11-11-2013, 10:23 AM
Hi,
seems like you've put a lot of work into it. I had to listen to it twice, to make sense of your choices - although (or because of?) being somewhat familiar with the tracks. I am not sure if all of your choices work, but they speak of vision.
First of all, there seems to be a bad edit at around 0:30. This might be a drum beat but it sounds like a bad edit.
I also think that the delay on the marimba creates a weird sound.
Now to the not so technical stuff and my biggest issue:
For me it is hard to get into the groove at the beginning. I think that at least the shaker should be there from the beginning. This would on the one hand help the groove but would leave you with snare/hihat for the sax part. You might even mute the shaker from time to time , just as you did now. But I want to be drawn into this music and start to move my hips (at least after a few rum like flyrecords recommends). I am also not convinced that you need to be able to hear every single drum on its own (but well executed on your end).
You've done a good job bringing different stuff to the front without losing emotional impact. The "turnaround" you've created with that sax part seems to work and offers the much needed colour, it seems to be slightly out of time from time to time (erm, well...) though. Especially the second half of it.
But: To me the end has lost some of it's impact - but that is something you can only tell if you know it in a different version, which makes me a pretty poor judge on this.
Long story short: You've created a very good mix with some interesting and at least fresh arrangement choices.
Cheers
Artbass
seems like you've put a lot of work into it. I had to listen to it twice, to make sense of your choices - although (or because of?) being somewhat familiar with the tracks. I am not sure if all of your choices work, but they speak of vision.
First of all, there seems to be a bad edit at around 0:30. This might be a drum beat but it sounds like a bad edit.
I also think that the delay on the marimba creates a weird sound.
Now to the not so technical stuff and my biggest issue:
For me it is hard to get into the groove at the beginning. I think that at least the shaker should be there from the beginning. This would on the one hand help the groove but would leave you with snare/hihat for the sax part. You might even mute the shaker from time to time , just as you did now. But I want to be drawn into this music and start to move my hips (at least after a few rum like flyrecords recommends). I am also not convinced that you need to be able to hear every single drum on its own (but well executed on your end).
You've done a good job bringing different stuff to the front without losing emotional impact. The "turnaround" you've created with that sax part seems to work and offers the much needed colour, it seems to be slightly out of time from time to time (erm, well...) though. Especially the second half of it.
But: To me the end has lost some of it's impact - but that is something you can only tell if you know it in a different version, which makes me a pretty poor judge on this.
Long story short: You've created a very good mix with some interesting and at least fresh arrangement choices.
Cheers
Artbass