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Under my Spell
A new one, sort of. New post here, anyway. Second song in the playlist at soundcloud in my signature.
A rather stripped down song that is different than my usual stuff since it was written by the singer. In case anyone is interested, the bass is DI'ed through a Warm Tone beast on clean settings.
All comments welcome.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/06 11:54:25
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I really like this AT - very sultry, sexy atmosphere. Great playing - I am listening on crappy computer speakers and the mix sounds good on them but I'll listen again later on something better.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/06 16:24:32
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I love that slow, bluesy feel and the way this song is laid-back. The vocal and the instruments blend together in a spell binding song. What more could you ask for?
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/06 17:05:33
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Love bluesy stuff like this!
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/06 17:17:07
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Glad you guys like it. I was going for that 60s blues/lounge sound. The strings forced the issue.
Thanks for the comments.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/06 17:38:44
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I remember listening to this song months ago, and I clicked the "Like" button on soundcloud back then. I still love it. Great laid back vibe, sultry singing, and nice subdued and yet slick playing.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/06 20:04:37
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I remember that you liked it. Thanks.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/06 20:13:04
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AT
Glad you guys like it. I was going for that 60s blues/lounge sound. The strings forced the issue.
Thanks for the comments.
Well, you nailed it.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/08 20:43:31
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http://www.bnoir-film.com/ there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/08 20:55:22
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/08 21:20:52
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Nice slow bluesy sound to this and the vocals are right on the money for this song. The guitar and bass sound great also on this and the bongos in the background fit right in to complete this song. Very nicely done AT.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/08 23:21:16
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Thanks all. I was pleased how it turned out. The bongos were fun to record - never done that here at home.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 03:50:35
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Nice song AT, the bass is cool. Would've liked to have heard more depth in the bongos as they give the song that cool flowingness that wouldn't have been there if they weren't (just a thought).
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 04:11:15
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That's beautiful. I might give the bongos a little more room, but that's a nitpick, it all works together perfectly as it is.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 08:49:10
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This sounds great! The simple string line to one side is so simple, yet perfect for this. Great guitar and vocal work as well. Reminds me of the Joe Bonamassa/Beth Hart collab stuff (that's a good thing ;).
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 09:53:32
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Nice, I could just imagine walking down the steps to some basement lounge bar all smoky, with a sense of expectation. Nicely done all round.  Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 10:42:24
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Thanks for the comments, all. The bongos were a late addition - it started out as guitar/bass/vocal thing. It was either leave the bongos in the back or start re-carving the other things.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 10:43:24
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Sounds very good. Everything is very clear. The percussion (bongos?) needs work (imo) in the mix.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 20:51:12
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Nice clean tones, with a laid back bluesy feel. My kind of song.
It had some slight timing issues along the way, but didn't stop me from listening.
I would say good job on this one.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 21:04:20
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Really nice and smooth. I love the understatement and laid back feel.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 21:04:35
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Killer vocal, AT! Every instrument lays in the mix so well. Great job!
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/09 21:13:41
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Thanks for the listen, everyone. And yes, it is kinda loosey-goosey and the tempo drifts. I had the guitarist and bassist play and the singer do a scratch vocal. Get that "live" feel. Of course, that just made the bongo player's job hard.
Thanks again.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/10 16:34:48
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I like the loosey-goosey tempo drift, it sounds REAL and very natural. Great vocals and nice playing. Don't like snakes though.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/13 05:52:25
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AT , I think you nailed the late 60's lounge vibe w the musical performance …..loose and laid back I noticed when I listened to your song soft , the vocals seemed very prominent …( late at night right now ) when I turned up your song loud through the monitors everything gelled a lot better for me …..good job Kenny
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/13 10:50:20
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Thanks all. I'm glad most get it. I'll take authentic over perfect most days. When I heard them play this live I knew that was the vibe.
Kenny - yea, it is hard to place a vocal in a fairly sparse piece. I don't usually mix at rock levels, but still loud. Still, better to get the vox loud than not enough. I'm married to the singer ;-)
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/14 15:19:54
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Cool blues tune.. good vocals and guitar playing
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/16 05:26:16
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AT
Kenny - yea, it is hard to place a vocal in a fairly sparse piece. I don't usually mix at rock levels, but still loud. Still, better to get the vox loud than not enough. I'm married to the singer ;-)
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/17 14:29:57
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nice tune, and a great vox delivery.
great guitar part, the violin patch i don't really care for, but honestly, it's perfect for the genre.
i like most all the tones and mix, except the bongos need some high end push for clarity.
if the high end was there on them, they would trigger that reverb really nice too, right now they are too dark....
it just muddies the mix at low volume, and you don't have anything in there that is bright,
so you almost have to look at the bongo parts as your 'high end' of your mix.
the vox mix could use a bit of 'air' on it, maybe a bit at 10k
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/17 22:28:31
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Thanks all. I'll give the bongos another look (listen?), see if I can get some bite out of it.
Thanks again for the listen.
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Re: Under my Spell
2014/02/22 11:37:20
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I like the polished production. Very nice all over.
Thanks for sharing.
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