On Friday, February 22, 2002, at 11:47 AM, Jim Purbrick wrote:
> Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment.
>
>> Opportunities and Fragments are both good tracks in my ears. I agree
>> they could probably use a little work on the drum programming,
>
> What kind of changes? Filling up or stripping down? Mixing up the
> patterns?
> Changing sounds?
>
A couple of changes would really fill it out. I think the beat works as
is, but could contribute more to the track if it did a big change up
once or twice... Just something to grab the listener's attention.
>> The jazz components are great and work well in the frameworks of the
>> songs. The beat itself could sound a bit meatier, perhaps. The spoken
>> word parts of Fragments are cool and add a lot to the track.
>
> Is the meat an EQ thing? A sample layering thing? The beats on both
> tracks
> are pretty compressed and distorted already.
>
Yeah, more punch in the kick and snap in the snare. Maybe a little less
distortion actually.
>> I'm not that into Midnight Robbery. It doesn't really go anywhere for
>> me. I'd keep bobbing my head if it came over the sound system, but I
>> wouldn't stop to listen or wonder what I was hearing.
>
> I'd say that's fair. I quite like the production on that one, but a few
> people have said it needs more of a hook and direction and I'd
> grudgingly
> agree :-)
>
I actually listened to it again the other day and it grew on me a bit.
Compared to your other two, it's pretty plain jane from my perspective,
though. I'm MUCH more into jazzy melodic stuff, though, so my opinion
may not be the best one to listen to.
>> I say work on the jazzier tracks more. I'm a sucker for stuff like
>> that. 8-)
>
> Me too, whenever I send stuff to labels though, they say give me some
> 'floor
> fillers first and we'll talk about the jazzy tracks later ;-)
>
Yeah, same story as always I guess. They need to sell records and most
record buyers are looking for the standard fare to mix with all those
other records out there.
Maybe some more broad-based labels would consider it? Maybe some
downtempo or IDM labels?
Good luck with it!
Dallas
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