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  • 'At the Headless Cross' (p.4)
2012/12/08 04:10:54
jamesg1213
mgh


James - ****ing awesome. sent goosebumps down my neck, you know i love you and Tim working together anyway, but this piece portends something more serious, more profound than the AS stuff, which, whilst fantastic, was in that folk/whimsy genre...please please more, more proggy, more dark...

Ah, thanks Mark 


I have a few more pieces under way for this project, and hoping to rope Tim in on some of them..keep a look out.
2012/12/08 04:12:40
jamesg1213
Danny Danzi


James this is really nice and atmospheric. Would love to hear a bit more space in the guitar and vocals, but you might lose that up close and personal vibe...so that's subjective...but this was a joy to listen to. Sounds like you have your partner in crime for life. Great voice that guy has. Really nice guitar tone too and good synth sound selections. Well done brother!

-Danny

Thanks Danny! That's really kind of you my friend.


Tim and I have been working on music together on and off since 1979, so I think we're stuck with each other now 
2012/12/09 04:13:27
jamesg1213
The Band19


:-)


2012/12/09 04:14:32
jamesg1213
Scottytunes


Shazzzzaaaam! This is simply captivating!

Thanks Scotty! 
2012/12/09 07:37:49
SteveStrummerUK

James, Tim

This is hauntingly beautiful, and very atmospheric.

And very evocative, the mood is much in keeping with SMB's All The King's Men and the truly wonderful My Brave Boy.

I could listen to this sort of stuff all day long.




2012/12/09 09:54:12
drumstixkev
WOW!
Love. . . the flow/structure/arrangement of this piece.  Your synth pad choice really fills the low end warmth next to the sound of the acoustic (nice).  Love the cello only adds depth to the low end registration.  
Tim, whats not to like about that wonderful voice.  He has a great storytellers voice, if you know what I'm saying.  From the arrangement and the effects used on Tim's vocals, I'm getting a bit of a Peter Gabriel vibe.
If I had to nit about the mix it would have to be the fast/short delay used on Tim's vocal.  The rest of the arrangement has that long verb and IMO it would be nice to hear a slower/longer delay/verb, but still a bit faster then the rest of the arrangement.  WONDERFUL . . .  looking forward to hearing the finished piece.


Kev
2012/12/09 10:55:24
Old55
Awesome and moody.  Great work.  
2012/12/09 11:39:26
tfbattag
Beautiful. It was captivating from the beginning. Most of the prior posters have already put into words my thoughts (i.e. movie scene a la Gladiator, Braveheart). I really like the ethereal synth with the dripping water (reminded me a bit of Xanadu by Rush), but Danny nailed it that the acoustic tone is great too.

Would you mind sharing your acoustic setup? Sounds great!

Thanks for sharing.
2012/12/09 11:47:27
jamesg1213
SteveStrummerUK


James, Tim

This is hauntingly beautiful, and very atmospheric.

And very evocative, the mood is much in keeping with SMB's All The King's Men and the truly wonderful My Brave Boy.

I could listen to this sort of stuff all day long.

Well thank you very much Steve  My gears are grinding now, should have a few more from this project coming up soon.
2012/12/09 11:49:42
jamesg1213
drumstixkev


WOW!
Love. . . the flow/structure/arrangement of this piece.  Your synth pad choice really fills the low end warmth next to the sound of the acoustic (nice).  Love the cello only adds depth to the low end registration.  
Tim, whats not to like about that wonderful voice.  He has a great storytellers voice, if you know what I'm saying.  From the arrangement and the effects used on Tim's vocals, I'm getting a bit of a Peter Gabriel vibe.
If I had to nit about the mix it would have to be the fast/short delay used on Tim's vocal.  The rest of the arrangement has that long verb and IMO it would be nice to hear a slower/longer delay/verb, but still a bit faster then the rest of the arrangement.  WONDERFUL . . . start looking forward to hearing the finished piece.


Kev
Kev, you're right - 'great storyteller's voice' - that's bang on. I get what you're saying on the delay, I'll try a longer one. Glad you liked the pad, took a while to find one that fitted the piece and complimented the acoustic. Thanks so much!

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