YaYa Sister

https://soundcloud.com/lawrence-olivier/yaya-sister

In 2006 I wrote this song on a synth keyboard as an instrumental groove in 7/8 time using propellorhead’s Reason. Sometime in 2007 I added the Rap vocal story and mixed it down.

For the last couple of years I have wanted to integrate it with BIAB somehow, but it was in an odd time signature. Then a few weeks ago I had a facepalm moment “dope! change it to 4/4 you idiot!” So here it is!

Some of the higher harmony vocal parts I can’t reach anymore (yikes!) so melodyne helped me out. I have had a lot of fun working on this.


RealDrums in Song: SmoothJazzCoolSw16^2-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride
RealTracks in style: ~903:Bass, Electric, SmoothCool Sw16 100
RealTracks in song: 1997:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm SmoothJazzCool Sw16 100
RealTracks in song: 2792:Horn Section, Background CroonerBallad11-Part Sw 060
RealTracks in song: 1229:Guitar, Electric, Soloist SmoothJazzCool Sw16 100
RealTracks in song: 1404:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Soul70sWarmA-B Ev16 100
RealTracks in song: 2621:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Swing16WahWah Sw16 085
RealTracks in song: 2536:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopSw16Zane Sw16 075
RealTracks in song: ~1073:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm SmoothJazzCool Sw16 100
RealTracks in song: ~396:Guitar, Electric, Soloist Metal Ev 085

Dimension Pro Bass
Dimension Pro Piano
Reason Dreampiano

What a cool intro. Loved this tune. Excellent backtrack and vocal

Excellent sound and vocal effect.
Very nice song.

Sergio

Lawrence

Brilliantly innovative and a wonderful sound and top vocal.
Some great ideas superbly integrated into the song.
Really clever.

Peter

A very well thought out production with so many cool elements from different genres...the non rap parts reminded me ( in a good way) of Steve Miller.
Very creative.

Robert

Man, quite the production! Very cool piece of music, loved it.

Now that is different!

Very cool Lawrence.
Love the backing vocals. The whole song actually reminds me of hey St. Peter from Flash and the Pan.
Keep them songs coming!

Rob

Cool music, Lawrence.

Terrific listen. SO many little things that catch your attention along the way.

Enjoyed it.

fj

+1!

Good cross-mixture of instruments/styles. It all works very well, with mixing sw/ev rhythms, and I was surprised to see the metal solo fit so well.

Really like this one!

Steve

gruverider love it very creative and well done thanks eric

Hi Lawrence,

Great production! The arrangement is top-notch. There's so many nuances and little inclusions that make this sparkle. Everything about this says "Great Song & Production". We totally loved - even the psychodelic guitar. And loved the trailing wah-wag at the end. Great stuff!

Alan & Di

Hello, Lawrence

Really creative!
The intro is very cool.
As Alan & Di said, the arrangement is top-notch and there's so many nuances and little inclusions that make this sparkle.
Your vocals and guitars are very tasty.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Lawrence,

This is just great - so many textures and rhythms. Love the vocal and mix.

Bob

Lawrence, That must have taken some time to put together. You had me from the get go. Absolutely loved everything about this! There is a lot to take in and requires many listens to fully appreciate the intricate production. Fantastic arranging and vocals. Bravo!!! Tom

Great track!!! Such an interesting musical piece. It struck me that the music had a real Steely Dan vibe. They are one of my very favorite bands. This is excellent!!! Take care. Greg

This deserves several listens to just discover all the sonic goodies!

A well done write, arrangement and vocal...and a showcase of the use and potential of BiaB.

Remarkable

J&B

Oh wow! almost missed this one. Heck of a production. Loved it.

Mike B.

Beautiful sound!
love the changes
interesting settings for the vocals
works well
all of this works very well
Cool!
Enjoyed,

Kenny

The title kinda put me off, but curiosity got me and ...well here I is.

Pretty cool jive song. More of a funk groove and that's pretty cool.

Yep, pretty interesting stuff. Good job.

Smoking man. Love it.

Thank you Scott.

Sergio, glad you liked it.

Peter, thanks for listening and commenting. It was fun trying to make all of the elements work.

Thank you Robert. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you for listening and commenting.

Thank you Rob. It's always fun to play in a different sand box. It does sound remarkably like "Hey St. Peter" in many respects. I must have heard that song long ago and stored it away somewhere.

Thank you Floyd. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you Steve. There is some mysterious glue somewhere holding this thing together lol!

Thank you Eric.

Thank you Alan & Di. The wah-wah ending was splitting the tail and copying and pasting it several times and fading out.

Thank you for the kind words, Shigeki.

Bob, once again thank you for listening and commenting.

Tom thank you so much. It did take time to try to give everything it's own space. I'm messing around with reverb (esp predelay) on individual tracks to see if I can create depth.

Greg, yes very Steely Dan meets maybe Pink Floyd. The album "Aja" made such an impact on me.

Thank you for the kind words J&B. Glad that you enjoyed it.

Thank you very much Mike. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you for the kind words Kenny.

Thank you Herb.


Glad you liked it David.

You never cease to surprise, amaze and entertain me, my friend! It was like listening to Earth Wind and Gruverider!

I envy all that talent you're hoarding. ;-)

"This deserves several listens to just discover all the sonic goodies!

A well done write, arrangement and vocal...and a showcase of the use and potential of BiaB.

Remarkable

J&B"

+1 here absolutely fantastic! Torrey

Hi, Lawrence ol´bud !

This is absolutely top notch
in every concievable way !
The best I´ve heard from you
without any doubt !

Your singing is as cool as
ever and the Melodynettes
did a fantastic job in the
background !

I love funk and this is my
favourite Lawrence tune
for the time being !

Cheers
Dani

Hi Pat. Thank you for the kind words. It's always a pleasure to hear from you.

Torrey, thank you for commenting. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it.

Dani my friend, glad you liked it. Yes, me and the Melodyn-ettes are good acquaintances.