Radiohead-esque trio - how are these mixes?

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Radiohead-esque trio - how are these mixes?

Post by apropos of nothing » Thu May 29, 2014 4:57 pm

Hi Tape-Oppers,

I'm playing with some guys in a three-piece - drums, keys, guitar/vox. Music is pretty varied, some instrumnetal, some fairly dance-able originals. We decided to do an album. We recorded basics in the drummers attic studio, and I did several overdubs at my house, as well as some flown in vox, and guitar tracks from the attic.

I've been working on these tracks for about a month, and feel they are pretty close to ready to go. ...I think. I'd really love some feedback from an outside perspective. Thanks for your time.
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Post by JWL » Thu May 29, 2014 6:16 pm

I'd be more likely to listen if they were streaming online somewhere, rather than download wav files.... Maybe soundcloud or similar?

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Post by apropos of nothing » Thu May 29, 2014 7:09 pm

They are streams. Just click the file name and it will start streaming. Sorry I didn't specify. Looking like you're going to get the 24-bit download is just a trick.

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Post by JWL » Fri May 30, 2014 11:38 am

Ah, my bad.

I listened to 3 or 4 of the songs. I like the arrangements and the performances. The mixes are clean and clear, which may not be what you want if you are going for a Radiohead vibe. Thom Yorke has quite a vocal personality, he can bring a lot of intensity to even an understated vocal line, and the rest of the band can sometimes match it.

If you are going for that sort of a vibe, I'd probably add a bit more distortion and get more creative with effects (delay, distortion, compression, etc), limit the frequency range of various instruments, etc. It's an overused buzzword but think more lo-fi.

I like these tracks, but that's what I'd do to get more of the Radiohead vibe.

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Post by apropos of nothing » Fri May 30, 2014 1:08 pm

I'm kinda using Radiohead as a reference, just because I'm kinda stumped on how to describe our sound that gives people a (positive) ballpark.

I really appreciate your listening and thoughts. Thanks a bunch.

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