Comments on: Snippets 13-15 http://colortheory.com/snippets-13-15 electronic indie piano pop Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thomas http://colortheory.com/snippets-13-15#comment-252 Thomas Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:26:42 +0000 http://colortheory.com/?p=1438#comment-252 I guess you should mix and match the drums. I like the vocal-style of "Stumble"..nice! I guess you should mix and match the drums.

I like the vocal-style of “Stumble”..nice!

]]> By: Brian Hazard http://colortheory.com/snippets-13-15#comment-251 Brian Hazard Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:24:19 +0000 http://colortheory.com/?p=1438#comment-251 So far, a split decision in regard to the drums. Maybe David has it right, and I should mix and match. I remember back in 2001 when I was working on my all-acoustic album, I played a bit for a producer friend and he said, "yep, sounds like Color Theory!" Cohesion may be a given. The piano in "Canadian Boards" just has a little low cut, compression, and reverb. It's more or less au natural. It took all of five minutes to record that part, so it's no big deal to come up with something more appropriate. I doubt "Stumble" will become a song, but it's nice to know I could pull off different styles in a pinch. I'm planning to approach my publisher after I finish with the snippets to see if he might be able to place some of them in film/TV. It might be worth a week of my time to tighten up the mixes and flesh out the arrangements a bit. So far, a split decision in regard to the drums. Maybe David has it right, and I should mix and match. I remember back in 2001 when I was working on my all-acoustic album, I played a bit for a producer friend and he said, “yep, sounds like Color Theory!” Cohesion may be a given.

The piano in “Canadian Boards” just has a little low cut, compression, and reverb. It’s more or less au natural. It took all of five minutes to record that part, so it’s no big deal to come up with something more appropriate.

I doubt “Stumble” will become a song, but it’s nice to know I could pull off different styles in a pinch. I’m planning to approach my publisher after I finish with the snippets to see if he might be able to place some of them in film/TV. It might be worth a week of my time to tighten up the mixes and flesh out the arrangements a bit.

]]> By: Guy http://colortheory.com/snippets-13-15#comment-250 Guy Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:16:42 +0000 http://colortheory.com/?p=1438#comment-250 Oh no, far be it from me to risk giving my opinion! It all sounds pretty good to me, and unfinished work is hard to judge anyway. Though it's exciting to know we could have an influence on a future Color Theory album. Canadian Boards sounds like a strong basis for a song as you say but the "jittery" quick changes of some parts make it hard to track when I listen to it. Maybe a little lower pitch or expanded timbre are all that is needed to make the piano sound more classical? Did you alter it much for the snippet? I don't if it sounds too artificial or what. Stumble sounds quite different from your usual work. Here the bit of "jitter" beginning about two-thirds of the way in fits naturally with the mood of the piece, I would say. It is an interesting direction to see you take. Cool! It does kind of recall Portishead. I really like LED dreams. Having everything fade in and out sounds more organic and is a pleasure to listen to. A lot of what I do when I listen to songs is try to track the different elements in my mind like I would examine objects entering or moving around my field of vision (I'm a visual thinker.) Having them fade in makes it seem like they're getting "closer" if that makes sense, so it feels like a more natural increase to the complexity of the piece. That last actually reminds me of something. Once, I asked my mother whether she preferred the acoustic style of "Something Beautiful" or the more electronic style of "Life's Fairytale." She said she tended to prefer the songs from "Life's Fairytale" because, as she put it, "There is more going on." Oh no, far be it from me to risk giving my opinion! It all sounds pretty good to me, and unfinished work is hard to judge anyway. Though it’s exciting to know we could have an influence on a future Color Theory album.

Canadian Boards sounds like a strong basis for a song as you say but the “jittery” quick changes of some parts make it hard to track when I listen to it. Maybe a little lower pitch or expanded timbre are all that is needed to make the piano sound more classical? Did you alter it much for the snippet? I don’t if it sounds too artificial or what.

Stumble sounds quite different from your usual work. Here the bit of “jitter” beginning about two-thirds of the way in fits naturally with the mood of the piece, I would say. It is an interesting direction to see you take. Cool! It does kind of recall Portishead.

I really like LED dreams. Having everything fade in and out sounds more organic and is a pleasure to listen to. A lot of what I do when I listen to songs is try to track the different elements in my mind like I would examine objects entering or moving around my field of vision (I’m a visual thinker.) Having them fade in makes it seem like they’re getting “closer” if that makes sense, so it feels like a more natural increase to the complexity of the piece.

That last actually reminds me of something. Once, I asked my mother whether she preferred the acoustic style of “Something Beautiful” or the more electronic style of “Life’s Fairytale.” She said she tended to prefer the songs from “Life’s Fairytale” because, as she put it, “There is more going on.”

]]> By: David http://colortheory.com/snippets-13-15#comment-249 David Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:19:18 +0000 http://colortheory.com/?p=1438#comment-249 I say let the songs dictate which drums to use. I love those old school drum samples for LED Dreams, but wouldn't want to hear them on "Stumble". I like everything about Stumble except that ride cymbal. Rather hear something dusty and crunchy on the high end. As for "Canadian Boards", I think it's the sound of the piano -- sounds more or less like a casio sample than a real piano that makes it sound silly. I say let the songs dictate which drums to use. I love those old school drum samples for LED Dreams, but wouldn’t want to hear them on “Stumble”. I like everything about Stumble except that ride cymbal. Rather hear something dusty and crunchy on the high end.

As for “Canadian Boards”, I think it’s the sound of the piano — sounds more or less like a casio sample than a real piano that makes it sound silly.

]]> By: Monty Singleton http://colortheory.com/snippets-13-15#comment-248 Monty Singleton Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:22:03 +0000 http://colortheory.com/?p=1438#comment-248 My vote is for the drum machine sound. My vote is for the drum machine sound.

]]> By: Styk http://colortheory.com/snippets-13-15#comment-247 Styk Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:31:12 +0000 http://colortheory.com/?p=1438#comment-247 I am personally preferring the Sample Based Drum sounds myself. They just have a thicker sound in my opinion. :) Styk I am personally preferring the Sample Based Drum sounds myself. They just have a thicker sound in my opinion. :)

Styk

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