Old55


Awesome and moody.  Great work.  

Thanks Jan! 

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.

Great compliments Thomas, thank you very much.


OK, the acoustic..Tim plays a beautiful 'Torridge' model by Brook, they're fine luthiers in Devon, England.


http://www.brookguitars.com/


I used 3 blended tracks for the solo acoustic;


1. Two small diaphram condensers pointed approx at the 12th fret and about 3'' back from the soundhole
2. A large diaphragm condenser behind Tim to get some room
3. A DI from the pickup


The guitar under the vocal was recorded with the voice, so I had no control over that.

WAIT!!! NOOO!!! that can't be all of it?????


ARG!!!!

I wanted MOOOORE!!!!

that was incredible James & Tim!  fantastic! 

I think you should develop it more and the next "part" should be the start of the bloody battle with a heavy groove, faster tempo as the battle ensues with crescendo to the end!!!

more, please!

Beagle


WAIT!!! NOOO!!! that can't be all of it?????


ARG!!!!

I wanted MOOOORE!!!!

that was incredible James & Tim!  fantastic! 

I think you should develop it more and the next "part" should be the start of the bloody battle with a heavy groove, faster tempo as the battle ensues with crescendo to the end!!!

more, please!

Hehe..sorry Reece, is it a short one..a bit of an 'interlude' between longer pieces. More coming, I promise! Glad you enjoyed it, thanks a lot. 

 A really nice song...almost feels as if you are the soldier. Are the lyrics figurative here? 

  I could hear another thought coming across at the same tempo but maybe slightly louder and maybe up a half interval. ...Just me...I hear some weird things sometimes lol.

Starise


 A really nice song...almost feels as if you are the soldier. Are the lyrics figurative here?  

Thanks! It's based on a chapter from a book, there will be more pieces in the project.

I could hear another thought coming across at the same tempo but maybe slightly louder and maybe up a half interval. ...Just me...I hear some weird things sometimes lol.

Not sure what this means...

Absolutely lovely mix....beautiful sounds...guitar and pads compliment each other completely! vocals are spot on...reminds me of Peter Gabriel. A truly moving fantastic piece!

thalweg


Absolutely lovely mix....beautiful sounds...guitar and pads compliment each other completely! vocals are spot on...reminds me of Peter Gabriel. A truly moving fantastic piece!

Thanks Thal, always good to see you! 

Really well done from top to bottom.  Amazed by the orchestration, esp. coming at it the way you did (guitar first, everything else later).

+1 on all the evocative notes early.  And brilliantly captured.  Great sound w/o getting busy at all.

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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...
-Danny

It is indeed subjective, but that was exactly what I was thinking. You have a great minimalist feel for music that I only wish I could emulate.