bitflipper
Peter, you were right in your OP: you are indeed in good company on that podcast. I enjoyed the whole thing, and also grabbed the previous episode while I was there.
"Landscape Burning" is a great production, a superb mix and a tasty tune. Love it, herbally-enhanced or not. If those drums are real, they are extraordinarily well-recorded; if programmed, they are exceptionally well-programmed. Either way, good job!
Is that you on lead vox? Sure got a cool classic 70's vibe going on there. The female vocalist is superb, too. The vocal mix is just about perfect in every regard. For that matter, I like the whole mix; it's dynamic, nothing's overly effected or compressed, everything has its own spectral turf, the panorama is wide and deep, every voice and instrument can be clearly heard, even in the busy parts. Kudos to the mixer.
Thanks bitflipper, I appreciate the comments very much. I must admit I feel good about the mixing I did on this album. At the end I needed a sanity check, especially on the drums, and I asked a friend, who's worked several years in studios in L.A., to come over to my studio and help ensure that it was "master-ready". That helped me wrap up things in a timely manner as well as bounce ideas of someone else at the final hurdle, because the rest of the solo album I relied on my own judgment for composing, recording, mixing, and that was liberating enough.
I did spend hours listening to the mixes I made in a variety of places: the car, the stereo setup, iPod, headphones, you name it; always making sure everything could be heard the way I wanted it. I'm glad it came out that way in your head too ;-)