new Distant Towers tune, Ask Myself

Hello Forumites,
  Hope everyone had a nice weekend and is doing well.
 
Distant Towers has a new tune called Ask Myself and we would appreciate if folks could put a critical ear to it.......we accept all opinions.
 
You can find it on our website here...
http://distant-towers.com/DTlatestsong.htm
 
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DT is.....
 
Tom McCaffrey:  Vocals, bass, lyrics, miscellaneous audio quirkiness, all things Sonar and band art/band photo manipulation.
Preston Richardson:  Percussion, drums and mixing advice for the kit.
Tony Wood:  Guitars, synths and a drum loop.
 
This tune has the distinction of being the longest tune from idea to finished product in DT history (well maybe second to Babble but the longest in recent history).  The idea came about late last fall and was put on hold while Tom moved to South Korea.  We picked the tune back up this year while finalizing the mix on Shattered and Tom put the finishing touches on it over Memorial Day weekend.  There was no question we would take this tune to the finish line because we loved the energy of it and Tom's initial vocal idea.
 
Special thanks to Preston for working his kit tracks in and around the original drum loop in the song idea which we all thought was cool.  It was pretty monotonous listening to it (the loop) but Preston jumped in and made it part of his lively drum tracks and brought the tune to the next level.
 
Okay, thanks for all your support, thanks for your listens and comments.
 
 
 
 

Another cool DT tune. "Future's like a ouija board"...classic! Got a Robert Plant "Tie Dy on the Highway" feel to it at times.

The mix at times is kinda flat...I am used to a lot of layers with you guys...the drums are super dry on that intro and a little more long tail reverb would fit in the menacing DT universe more.

The guitars have too much around 800k (I'm guessing) on the chorus that tilt it a bit nasally.

Lead guitar could have a bit more space carved out of the rhythm guitar for it stand alone.

I do like it when I can feel the kick.

Agree there is a certain lack of clarity in places, I think James observations are probably on the nail or very near.

Great tune liked it.  Big Thanks for letting us in the doors of the Tower again so soon.

What a pleasant surprise.  A lot of things are happening and all good.  I would like to hear a little more bass guitar, but other than that, I thought the mix was all there.  Very good songwriting on this tune.

Strong sound, I do hear some Zeppelin in there at times. I like the efect on the vocal. however, I'm not sure you should use it through the full song. cool drums
 
 
 
 
Terry

Tony - I'm always a fan!  Loved that drum intro!

mix seems good to me.  love the guitars and synth.  man, more of those drums.  I really really like that!  is that loops?

I'm not super fond of the processing on the vocals, but that's a personal choice.  it does work for this type of song.

really cool stuff!

I've gotten used to liking DT tunes right out of the blocks these days, so was surprised that this one took me back to the days when they had to grow on me a bit. Fear not though, it's growing by the listen and I'm singing along already ! Nitpicks - bit of noise on the beginning before drums kick in, vox a little indistinct in places, that synthy thing at around 2:39 is a bit too loud for me and wants taking back a bit and the fade out is a bit abrupt.  It did sound a little congested in places as has already been mentioned, nothing major that would bother me a great deal if you left it as is, but just not quite the clarity that I've come to expect. Been spoiled now y'see ! Mebbe just Tom not being used to his new mixing room yet. Or too much dodgy Korean beer.

Love the vibe!  You couldn't sit still for this.    The backing tracks overide the vocals a bit on the chorus.

This is HOT!   Very cool tune.

Daryl

hi tony love it sounds great on my system mix everything all good very engaging thanks for sharing eric

When I grow up I wanna play the drums like that.

Well, and play everything else and sing and write and mix, for that matter.  :) 

Love it! :) 

Hey everyone, thanks a million for all the listens, kind comments and helpful critiques and suggestions.  Tom will be creating a new mix in the near future using your critiques.  We appreciate the support you folks give us and we hope the new mix will sound better across the board.

Beagle:  The original tune idea was done with the use of two separate drum loops.  One played during the verse parts and then another came in during the chorus areas (and both loops played that the same time in the choruses).  What Preston did was to leave some of the original drum loop in the verse areas and fill in the rest with his kit work.  We wanted him to mimic the original drum vibe and he did that very well.