thewilliamsondawtcom, new tune

[Dec]

2 tunes in as many weeks? I've never felt so productive in my life.

Aye, I've hashed together a rough instrumental of "When I Finally Close My Eyes". I'm quite liking it so far, hopefully the full version with vocals, guitars, scratching etc will be on the EP.

Check it out - http://www.myspace.com/thewilliamson

[djtoast]

I like it, nice blend of elements. Very fond of the piano bit at the start, and the drum track throughout.

Perhaps slightly disjointed at 1:54—dropping and replacing so many features at once with little to connect across makes it feel slightly like someone changed the channel on a radio. At 3:17, for example, the sudden shift works better due to the acapella bar, for me.

The echoed "wake up" is a little anticipatory at the very start, I'd have timed it to be a bit lazier at that part of the song to reflect the mellow vibe.

[poprock]

I have an aversion to MySpace and am waiting patiently for the EP. Still thinking along Chris Ware/Jimmy Corrigan lines for the art?

[MarkMono]

That tracks a fuckin' adventure mate, nice one.

[Adele]

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[Dec]

Aye, I was having trouble moving between those parts so I poofed it and went "I'll just do a straight cut". Cheers for the comments, it's always good to hear an educated opinion on my tunes.

[djtoast]

I'd have had a bar (perhaps two beats) of silence or something. Always loved that bit in the Garbage track where everything stops with a turntable stopping kinda noise. Leetle cheesy but effective.

Stick Wyclyff going "Two Times" in at that point. You'll get a grammy.

[Syxx]

Good track mate, well in.

[Dec]

Originally Posted by poprock

I have an aversion to MySpace and am waiting patiently for the EP. Still thinking along Chris Ware/Jimmy Corrigan lines for the art?

I totally missed this post earlier, but "Aye" is the short answer here. Once I've got all the instrumentals laid down, I'm gonna start working out the story arc/lyrics for the EP, and then we'll talk.

Everyone else, cheers for the kind words. Bonus cool points if anyone can name the samples used.

[Largest of Gregs]

you mean its not all your own music? how 21st century

[i_am_blip]

i really like it.
i agree with mr burnt bread about the shift from fast to slow. maybe a bar or two of a reversed synth pad or something just to let it fade for a second. or if you're having vox over the top silence would be good.

bravo sir.

[poprock]

Hmm. A harsh break/change during the track could be worked into the lyrics somehow and then magically make a lot of sense. Assuming a storytelling lyric, that could be the point where something happens to the protagonist—drinking something, taking something, falling over, tripping, stuttering, crashing a car, snapping a record, being smiled at by a pretty girl … you never know.

[TehBunny]

I really like it. I think the dropping/replacing bit actually works. But then what do I know?

Both songs are ace, IMHO.

[Adele]

Just heard this; excellent. Heart of the city sample? The strings and drums are cracking.

[Dec]

Aye, it's from the acapella of Heart of the City.