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Here is a new song from Spirit Level who are Robert Cordrey, Scott(ScottC) and Ray(rayc).

This song started as a rock shuffle that I was playing around with and sent the seq to Robert to see if he thought lyric and vocal would work with the backtrack. Robert made the necessary adjustments in the arrangement to work with his vocal and lyric. The seq was then set to Ray to add his bass track. Ray and I worked on the crunchy guitar rhythm tracks. I added fill to play underneath Roberts vocal and brought forward for the guitar break.

Swoon

Roberts Lyrics

Swoon

one line written like an epitaph
on walls of the underground
her laugh echoing in third class
fall into desolation sound
follow her down down
down into her labyrinth
follow the line she unwinds
from her blue dress

in that room everybody swoons
could be your tomb everybody swoons

her waist an upside down valentine
blonde circuits blowing the car
she sways you`re the nearest handy man
subway turns to a ramshackle rickshaw
follow her down down
down into her labyrinth
follow the line she unwinds
from her blue dress

in that room everybody swoons
down in her catacombs everybody swoons

welcome to her human museum
maybe you`re the first fireproof man
carpe-diem is that whst you`re thinking
dancing with an oriental fan
follow her down down
down into her labyrinth
follow the line she unwinds
from her blue dress

in that room everybody swoons
surrender to your doom everybody swoons

© Robert Cordrey Oct. 2020


We auditioned approx 8 different drums tracks and settled on the one in the song.

I did the mix on the song using Studio One 5 with a ton of help from Robert and Ray.

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Drums RealDrums-RockHardLA-Closed HiHt
Organ REalPiano 674 Organ B3, Background Blues Roadhouse


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Guys

Nice work all round. Roberts vocal was just right for the mood of the song, and I liked Ray's very complimentary bass playing. Some very tasty plying by Scott and the band choice especially the organ was spot on.

Excellent work.

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Nice collaboration!

I like the way this comes together but...........
I'd ask that you bring the vocals more forward for a better listening experience.

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Spirit Level,

Very cool tune— a bit of a change-up for Spirit Level . . . reading liking it. Great bass work, rayc (I believe). The organ pops a bit too much for me in spots, but that’s subjective and nitty. Love the lead guitar as well. Real slick!

All my best,

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Spirit level strikes again ... and I am quite happy it did! Every aspect of this shines! Everyone's part excelled and they work so nicely together.

Sorry for the brevity of recent comments, but our new house is finally finished and we are in ther process of moving into it. Lots of work and time-consuming!

Take care and be safe ...

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Spirit Level - reaching new levels.

Cool Art Rock. I like it.

Ray's bass shines. Scott's guitar sounds good. Robert's vocals are really cool. And a cool write.

Very much enjoyed the listen.

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Cool tune!! A nice addition to the Spirit Level catalogue!! Take care. Greg

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Originally Posted By: PeterF
Guys

Nice work all round. Roberts vocal was just right for the mood of the song, and I liked Ray's very complimentary bass playing. Some very tasty plying by Scott and the band choice especially the organ was spot on.

Excellent work.

Peter



Thanks Peter. Was really happy when Robert added the vocal and lyrics to the song. Rays bass line really took the song to a new place. Thanks for checking out the song. Glad you liked it


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Originally Posted By: CaptainMoto
Nice collaboration!

I like the way this comes together but...........
I'd ask that you bring the vocals more forward for a better listening experience.


Thanks CaptainMoto. So glad you liked the song. Will have another look at the vocal track


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I really enjoyed the clever use of "tomb" and "swoon" within the same line. It was quite catchy! Thanks for sharing.


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Hi guys,

that's really different. Like it a lot. Like Floyd said, great Art Rock - a very cool collab. Love the tone of the guitar (and the playing, too, of course) and the way Robert sings. Good bass, too. A really good job, guys !

All the best,

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First thing that caught me was how UNobtrusive your guitar fills below the vocal were, Scott. Man, you guys come up with some good stuff. Excellent playing and singing. The mix was unnoticed, which means it was perfect. Very impressive craft. Loved Ray's bass.


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Originally Posted By: Deej56
Spirit Level,

Very cool tune— a bit of a change-up for Spirit Level . . . reading liking it. Great bass work, rayc (I believe). The organ pops a bit too much for me in spots, but that’s subjective and nitty. Love the lead guitar as well. Real slick!

All my best,

Deej


Thanks Deej for checking out the song. Ray did a great job of the bass track. Thanks so much for mentioning the guitar track. Your comments are appreciated. Glad you liked it


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Originally Posted By: Al-David
Spirit level strikes again ... and I am quite happy it did! Every aspect of this shines! Everyone's part excelled and they work so nicely together.

Sorry for the brevity of recent comments, but our new house is finally finished and we are in ther process of moving into it. Lots of work and time-consuming!

Take care and be safe ...

Alan


Thanks Alan for checking out the song. The Spirit Level projects have been allot of fun. Really enjoy having Ray on board as well. He has added another level to our tunes..


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A collaboration at it finest. Everything about this is just perfect.

I really liked this one! The lyrics, vocal, guitar, and bass sounds like you all are in the same room jamming away.

Love that B3 also!


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Yeah! Very cool arrangement. I the way you just have the bass in there after each verse, very effective.

Robert nailed the vocal (and great lyrics too), Ray is solid on the bass, and Scott .. sounds like Scott! And that is a good thing smile

Mix also sounds good to me, I thought the vocal is sitting right where it should for this genre.

Your best yet, well done!

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Interesting and captivating mood. Love of course the lyrics that are so poetic and the vocal delivery which is taunting and haunting at the same time. Nice work you guys.

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I love this! What a cool vibe throughout! The vocal is super! You guys put out an impressive tune here! Kind of a Neil Young sounding thing IMO! Take care, T




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SL+Ray,

Listened to this yesterday on basic headphones, wanted to give it another spin on studio set before I reply.
The things I liked: Composition is psycho-stellar! Excellent guitar (S) and bass (R) playing!
Robert, vocals are one of your best, very clear not overfxd. Lyrics/phrasing A+
Couple of things to mention that you might or might not like smile I thought that drums are "ringing" a bit (too much high end). Also, I think bass is a bit buried. Perhaps riding it in some places, a good example 1:44 would make it more pronounced/fun. Overall, very COOL! Thank you for sharing.

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Spirit Level - reaching new levels.

Cool Art Rock. I like it.

Ray's bass shines. Scott's guitar sounds good. Robert's vocals are really cool. And a cool write.

Very much enjoyed the listen.

fj


Boy Robert will love the you mentioned Art Rock. Roberts lyrics paint such cool visuals I too believe they are very Artistic. So glad you liked the song.

Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Cool tune!! A nice addition to the Spirit Level catalogue!! Take care. Greg


Thanks Greg for checking out the song. So glad you liked it.

Originally Posted By: Ember - PG Music
I really enjoyed the clever use of "tomb" and "swoon" within the same line. It was quite catchy! Thanks for sharing.


Thanks Ember for checking out the song. Robert will very much love your comments. So glad you liked the song


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