Alkaline Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hi folks, I've been working on some solo stuff for a little while now and I'm finally at a point where I'm ready to share the first track from my new EP, Ghostwood. You can hear it on https://ladywantsaudio.bandcamp.com/ Would be great to get some feedback on it please (good and bad, both welcomed). Feel free to like my page on Facebook too https://www.facebook.com/ladywantsaudio/ Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hmmm. I didn't care for it. I found it a bit backgroundy and monotone. I hate giving negative feedback because I know how much it sucks when you put a lot of yourself into a song and then people don't like it, and I also hate to use the old cop-out of "it's well played and everything but it's not my cup of tea" but I kind of have to, or at least a close relative of it: it's not a bad song, I just didn't like it. I'll happily listen to further recordings though. Maybe this one just didn't do it for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Enjoyed it. Almost sounded like it could be on a Ninja Tunes or Sunday Best compilation - which I'm very much into. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 5 hours ago, Lemonade said: Hmmm. I didn't care for it. I found it a bit backgroundy and monotone. I hate giving negative feedback because I know how much it sucks when you put a lot of yourself into a song and then people don't like it, and I also hate to use the old cop-out of "it's well played and everything but it's not my cup of tea" but I kind of have to, or at least a close relative of it: it's not a bad song, I just didn't like it. I'll happily listen to further recordings though. Maybe this one just didn't do it for me. That's cool, cheers for listening though! I'm the same, I hate saying "it's not my cup of tea" and if I can be a bit more constructive I will. How did you find it from a production point of view? I don't even see your feedback as negative really, backgroundy is synonymous with ambient for me and I can cope with people not liking my stuff Thanks for taking the time out to listen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 4 hours ago, ca_gere said: Enjoyed it. Almost sounded like it could be on a Ninja Tunes or Sunday Best compilation - which I'm very much into. Thanks man, I'm a massive Cinematic Orchestra fan so there's a minor (and obviously less talented) nod to them I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 On 26/07/2016 at 6:30 PM, Alkaline said: That's cool, cheers for listening though! I'm the same, I hate saying "it's not my cup of tea" and if I can be a bit more constructive I will. How did you find it from a production point of view? I don't even see your feedback as negative really, backgroundy is synonymous with ambient for me and I can cope with people not liking my stuff Thanks for taking the time out to listen though. Production was spot on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 16 minutes ago, Lemonade said: Production was spot on Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) I dig it. It's got a swooshy trip-hop thing going in. I'm in to that, but don't listen to enough of it. The one part of the song which I thought clashed a little bit - to my ears anyway - is the staccato bass rhythm which comes in at the start and stays constant throughout. Everything else seems very sustained, the strings and the reverb soaked vocals sweep over the percussion, but the bass pulses seem to stick out a little bit. It's not necessarily bad, but on first listen it didn't seem to fit. But perhaps in context with the rest of he EP, it may fall in to place. I'd definitely like to hear more. Edited July 28, 2016 by Soda van Jerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 26 minutes ago, Soda van Jerk said: I dig it. It's got a swooshy trip-hop thing going in. I'm in to that, but don't listen to enough of it. The one part of the song which I thought clashed a little bit - to my ears anyway - is the staccato bass rhythm which comes in at the start and stays constant throughout. Everything else seems very sustained, the strings and the reverb soaked vocals sweep over the percussion, but the bass pulses seem to stick out a little bit. It's not necessarily bad, but on first listen it didn't seem to fit. But perhaps in context with the rest of he EP, it may fall in to place. I'd definitely like to hear more. Cheers, it's probably just my bass playing but I just wanted to add a little "thump" to it. In that respect it fits the sort of grind of the others. I'm aiming this EP as a sort of concept based around sex/love. Sleeper will be track 3 which kind of represents bliss or euphoria. I have track 2, Night Moves (which has been described by at least one person who's heard the bones of it as "shagging music"), tracked out I just need to put some frills and get a vocalist. I'm also working on track 1, The Chase, and track 4, Glow. But they're a bit further behind in terms of development. Where I'm headed with it I've got clear in my head at least Thanks again for listening though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Great sounding track, I really like it. The staccato keys parts really make it in my opinion. They add an edge and keep the concentration. When they stop at 0:55 I feel a real relaxation point and then my attention is picked up again when they come back in. They induce a sense of anxiety that prevents me from not listening or paying attention. If they were smoother swooooshes it might add a totally different feel to the track though it might be more relaxing if that was the intention of the track. To me the track has a very subtle menace to it. I don't really like the hand clamp sound, this is personal preference, it sounds cheap to me as it just reminds me of cheap 1980's keyboards. I guess this is probably exactly why you use it though! Great track though, I'd like to hear the EP when your finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 5 hours ago, Cabbage said: Great sounding track, I really like it. The staccato keys parts really make it in my opinion. They add an edge and keep the concentration. When they stop at 0:55 I feel a real relaxation point and then my attention is picked up again when they come back in. They induce a sense of anxiety that prevents me from not listening or paying attention. If they were smoother swooooshes it might add a totally different feel to the track though it might be more relaxing if that was the intention of the track. To me the track has a very subtle menace to it. I don't really like the hand clamp sound, this is personal preference, it sounds cheap to me as it just reminds me of cheap 1980's keyboards. I guess this is probably exactly why you use it though! Great track though, I'd like to hear the EP when your finished. Thanks glad you enjoyed listening to it. I've definitely left a kinda dark undertone in there for atmosphere. Hopefully have the rest of the EP finished come end of this month and all being well it will be released on the Binary School label, Binary Trax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 I've been really enjoying your tracks! Keep up the good work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 11 hours ago, FatHand said: I've been really enjoying your tracks! Keep up the good work Thanks man, just struggling to land on a 4th song for the EP. Hopefully have something sorted over the weekend. Will mail you those vocals too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 35 minutes ago, Alkaline said: Thanks man, just struggling to land on a 4th song for the EP. New Jack Swing style cover of Alive by POD. Just call me the EP Doctor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 9 hours ago, colb said: New Jack Swing style cover of Alive by POD. Just call me the EP Doctor. I can hear the clav as I type this... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 EP should be released by Binary Trax in the next few weeks, I'll update when I get a date and where it can be downloaded from. Until then here's a preview of one of the other songs: https://soundcloud.com/binary-school-trax/preview-ladywantsaudio-hunter_hunted-from-ghostwood-ep-binary-trax0022016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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