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Cool song.......great sound and really interesting lyric!! Misha does a great job on the vocal. I still feel it is a bit too soft.....battles with the high guitar a bit. Otherwise, everything sounds great to me!! Take care. Greg Greg, I've bumped the vox a little more. Thanks for the kindness.
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I listened to the first link in speakers, but the vocals were completely buried.
So I listened to the second link, but still though the vocals were buried.
Then I put on headphones, listened to mix - vocals still buried.
Cool vibe, guitars sound great, musically interesting. Cool listen. Thank you for going to so much trouble to provide useful feedback. Clearly I'm the grave digger & you're the coroner bent on exhumation! I've lifted them - a bit.
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Thank you everyone who mentioned my small part in this!
Ray, you did massive work on this! My part was minimal. I am very thankful you gave me a shot at it! The arrangement & lyrics are very strong. T
Misha.
Misha, Editing the lyrics, writing the melody & recording the vocals PLUS tweaking advice and mix suggestions made the thing happen. THANK YOU!
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Gave it a well deserved like. Thanks Ed.
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The instrumentation is great. Perfect, actually. I didn't hear a difference in the two versions, but I'm not listening on good equipment. Bonus points for creativity with the lyrics and vocals - it's rare you can say something is unique in music, but both are definitely unique. However, they are something of an acquired taste, I'm guessing. I'm sure I thought the same thing the first time I listened to Captain Beefheart, but since then he has become one of my faves. So we'll see what further listens will produce. If you can acquire a taste for the Cpt - then you're a sterling chap. I have a strong affection for Schoenberg's atonal & 12 tone poem stuff. Music is a wonderfully varied thing. Thanks for your generous appraisal.
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Quite a production! I always enjoy hearing live instruments in the mix. I listened to your last mix, levels seem pretty good to me. Good stuff, Ray, I always enjoy your work, and Misha sounds good too. I decoded the last bit of the morse message, the bit I could hear. "Can Play" 
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Ray & Misha ...
Well, that was different! I don't think I've ever heard anything quite like this. But, I listen mostly to Jazz, Country and Classic Rock - a little Pop-Rock, too. I'm guessing this would fall somewhere in the Alternative Pop genre, or something like that. So, anything I have to say should be considered with little more than a grain of salt. BTW ... I only listened to the last post (3rd). My time here is very, very limited, so I get in as much as I can when I'm here.
The intro was stellar! The opposing guitars were a perfect blend ... immediately set the tone and musical aura. And it made me want to stay for the whole show ... glad I did!
Misha has a unique and terrific vocal style. Not sure hoiw to describe the lyric - interesting and "crafty" but attention-getting with the ability to keep the listener engaged.
Hope that little essay was worth your time to read. Hats off to both of you for a lot of hard but fruitful work. enjoyed it. Wishing you both the very best ...
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Quite a production! I always enjoy hearing live instruments in the mix. I listened to your last mix, levels seem pretty good to me. Good stuff, Ray, I always enjoy your work, and Misha sounds good too. I decoded the last bit of the morse message, the bit I could hear. "Can Play" Thanks Dave, Yes, Misha did M Code for the song title - well done.
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Ray & Misha ...
Well, that was different! I don't think I've ever heard anything quite like this.
Misha has a unique and terrific vocal style. Not sure how to describe the lyric - interesting and "crafty" but attention-getting with the ability to keep the listener engaged.
Hope that little essay was worth your time to read.
Alan I enjoyed reading your comment Alan, Thank you for your kindness. The song came together pretty quickly once I'd found the B part.
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U2 meets Ian Anderson....
cool song. it's creative and not a genre we often hear.
I'm listening on cheap computer speakers. But I like that last mix fairly well. Vox is kind of dry sounding but I need to listen on my buds later.
You can drive yourself crazy trying to tweek a mix. As me how I know. Comes a point you just say "done" and leave it..... at least for a while. Often taking a break and coming back to it a week later helps give you fresh ears on it. When I get frustrated and seem to be making no progress, I leave it for a day or two and try again. Not saying that's the problem....well, I've talked myself into another corner. It;s a good song.
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U2 meets Ian Anderson....
cool song. it's creative and not a genre we often hear.
I'm listening on cheap computer speakers. But I like that last mix fairly well. Vox is kind of dry sounding but I need to listen on my buds later.
You can drive yourself crazy trying to tweek a mix. As me how I know. Comes a point you just say "done" and leave it..... at least for a while. Often taking a break and coming back to it a week later helps give you fresh ears on it. When I get frustrated and seem to be making no progress, I leave it for a day or two and try again. Not saying that's the problem....well, I've talked myself into another corner. It;s a good song. Thanks GuitarHacker, I'm tweaking to fill in time as the "proper" guitar solo hasn't been delivered yet and I'm treading water. This track is also a little unresolved as Misha wants me to find another singer.
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Misha, you have a very good voice. You should sing more often. Your vocal and lyrics were outstanding.
Ray, your guitars were icing on the cake, expertly placed at the right time in the right space. Loved that spring reverb.
It was said that this sounds like it is from the 80s. In my old mind I think it is more like the late 60's. YMMV
You both should be very proud of this one.
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The really love the melody on this and the lyrics. Great job.
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Dave, Alan, Herb, Mario, Ember,
Thank you for mentioning my part!
Ray,
I think now my voice overpowers backing a little:) But hey, it is a work in progress.
In the core, some tunes should stay "liquid" to try different scenarios. Backing/composition is awesome on this, that is why I suggested to try it with another set of vocals. It is not about how good or bad I sung, it is about variation.
P.S. Mario, most of credit goes to Ray. It is his tune, composition, bass, lyrics, mix.
Ray did not enforce guidelines on singing and let me have it my way.
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I listened to the New Mix... Pretty cool... You & Misha make a great team... If you're still open to suggestions... Perhaps a far right - far left shift in Misha's vocals every 2 lines later in the song... Perhaps even later a far right - far left shift with Misha singing 2 verses at the same time... Perhaps at the end of the song before Morse does his thing... You could play some Misha's lyrics in reverse... On 2nd thought... Better not take my suggestions... The song sounds great as is... But it definitely needs one of your unique videos 
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Awesome groove with a nice large soundstage. Song is very engaging. Enjoyed the listen.
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Late to this, RayC & Misha... hey, no need for another singer, you are right for the intensity and otherworldlyness of this song!
Haven`t listened to earlier versions, but will try & keep up as you go now.
Love the backing, only thought on vocals was the levels seem to come and go a ittle in relation to the mix (on `phones anyway)... do you run them through a vocal rider?
Your collaborations are great!
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Excellent intro. You definitely have excellent skills with the mixing board. Loved song. Cool lyric and Mishas vocal. Loved the way the instruments blended so well together but when changing listening focus you could make them out so clearly in the mix. Well done
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I'm a bit late to the party but I've liestened to the song several times in the course of the week.
Well, a collab of, say, Floyd, Janice and Bud is something almost natural, but a collab of you and Misha is really something special, as I think youÄre really coming from different musical planets (or am I that wrong?).
However, another amazing production - everything fine with it from composition to vocals to the excellent sound.
Take care,
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