return of Distant Towers, new song Black Death Hand

Good morning folks.  It has been a long time since Tom and I have been around.  We hope everyone is well and creating songs.
The hiatus of Distant Towers is officially over.  We have just completed our first song for 2014.  It is called Black Death Hand.
We welcome and appreciate any feedback as has been our habit in the past.
 
You can find the song here....
http://distant-towers.com/DTlatestsong.htm
or here...
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12762325
 
Lineup....
Tom McCaffrey:  Vocals, lyrics, bass guitar, synth, loops
Preston Richardson:  Drums, percussion, drum engineering
Tony Wood:  Guitars
The female vocalist is a young student of Tom's and I am afraid I cannot remember her name.
 
 
 

Absolutely superb, and well worth the wait. Brilliant stuff guys.

First tune I have heard from you, Very nice, especially like the guitar work. Shame on you for not giving said female vocalists name a plug.

stevec:  Thanks for listening and providing feedback, much appreciated.  I like that it has a "feel" to it. 
 
rebel007:  Yeah, we were pretty active in the forum up until about 18 months ago or so.  Thanks for taking the time to give some feedback from the listen and for the props on guitar work.  Well hopefully my bandmate Tom will respond and give her name.  I've never met her and that will make sense when and if Tom tells the story behind her being involved with the tune. 
 
Warren!  How the heck are you?  Glad to see you are still out there....I've got a lot of catching up to do in what you've been creating.  Any suggestions for a start?....something that you are really proud of?  I like that tele in your profile pic, nice!  Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.....and thanks for thinking about us, glad we didn't keep ya waiting.  Preston really pounded the skins on this one.  He's got a new studio setup and we are all excited about it.  Good to be back among creative, supportive folks. Hope you are doing well.
 
James!  How you doin?  I was at your Headspace site not that long ago listening to some of the work.  You've really put together some cool stuff.  I still keep a lot of your tunes and collab tunes around.  There is one that gets into my playlist often....you know how with technology it is not as easy to remember song tunes?  Well can't remember the tune but everytime it comes on I think it is Eric Johnson and then remember it is your talented self!  Thanks for listening and commenting.  Hope all is well with you.
 
Wookiee:  Thanks for taking the time and the thumbs up on the mix.  We are brushing off the cobwebs but hoping that we'll be up to our old tricks sooner rather than later.
 
 

Tony, we haven't done anything new for awhile either.  Halloween tunes but nothing normal.  We've been absent also for a few months.  

this song has a lot of great sounds going for it .
Love the guitar tones ,the guitar part sets a nice groove for the rest of the song parts to play off of.
I can tell that lot of work went into the arrangement …there was no static song sections at all ….
great tone all across the board w the instruments and vocals   …this song has a nice mix 
 
Kenny

Ahhh Black Death Hand... This should have been the first dance at my last wedding...
 
Gave me a pretty strong Zappa vibe 
 
I liked it! P.S., don't eat the yellow snow, where the huskies go...
This actually rocks pretty f'ing hard. That 1st guitar break? Ending w/the chick vox? This is epic.
 
I would buy a ticket to see you in concert.

Kenny - hope your well mate and I'm glad to see your still kicking out great tunes! I've always appreciated your guitar work! Thanks for the listen.
 
Dan - Thanks for the listen and I'll take your input and go see what I can do in that vein....thanks again!
 
TheBand19 - Thanks bro...I love reading posts where I can tell folks are listening and typing at the same time..lol..as I do the same all the time!@...lol Really appreciate you coming by and encouraging us!!
 
Beagle!! Long time my brother!! God Bless you my man I hope you and your are fine! As always I'm thankful for your good ears and input and I agree there's a lil bug-a-boo in there...I was tellin Tony and Preston the same thing..I'll find her!!! lol...thanks bro..take care

Man, I've got to check in here more often.
About a month ago I felt like listening to some DT. Must have been a wavering in the force.
Anyhow, I Googled Distant Towers and got my fix.
Today I see this song has been floating around here for the past three weeks.
I like. It has that signature DT sound, but it's unique in its own right.
I like the introduction of Joo Yeon  to the fold. She adds a nice flavor to your sound.
Very tasty stuff from all of you guys.
I'd like to critique the mix, but all I can say is you guys inspire me to get better at my own.
Welcome back.

hey chaps (and chappess!)
brilliant recording. one of the best of yours, which sometimes have a mid-range clutter, but this is nice and wide and open. original tune as per norm. only things I might change are to automate the reverb in the part before the solo so the long tails only come into place when the accompaniment stops, and also the lead guitar is maybe a little too out front. love the subtle keys.
great stuff!

MGH....where the hell have you been bro!!..long time..hope your well!
 
Thanks for your input and I will go back in and try to un clutter...
 
kk bro...take soon!
 
 

There are some constants in this world:
Mothers will love their children
The sun will rise in the East
And DT will write something cool, creepy and unique.
 
Love the girl voice, it adds a real off-touch that makes it even more menacing. Lots of thought on this one.
 
The bass seems a bit lost: it is a cool line, though I can feel it in my subs but not in the over 80hz range.
 
I might think about pushing that drum kit a bit further back with some room reverb. It seems too far out front especially during the verses. Also cut a ton of the low end on the floor toms as they are really resonating.

Boy it seems like a lifetime since I have heard something from DT, and what a treat.  I don't have any comments on the mix --- it all sounds great to me.  The male vocal is wonderful and the female part really complements and adds to the song.  What a terrific number and arrangement.  The faint whispers at the end --- inspired.
Absolutely brilliant stuff ya'll!!!!