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Hope all is well with everyone. Here is a new song for February. Waking Up On Mars - Video Waking Up on Mars - Soundcloud Robert Cordrey, lyrics, vocals, video production Scott Collingwood, lead guitar and fills, soundtrack production Band in a Box, Leonardo.ai, Kyber.ai Mixed and Mastered in Studio One 6 More Spirit Level can be heard at ://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel.ca The Band: File:mars1.SGU Key=F , Tempo 95, Length (m:s)=3:34 6 bar intro, 75 bar chorus, from bar 7 to bar 81. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Time signature, Style is _SWIMMER.STY (Swimmer Gentle Indie Folk) RealTracks in style: 3120:Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1262:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningHeld Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 4519:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking IndieFolkAlt158 Ev 100 RealTracks in style: 4520:Banjo, Fingerpicking GentleSync16ths ev16 100 RealDrums in style:MalletsFolkSlow8ths: a: Mallets b: Mallets, Roll ******************* Waking Up on Mars I`ve seen that colour that colour before when they told me that he`s gone I stared at the floor I heard whispers whispers in the trees my sisters and my brothers its time to leave listen up now kid life`s full of beautiful scars that`s not my line I`m going out of time tomorrow I`ll be waking up on Mars I`ll be living in another language with a tribe that hides from man most days its a little bit orange that`s all the strange I can stand I`ve seen that colour that colour before they`re pretending nothing`s wrong truth waiting at the door listen up now kid life`s full of beautiful scars that`s not my line I`m going out of time tomorrow I`ll be waking up on Mars
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Nice tune and arrangement Scott. Liked the whispering vocal.
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Mike B.
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Scott & Robert,
This is an excellent song. Love how mysterious it feels.
The vocal, instrumentation and production is superb.
Awesome stuff!
Bob
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I am always amazed at how you guys can create such intense moods with such sparse (and unusual) instrumentation. The perfect bed for Robert's haunting vocals. Really, really good ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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It's a very personal and very poetic style. You have to let yourself be carried away by the images and the music.
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Haunting lyrics and music. Really beautiful. I love what you guys at Spirit Level do. Robert's writing and vocals are stunning, and Scott's playing and production skills match it to perfection. Well done, gentlemen.
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You guys have your own unique sound, and that's a good thing! Really well done, loved it.
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Yeah, like Dave said. Such a wonderfully unique sound. THIS one is over-the-top good --'s'pose they all are if measured properly, but this one ---X <-- that is to represent the kind of a kiss a french chef would throw. Magnifigue!!
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Super tune, guys! Guess it would be appropriate to say this song about Mars sounds otherworldly. Super arrangement, love the left/right channel call and response guitar parts. Also like how cleanly Robert's vocals are mixed on this one. Very unique and effective treatment of the subject all the way around. Love it!
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Holy smoke - talk about mysterious!
Unusual in a n excellent way.
I really enjoyed the opposing guitars on the lead breaks.
Great work! Great music!
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Thanks Mike, Bob, BD and Laurent. Really glad you checked out the song. Glad you liked it.
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This sounded excellent in headphones and the video top notch. Good vocal performance as well. Enjoyed this from start to finish.
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Scott & Robert.
EXCELLENT.
On Every Level.
The write.
The vocal.
The arrangement.
The Production.
The Guitar.
The mix.
.....Excellent.
WOW.
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Spirit Level:
That's one hell of a vocal performance. Really like the timbre in tour voice Robert . . . and the mix is perfectly clear, crisp and robust. The song dripping with mood . . . love the arrangement and production choices. The percussion is an inspired choice here. Just lovely to listen to. Outstanding!
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Scott and Robert,
It's a truly fantastic video, reminiscent of an American movie set on Mars.
The lyrics are also fantastic, and a perfect fit for this video.
Robert's vocals, sung carefully so as not to ruin the atmosphere, and Scott's supporting guitar are both great.
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Those guitar fills are unique and mesmerizing. The whole production is captivating.
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Gentlemen, what a fantastic song.
Played and mixed to perfection.
"life`s full of beautiful scars" what a fantastic line.
I really liked this one.
Doc-take it easy John this is just a sharp scalpel. It will not cut deep so don't worry.
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Doc-I know, I am!
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Another sensitive series of embellishments by you Scott.
The melody & lyrics are interesting but in some sections, like "I stared at the floor", words seemed to be choked into silence.
Panoramic in scope & sound.
Cheers
rayc
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Your guitar has a wonderful feel of traveling thru space.
The band is light and delicate to perfectly accompany Robert’s vocal.
And it also well supports the lyric that describes an uncertain future
We hear an excellent mix on the monitors.
The mallets were a great choice.
Enjoyed it!
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I'm a big fan of Spirit Level, nice to hear you again. Loved that ethereal guitar. Robert's words and vocal delivery are sublime. Choir was a nice touch.
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