batsbrew
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"Angel" - new song
https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/angel or DOWNLOAD https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ahdc_99Z4W20dsN6WPLKpoi6GnIThis is song #2 off of my new album called "Stay" this song began as an instrumental called 'redwood road'.... morphed into something else. the drum track also includes a synth bass track, that i added a regular electric bass track on top of.... drums were built around Sony Acid loops... guitars are a combination of mesa boogie amp into a demeter isolation cabinet, and direct via a Palmer PDI-09. (((NEW LINKS FOR UPDATED FILES))): here's the album version.............................................................. https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/2-angel
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SoundRegion
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/11/30 13:55:06
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The style is not my cup of tea, but I do like the bass playing. Reminds me of some early Steve Harris.
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Voda La Void
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/11/30 14:16:23
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Solid playing and interesting instrumentation, structure. Listened to this one twice, and I don't usually comment on mixes but this one seems a bit too bassy, or muddy, or something on my system, anyway. I could barely hear your guitar work buried in the bass. It could also be my system, as it is an old receiver interfacing the sound card to a set of flat monitor type speakers.
If you get any more comments on it..
Anyway, great tune man. Always like your stuff, the skill you put in to your songs.
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batsbrew
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/11/30 15:04:30
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SoundRegion
The style is not my cup of tea, but I do like the bass playing. Reminds me of some early Steve Harris.
THANKS SOUND! steve harris....you mean with iron maiden?
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batsbrew
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/11/30 15:05:04
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Voda La Void
Solid playing and interesting instrumentation, structure. Listened to this one twice, and I don't usually comment on mixes but this one seems a bit too bassy, or muddy, or something on my system, anyway. I could barely hear your guitar work buried in the bass. It could also be my system, as it is an old receiver interfacing the sound card to a set of flat monitor type speakers.
If you get any more comments on it..
Anyway, great tune man. Always like your stuff, the skill you put in to your songs.
hey voda.... yep, your right about the bassy part, i've uploaded a newer file already, and downloadable, check the new verison please
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/11/30 23:43:22
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batsbrew
...i've uploaded a newer file already,
and downloadable,
check the new verison please
Sounds way better and can hear the guitars a little better, to me. I can hear that scratch part now, and those kick ass runs. The other thing I forgot to mention before was how much I dig the space and dynamics of it. It sounds great turned up. Love the ending too, by the way.
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ChuckC
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/01 00:01:08
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Cool song bats. Oozes energy. Right about the time I was thinking "man I gotta say something about how much verb he has on these drums, it's nuts they sound so far away..." I realized it was an intentional effect and getting thicker. Pretty cool actually. Nice production man.
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daryl1968
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/01 12:06:08
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very cool - really hits the spot
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/01 14:34:02
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batsbrew
SoundRegion
The style is not my cup of tea, but I do like the bass playing. Reminds me of some early Steve Harris.
THANKS SOUND!
steve harris....you mean with iron maiden?
Yeah, the early stuff.
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batsbrew
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/02 12:11:21
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batsbrew
...i've uploaded a newer file already,
and downloadable,
check the new verison please
Sounds way better and can hear the guitars a little better, to me. I can hear that scratch part now, and those kick ass runs. The other thing I forgot to mention before was how much I dig the space and dynamics of it. It sounds great turned up. Love the ending too, by the way.
The mastering engineer did a great job with my original files, but my original files had some bass build-up in a few key frequencies that i missed, with my old monitors, and the files were finished that way with little change up of the overall freqs by the mastering engineer, he stayed true to my mixes... it is easier for me now (after the fact) to dial out issues, all i did was quickly edit the original 16 bit file with some eq changes, and re-post.... since i've almost sold out of all the original cd's, i'll probably re-mix the problem tunes (there are 3) and re-master myself, to match the other files, and burn my own cd's if folks purchase any more..... i wished there was a way to simply setup downloading of the finalized 16 bit wav files, and let people download them at their leisure, and do what they want with them!! that's what i'd prefer to do... but going thru cdbaby, this is not an option. they DO let folks download FLAC files, which is about the best way to do it... but not everybody has a FLAC player. maybe one day the methods of delivery will be standardized into a modern way.
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/02 12:37:47
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awesome, bat! love the guitars, as usual!
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/02 17:12:27
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ChuckC
Cool song bats. Oozes energy. Right about the time I was thinking "man I gotta say something about how much verb he has on these drums, it's nuts they sound so far away..." I realized it was an intentional effect and getting thicker. Pretty cool actually. Nice production man.
