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https://soundcloud.com/holidaysintheusa/window-to-your-grave

So, this song has been on the shelf in the works for a while. I had a rough idea of the lyrics, and no music. So, I recycled more of my own 4 chord post rock melodies, and bumped the speed up to 99bpm. It's about this girl I knew in college. I really liked her. She seemed really cool. I looked her up on FB a few years ago. She had seemingly become quite different, personality-wise. Looked like she had plastic surgery. Her name was now stupid. It made me kind of sad.

I was careless in my recording and a bunch of stuff bled together. It sucks. I had to do some creative EQ-ing.

I brought in a real vocal mic for this (Shure SM7B). The choir mic wasn't cutting it.

I tried to add bass, and it sounded like shit. Ended up using the Akai analog synth to round out the bottom. It sounds awesome.

Warmoth Tele Dlx. Creamery '71 WRHB
Stomp Under Foot - Dire Wolf Vintage
Tortuga Martini
Meris Mercury 7
Dr Z Mazerati 30th, Dr. Z Carmen Ghia
Pacific 1x12, JBL E120 x2
Audix Choir Mic
Akai Timbre WOlf
Shure SM7B
SSL2 Interface.
Reaper

Here’s a pic of the amps and pedals and shit.



Here’s the only pic i have of this tele dlx.

I like this.

greatmutah wrote:I like this.

Thanks a lot, dude!

I dig it!!!! Lots of things to dig about that tune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ajaxlepinski wrote:I dig it!!!! Lots of things to dig about that tune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks dude!!!

I love it. The vocals have the snarl of a cocky 80s singer but with a beautiful melancholy vibe. Like a dreamscape

Sounds great man!!!

Dave wrote:I love it. The vocals have the snarl of a cocky 80s singer but with a beautiful melancholy vibe. Like a dreamscape

Thanks a lot, dude. Thanks for listening.!

GuitarBilly wrote:Sounds great man!!!

Thanks a lot, man!

sounds great, good job.

Almost a Christopher Cross vibe in the beginning which really caught my interest. Great work all around!

Very cool. I liked that a lot. Thanks for also listing the gear used as I always gear geek on stuff.

That is awesome, great song, mix and tones for this... Got the goosebumps happening

Outstanding work as always

Thanks a lot dudes! This came together quickly and naturally, but it’s hard to classify, style wise. Almost like headin for the 90’s, livin in the wild wild west vocals with guitar from the church. Like american psycho meets donnie darko.

I have gone down a rabbit hole of trying to record, engineer, and mix better.

Here is my first attempt at implementing some new tricks. I think it sounds A TON better.

Let me know what you think.


https://soundcloud.com/holidaysintheusa/makes-me-cold-inside