Downtempo

[pauli]

Thanks for your thoughts, Manuke. That main loop is a puzzle for me, as is the entire song... an ambient mix is always difficult because the musical purpose of every piece isn't always so obvious to someone who didn't write the song, so it's helpful to have the talent available to explain their goals and intentions.

I'm with you, though, I like the main loop... it's moody and dark and not just a little bit sinister, but it's also an absolute pig to mix, innit? Since it's repetitious and so greedy with the low mids, I reluctantly decided to use it more as a mix tool than a musical element... a gloomy backdrop that's sensed more than heard and glues together all of the tracks with weird, gated ambiences printed-on. It works pretty well for that purpose, though.... it really ties everything together and minimizes the need for compression on the master and excessive reverb. Sounds like there's a lot more reverb than there really is because the reverb I used sorta melts into that pad a bit.

I'm going to pop over and give yours a listen here shortly