Originally Posted By: David Snyder
I think this is a really cool start, but there's something about the rhythm that seems sluggish to me and I can't quite put my finger on it.

But a song that's this slow in tempo has to sound organically or spontaneously slow and at this current point to me it sounds mechanically slow, like the singer's trying to force slow vocals over a slow mechanical sounding bed.

I'm not sure that anyone has discovered the true Spirit of the song and the spookiness involved in it.

And for some reason I can't help feeling that the main instruments like the guitars and stuff are going to have to be played live along with the singer to capture the ethereal nature of it.

I'm only one person, but I think this is too ethereal to have the main instruments be backing tracks. I think it needs more of a live, flowing feel.

But having said that I really like the direction that it's going in.


Thanks David,
I doubt I'll be able to get to California to play alongside Alison in her studio to get that feel. I think it would be hard work too as she moves across the rhythm and deliberately doesn't hit all the accents points on the beat...I take the blame for that as I set up the draft melody to come in late.
I know what you mean but I can't remedy that situation as things stand.
The next track I'm on very deliberately moves to a different groove/feel and BIAB is hard yakka to get that happening.

Cheers
rayc
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