framheim Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I've been messing about with some recordings, mainly sketches and ideas. I put a bit of effort into this one though and thought i'd seek a little feedback, it's a song we used to do in Winter in Siberia called Listen. Listen by Daemons on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for freeIt's a little loose but I'm ok with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I quite like the song like this and the overall echoey effect, it's quite atmospheric but I would outright bin the background electronic drum beat which doesn't match what is going on with the song in general and is actually quite irritating, to me anyway. I think it could get away with nae drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I quite like the song like this and the overall echoey effect, it's quite atmospheric but I would outright bin the background electronic drum beat which doesn't match what is going on with the song in general and is actually quite irritating, to me anyway. I think it could get away with nae drums.jeez, it's out of time enough as it is and you want me to ditch the drums?! o_OI get that, I'm quite partial to the drums but could maybe tone them down a bit and make them more sparse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 jeez, it's out of time enough as it is and you want me to ditch the drums?! o_OI get that, I'm quite partial to the drums but could maybe tone them down a bit and make them more sparse.A bit of percussion would be good if it was suitably atmospheric, but still 'electronic-y', I quite like that. But the constant thudding just now is a bit off-putting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyEB Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ahhh, always good to hear this one. I like the electronic drums and the washy guitar strums.The piano bits are lush. The only thing that I wasn't sure about was the length of the song, which seemed a little long for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphas Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I quite enjoyed that. You say it is a bit loose but I think that suited the song. Maybe needs the levels tweaked here and there but a good effort.Out of interest, what did you use to program the drums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 cheers for listening! The drums were done using ableton, just two hits with a groove delay and looped forever. they were even busier before but i toned them down a bit and lowered them in the mix, then made them a bit less harsh. I listened to them again today and I still quite like them, I wouldn't say they're 'thudding' but I'll try making them sparser and see how it sounds too.I'm glad you said loose suited the song trigger! I don't think it was helped by trying to change the second half of the song when it was embedded in my head a certain way before. it felt wrong everytime i played it, and singing it was impossible. guess it just takes getting used to when you change songs around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 ok, I played with the drums so they're a lot subtler and rolled the reverb off a bit as i felt the second half was a little too loose and wanted to restore a bit of punch to the guitar. i think it's a big improvement.Listenv2 by Daemons on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 I've recorded another old Winter in Siberia song bedroom style, I really like this song and wanted to make sure it was recorded somewhere as we'd never had a stab at recording it. The Bountiful Harvest by Daemons on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for freeI was aiming for a buoy bell sound at the start and end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyEB Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 I've recorded another old Winter in Siberia song bedroom style, I really like this song and wanted to make sure it was recorded somewhere as we'd never had a stab at recording it. The Bountiful Harvest by Daemons on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for freeI was aiming for a buoy bell sound at the start and end.I really like your voice on this version. It would have been nice to have the bell on it's own at the start and then the guitars as the two clash a bit. I like the fucked up drum bit at the end too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 I like the actual music and vocals but the drums really detract from it for me... they're a bit off putting. Could you not use a boran and give it a more natural feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 I like the actual music and vocals but the drums really detract from it for me... they're a bit off putting. Could you not use a boran and give it a more natural feel?I can't play the boran. well, i maybe can, i've never tried but my sense of rhythm is pretty poor so i'm guessing it's a no to the boran. I get what you're saying, but my intention was always to use electronic drums on these tracks. Hopefully as I get more practice I'll get better at programming them more naturally, though in the bountiful harvest the drums are meant to be noisy and jarring as it's signifying the confusion and terror of a boat sinking. check me with the metaphorical drum tracks. what a dick.chuffed that people are digging the vocals though, it's taken me a long time to be comfortable with my singing voice. thanks to all who have listened and given feedback.I've also been doing blog posts about the tracks with more info on recording them etc: It's Cold Out There: The Bountiful Harvest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 The WAVES!Really like The Bountiful Harvest. Sounds much better than the first track you put up (think you fell into the same trap I did at first and in a rush of enthusiasm uploaded something that wasn't nearly ready to be heard by others). The piano in the background is lovely. I actually like the electronica coming in at the end as well; totally get what you were doing there and I think it works well. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Listening to Listen now. I love this song, it was my favourite WiS tune. Makes me annoyed that you didn't play more gigs now.The drums are OK in this but it does sound a bit like my headphones are broken which I don't think is a good effect. I think overall this song would be better sans drums. Another nice piano piece as well. Is that a VST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 yea, it's in built one on ableton. thanks for the feedback chris! at some point I'll rework that first one and see if I can make it any better. I think I just need to work on the actual song and nail it before trying to record it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I've been messing around with birdsong for various hippy reasons. I wanted to manipulate it so it sounds different but still reminds us of the original birds but also sound like contemporary music. head over to the daemons facebook page and let me know what you think: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daemons/162123237185779 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 I've been busy creating a dirty electro track recently. My first stab at programming drums. All feedback welcome!http://soundcloud.com/david-officer/the-kraken-awakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 very dirty... liking it so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphas Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I enjoyed that. What software/equipment did you use for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 i'm using Ableton Live and a wee akai lpk25 midi keyboard. Just doing it for a bit of fun and practice but really enjoying the results.I've just uploaded a different version of my most recent track. It's about solar flares and failing technology: http://soundcloud.com/david-officer/coronal-mass-ejection it's also pretty dirty and hard to listen to. hopefully in a good way though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 BOOM! more music. really got the bug for this now, this is a slightly more ambient track with a good wee groove: http://soundcloud.com/david-officer/hawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I've put 4 of my electronic experimentations up on bandcamp as a free ep to download if anyones interested: http://daemons.bandcamp.com/there's one track which is the birdsong manipulation, a more ambient piece and some noisier dirty electronic tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Are you planning on doing any of this live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Yea I'm working on that. It'll be a while before I can a live set together and it'll probably take a slightly different form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I've also started a tumblr for daemons, http://daemonsmusic.tumblr.com/It's going to feature art and music that I find interesting, as well as serve as the daemons website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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