Topic: Plastic Superhero — limited time free download

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  • July 7, 2009 at 02:36 #1976
    smueske
    Participant

    Hey:

    Just got Plastic Superhero mastered today. I posted it on Reverb Nation (song #1 in the player). To celebrate, I’m enabling the track to be downloaded for two weeks. Stop by, check it out, and download it if you’d like.

    http://www.reverbnation.com/stevemueske

    July 7, 2009 at 11:36 #15509
    UncleAge
    Participant

    Downloading it now. I’ll spin it a few times at work today and get back to you.

    Thanks Steve

    July 7, 2009 at 15:46 #15511
    smueske
    Participant

    Thanks, bud. Hope you like it.

    Steve

    July 8, 2009 at 16:32 #15513
    UncleAge
    Participant

    1st and foremost, I like it. I’ve given it about 10 replays. So first off I’ll say, Nice Job man!

    A few points:

    @ 2:23 I like the modulation/transposition
    @ 2:31 I like the breakdown
    @ 2:50 I think the silence and reset is anti-climatic

    The very nature of the tune (to me) means that some elements will be repetitive. And you break it up nicely. But after the break/bridge @ 2:36 I was looking for more. More what? I dunno… IMO, the breakdown is the setup for the climax and everything up until 2:50 keeps me onboard. However, after that I found myself either wanting to rewind back to around 1:20 and play it again or move on to the next tune (whatever that might be). There wasn’t enough to keep me tuned in as I keep thinking the new motif should go somewhere (and I’m willing to follow) but it doesn’t. At least not for me it doesn’t. Now if their is a visual aspect to this and not just an audio journey then I can see where it all might work out nicely. As a matter of fact as a soundtrack to short film or similiar I can see the many pauses/breaks working out well.

    I’m going to give the rest a listen tonight. And I hope you don’t mind me sharing my thoughts 🙂

    July 8, 2009 at 18:24 #15514
    smueske
    Participant

    Uncle Age:

    Thank you very much for listening and commenting.

    “1st and foremost, I like it. I’ve given it about 10 replays. So first off I’ll say, Nice Job man!”

    Thank you!

    “@ 2:50 I think the silence and reset is anti-climatic”

    I hear you. I’ve fretted over that area more than you can imagine. Originally I kept a bass drum with a light multi-tap delay going through there (with no space) but it didn’t feel right either. I think the problem now might be that the space is maybe a second too long. I dunno.

    “The very nature of the tune (to me) means that some elements will be repetitive. And you break it up nicely. But after the break/bridge @ 2:36 I was looking for more.”

    Another good point. This started out as a trance pastiche, but people weren’t getting the satire aspect of it so after a certain point I just sort of let it find itself. The structure is very simple — ABA (with a few variations). Harmonically it’s very simple, too. I needed an uptempo song in the worst way because most of my stuff is dark and down. I need to add an intro piece (which was done in Podium) and one more song that is part-way done, then I’ll re-release the EP as a full-length next year.

    “I’m going to give the rest a listen tonight. And I hope you don’t mind me sharing my thoughts.”

    I always enjoy and value criticism. Please bear in mind that everything on the site (except tracks labeled “In Progress”) are complete and mastered, meaning I won’t be making any further changes to them. Just mentioning so that you don’t feel like you’re wasting your time. I value input, however, and want to keep striving to get better and push myself more. So comments are always valuable to me.

    I’ll post the intro and a render 3 version of “Stars Around My Head” later this week.

    I can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate your time. I’m very grateful.

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