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posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:44 AM on July 13, 2006

What is that? Between dog and wolf? My French is demonstrably bad. It reminds me of Wolfbait, a local band. Both the vocals and the guitar riff are a little bit too major-happy for metal, and when you have a programmed drum, you might want to put it at the back of the mix. (It might be fun to reprogram the drums to use only that double kick sound for the whole thing).
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:43 AM on July 13, 2006

Heh. It sounds a LOT like TMBG, and having one member do everything is kinda their way...
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:38 AM on July 13, 2006

I go the opposite way from snsranch— I really liked the beat, but the rapping kinda left me cold in a lot of spots, and I thought the chorus was a little too sophomoric. There were too many hallmarks of amatuer rap: offbeat rhyming, inconsistent meter, the use of cussing as explitive (filler), repetitive use of the same word... You might want to try rerecording the vocals with an ear toward more sparseness, and try to de-emo the chorus.
Again, really great beat.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:36 AM on July 13, 2006

Oh, and getting it down to a solid three-and-a-half or four minutes would probably help too. Since there's no real narrative, you can cut the weaker stuff without having to rewrite everything.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:37 AM on July 13, 2006

This was really nice. Reminds me of 10cc in a weird way.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:31 AM on July 13, 2006

I really liked this, actually. The vocal layering worked really well.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:30 AM on July 13, 2006

This is awesome. In parts, it sounded like the standard Fever sung as Beaver, which made me laugh.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 7:28 AM on July 13, 2006

Good stuff. Similar to The Quails and The Gossip. Might want to mix the vocals further back (along with the guitar) and bring the bass further up. Right now, the production makes this sound FM ready, but not as compelling as it could be. Having the vocals so far out in front is part of that.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 12:43 PM on July 6, 2006

Sounds even more like you should write Nirvana a check. (Or Love Battery).
I like grunge, I like this. Change the name of the band, or I'll never find you on Google.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 10:04 AM on July 6, 2006

Great stuff.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 10:01 AM on July 6, 2006

Great guitar riffs. Drummer could use some work, as he's got no swing (and swing helps on surf riffs, just like it does in Western).
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 8:31 AM on July 6, 2006

Heh. I thought it might, but I also know drummers that play like that.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:29 AM on July 6, 2006

Yeah, this is awesome.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:27 AM on July 6, 2006

Heh. The only way this could be better is with panning and phasers all over it. Fun stuff.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:25 AM on July 6, 2006

With the vocal effects and the chaotic rhythms, it sounds more than a bit like early Ween. Whether or not this is intentional, I don't know. I like the percussion, but wonder if this track might be served by being a bit sparser with a bit more of a coherent melodic line from the keys.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:23 AM on July 6, 2006

I really like the vocals and synth works, but I'm not a huge fan of the hyper compressed beats. There's no character in 'em. You could do the exact same pattern with a richer, but still bone dry, snare snap and get a lot more out of it.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:19 AM on July 6, 2006

Man, both the drummer and the sax player should be shot. This needs a massive beat behind it to make up for the wah-wah disco, otherwise it's hard to order the gyrations. The keys are nice, if a little smooth, and the break is great. Beware of synth strings though...
And y'all should probably write Jamiriqui (or however you spell it) a check. Which would balance out, because they have to sign over all their money to Stevie Wonder.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:11 AM on July 6, 2006

This must kill at the Renaissance Fair.
The bass seems inconsistently levelled, and the handclaps barely come through. Might be nice to have a fiddle solo, especially during the last coupla runs through the main melody instead of just singing along.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:06 AM on July 6, 2006

This is the first track on MuFi that I've really liked.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 9:01 AM on July 6, 2006

Man, this is a minute's worth of idea crammed into a four minute slot, innit?
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 8:53 AM on July 6, 2006

Playskool Squarepusher? The squeezebox is catchy as hell, and the intro beat is solid. The Roni Size broken beats are a little cliched (though I think you do 'em well), and I like the frantic synth bass (303?).
Beware of over-reliance on vocal samples. While "The foot is twitchin'" is nice, you don't need it as much there as you've put in. You might be better served by looking for a rapper to hook up with, as you seem to have a knack for hip hop ready hooks.
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 8:45 AM on July 6, 2006

Could probably use more distortion on the guitar and bass parts, and the drums should be recorded to de-emphisize the snare and bring up the toms more. Right now, the drums sound really flat. Also, beware of pretty bridges.
You might dig Human Wick Effect, though they're a bit more grindcore.
(I am curious about which strain of vocals you'd put over this— Cookie Monster, Valkyrie or Emo).
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 8:41 AM on July 6, 2006

This would be a great bed to lay some elecctro funk or prog over, but at present is both too much like Papua, New Guinea, and not enough like Papua, New Guinea.
(See also: Cluster)
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 8:37 AM on July 6, 2006

Is there supposed to be so much distortion on the bass?
This is definitely more out of the rock/pop world than out of the jazz world, and would probably be better translated into a pop song (but double the tempo, because as it is now it sounds more like the instrumental track for a Hoobastank song).
posted to MeFi Music by klangklangston at 8:27 AM on July 6, 2006