hey chuckC! thanks for listening...... you know, i wrote this drum part using Sony Acid... it's a loop-based software, and when i wrote it, i had it on an older PC, which has now gone the way of the dinosaurs. LOL anyway, when i wrote it, i wanted that big faraway sound, and it goes hand in hand with the lyric. the lyric is really what drives this mix. everything that happens in the mix, and the arrangement for that matter, is to serve the lyric... it's about letting go of someone dear. "Angel" rise like a champion,shine like a starreach out and grab me,tell me where you really are. Angelin my head nowAngelI was told howAngelIf you believe itAngelyou can see itAngelI was searchingAngelbut I could notAngel….reach the other side. When you crossover,do not forget that i'm here.I will reach out to you,I hope to draw you near,hope to draw you near. Sunny day, it feels ok,starry night, it seems alright Angel
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/02 22:53:59
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batsbrew
ChuckC
Cool song bats. Oozes energy. Right about the time I was thinking "man I gotta say something about how much verb he has on these drums, it's nuts they sound so far away..." I realized it was an intentional effect and getting thicker. Pretty cool actually. Nice production man.
hey chuckC!
thanks for listening......
you know, i wrote this drum part using Sony Acid...
it's a loop-based software,
and when i wrote it, i had it on an older PC, which has now gone the way of the dinosaurs.
LOL
anyway, when i wrote it, i wanted that big faraway sound,
and it goes hand in hand with the lyric.
the lyric is really what drives this mix. everything that happens in the mix,
and the arrangement for that matter, is to serve the lyric...
it's about letting go of someone dear.
"Angel"
rise like a champion,
shine like a star
reach out and grab me,
tell me where you really are.
Angel
in my head now
Angel
I was told how
Angel
If you believe it
Angel
you can see it
Angel
I was searching
Angel
but I could not
Angel
….reach the other side.
When you crossover,
do not forget that i'm here.
I will reach out to you,
I hope to draw you near,
hope to draw you near.
Sunny day, it feels ok,
starry night, it seems alright
Angel
Here's hoping the angel crosses over before you do! :D:D
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/03 16:18:38
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daryl1968
very cool - really hits the spot
hehe, daryl, which spot are you talking about? the religious spot, or the rockin' spot?! 
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/05 10:21:01
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SoundRegion
Yeah, the early stuff.
that's very interesting, that you hear his stuff in this... now i've gotta go find some early stuff and sit and listen for a while... i'll get back to you on what i think..... thanks sound
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/05 18:18:41
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Wow, another great song! I love your lyrics, always solid. I read the talk about too much bass and that you changed the mix to compensate, but where is the bass now? I hear it in the beginning and a spot or two in other places, but overall the whole mix sounds somewhat bottomless and thin on my system. This song can easily support more low end without sacrificing anything else, imho. Otherwise, keep up the great work!
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/05 20:34:29
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Lynn
Wow, another great song! I love your lyrics, always solid. I read the talk about too much bass and that you changed the mix to compensate, but where is the bass now? I hear it in the beginning and a spot or two in other places, but overall the whole mix sounds somewhat bottomless and thin on my system. This song can easily support more low end without sacrificing anything else, imho. Otherwise, keep up the great work!
lynn, it's so funny, some folks think the bass is perfect.... you suggest it's bottomless and thin.....! LOL that's ok, i know that folks' playback system vary all over the place.... here's the album version: https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/2-angel i'm remixing it anyway, and will offer a couple of remixes for free to all that have purchased the album... but just for the experiment, it's worth it. see if the original works better for you. with extended low end, it kills.
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/06 10:54:45
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/06 15:23:53
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Beagle
awesome, bat! love the guitars, as usual!
hey beagle! i'm glad you dig it, i really am trying to get my guitars to take a back seat to the arrangements and the vox, without NOT playing the way i really want! 
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/06 15:24:33
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eph221
Here's hoping the angel crosses over before you do! :D:D
heh! well, that's always on the table, isn't it?
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/06 18:19:27
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Very cool I like this one , the drum track sounds great !
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/07 11:50:49
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Lynn
Yes, that's much better!
well, this was my mix professionally mastered.... the ME was staying true to my mix, which on THIS song, and unusual for me, the bass/low end was NOT dialed in the way i really wanted. i think this was the first song of the compilation of songs for the album, that i finished mixing. i never really went back to revisit it..... so, on a full range system, or on, say, ear buds that have extended low end, it sounds wooly. the mix i'm doing now, actually increases the low end, but takes out a lot of wool. should be a better mix, and i'm going to email everyone that bought the album, a link to a download for the new mixes (there may be as many as 3) appreciate the feedback, just what i needed.
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/08 10:49:23
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blueice
Very cool I like this one , the drum track sounds great !
J.S.
appreciate the listen, blueice, thanks!
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/08 16:58:10
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Oh hell yes! Rockin tune. Weird vox. That's a good thing. Edgy.
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/08 17:15:18
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i actually feel both versions are slightly below your true top-notch mixes, but i prefer the album version. not sure why, but it's tough to have a gnarly bass line with more delicate guitars I suppose. of course the tune is great and the playing utterly beyond reproach. i especially love the little run at 0'42
the change-up is cool, but once again the song is too short! give us some fretboard wankery!
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/08 18:05:19
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/08 18:38:17
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Re: "Angel" - new song
2016/12/10 13:08:06
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mcourter
Oh hell yes! Rockin tune. Weird vox. That's a good thing. Edgy.
thanks mcourter, weird vox, that'd be me!! LOL
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