goal, and I think it was (a kind of elemental chaos independent of time?) then spot on. But I found myself wanting it a lot tighter in the rhythm department. Jethro Tull had some non-conventional uses of meter, but they still came in on the beat.
 
So, I'm confused, but I like it!
 
cheers,
-Tom

Tim,
 
What Tom says is evident in the bass line. Most everything else doesn't have enough of a transient to greatly impact the rhythmic feel, but that bass line felt off to me. Otherwise, the mix is well done and the piece is very pretty.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

I went into this whole thing about the song and hit the wrong button and closed before I saved.  Aaaarrgghhh.  
Sooooooooo....
1. Has a YES vibe in spots, nice!
2. Intro vocals  too quiet, but pick up where double vocal comes in about 1:20?
3. Something in the mix is bothering me, kinda like cluttered but I can't explain it.  maybe I have it up too loud.  I've listened a couple times but will go back.
4. The overall vibe of the song is wonderful.  
So, what I said in about 3 or 4 paragraphs now boiled down to 4 points.  It's really nice work Tim and Larry.

Not much to add - hard to pin down where the "one" is, but I really like the arrangement and the "retro" feel.  Good stuff!
 
 

Thanks for giving this a listen guys...much appreciated!
 
Wookie- Much appreciated...I hope Larry is reading this!
 
Tom- I moved those vox up some..thanks! The timing has a lot of swing....don't know what else to say. I kind of took it like they did years ago and played it in...I didn't use a firm click track. I know what you mean and I heard it too Tom, but after playing with it I decided to just let it be as opposed doing a lot of audio stretching...might not have been the right call I understand. Thank you for your honest evaluation!
 
Lynn- Thanks man! I think you're right here...I am tempted at times to add drums and make a kind of celtic rock thingie too....but so far I'm loving it like this too. I do feel like it's "me" if that makes any sense. I appreciate the listen my friend!
 
Dan- Thanks! I did change the bass line on this tune. It may still be slightly off though. I'll go back and re examine it. Much appreciated!
 
Warren- I increased those vocals...there are a few small places I found where instruments come in a few ticks early here and there...for sure the timing is off very slightly here and there....and I'm pretty sure that this is what you hear.
 
Phil- Thanks man! I appreciate you listening.
 
SteveC- Much obliged to you...thanks!:)
 
Daryl- Thank you!