"Speak to Me" - trippy rock original

"Speak to Me" - trippy rock original

http://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/bb09-speak-to-me

from the new album.
"The Time Is Magic"

recorded and mixed in sonar
lots of feedback electric guitar, some real spacey alternative music loops done in Nuendo, lots of harmonies, double tracked lead vox, slippery bass lines, and a head-trip lead guitar solo, inspired by jeff beck (no picks!)
heheh


hope you enjoy it.

Batsbrew,
  Very freakin cool man.  I love it.  At times the drums seem a bit set back but I understand.... you have a lot going on in there.  Over all great mix, cool vocals, nice performance all around and I love the slide "fretless" sound on the bassline.  Nice work here!

Very cool song ....
Mix sounded great on my setup.

This is excellent, makes me a little jealous I didn't come up with it all though my skills with this kind of music are def less than yours.

I can't really add much to the comments already given, so well done and keep them coming.

Ben

LYNN
thanks man. i love revolver.
appreciate the kind words.
i'll tell you, sonar is just dirt easy to work in.
all you have to do, is show up with the right attitude.
LOL
of course, sometimes that attitude needs some...........coaxing.
heheh


chuckC
glad you dig this one...
it's a bit different than the others.
the drums are a bit understated, only because of the depth of all the tracks.
they needed to be, and it's a good contrast to some of the more bombastic drum tracks on the previous songs on the album.
thanks for listening

gcarlson
thanks man. i'm glad this mix is translating, it was really really hard, to get the backing tracks to sit properly.

i had to take a 3 year old MP3 file, of the backing tracks, and tweak the ever loving you know what out of it, to get it to be where i wanted it.
and it still sounds lo-fi to me.
i just rolled with it.


 
guitartrek
thanks man, appreciate it!
no, this is not superior, the drums were done in nuendo originally, and were probably BFD


benMMusTech
thanks for checking this one out.
you know, this song was originally (in demo form) just a two guitar riff, built around a kind of steady boring jungle-kind of drum motif...
but the spacey vocal approach was there from the beginning.
this one was kind of written around the vocal first, usually i approach from the music first, then add melody, then lyric.

i wrote the lyric before i ever had the music.

All that matters is that the groove had my neck moving back and forth! awesome guitar work and recordings, something that I fail to capture.

Cool,

Cian

Another excellent bit of tunage. I especially love the bass!

I think I need a hit. lol!

It reminds me of Primus more than Beck though.

Very well done!

-Gonzo - you are always the best - you put out some fantastic music - this is no exception - I really love this.

Bat,
 
That is the coolest groove I have heard in a long time.    Guitar riffs are outstanding.  Riveting song throughout, never a boring moment.  Great job.
 
Regards

markno999
thanks man! glad you dig that groove...
and i appreciate the comments


ohgrant
thank you for the kind words
it's a great encouragement

This sounds great!  :)

Wow, Rob, I missed this one.  This is a great tune!  All the Batsbrew attributes and some new sounds.  The vocals are so great!!!  It is trippy!  Love it!  Hey, whatever happened to the Shaman Song?  Is it still kickin'?   The guitar solo in this is so off the charts, buddy.  Looks like I'll need to buy my second "Batsbrew" CD.  I have the first one committed to memory from walkin the mountain with it.  :-)

evadianepug
you missed this one?!

man, you gotta get the album!
LOL

cheapest way, is download from amazon....


shaman song, 
no, it didn't fit on this one...
and since i wrote that one for my father (deceased), my mother also has passed.
it just didn't feel right to put it on this one......
but i've got a new version of it anyway, new mix, maybe i should post the new version here, and get some feedback on it before i wrap it?

speak to me solo:
this solo, on this song, was inspired by jeff beck.
 i had been watching my dvd of Beck at ronnie scotts, and you know, he plays without a pick.
has for years.


when i go to do a solo, i've usually played over the top of the section a dozen times, just to play around with it.
but when i actually do the recording, i hit the red button, and go.
it's always an 'all or nothing' kind of thing, my solos..... i like them completely off the cuff, and either they work, or they don't.
if they dont', i blow them away, and start over.


so, i set my amp up real hot, where it's just singing...
and i tossed the pick, and just used the sides of my nails, to hit the strings with glancing blows, you can hear the fingernail attack very clearly in some good headphones or earbuds....
it's an interesting way to play, for me, after years of either fingerstyle or picks, but never just for solos...
so i'm going to investigate that style further.

thanks for listening, and commenting, i'm glad you dig this one.

Fantastic. Really enjoyed this while working tonight. Had to actually take a 5 minute breather to give it the attention it deserves.

Great job!

Cheers,
Terry.