Anticipating - a new song from Meditera Production

[Viktor Mastoridis]

Well, it's the season of music presenting I guess, so here's my bit:

http://mastoridis.co.uk/temp/linux/Anticipating.ogg

Anticipating a simple tune with a few challenges set.

1. To make a v simple chord progression interesting for 3 mins
2. To start the collaboration with Richard Miles. Richard is a colleague of mine and a science teacher. Last year he discovered his amazing talent for poetry and already wrote 15 samizdat (self-published) poetry books. I sent him the basic idea, and he returned the lyrics, basically;-]
3. To further learn the art of final production on Linux Audio. This time using the wonderful Linux DSP suite on AVLinux - particulary the Valve Compressor and the Graphic Eq while mastering. The vocals and bouzouki use the Linux DSP Reverb as well.

Critical comments (deserved) and praises (undeserved) are welcomed.

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& Educator
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[Julien Claassen]

Hello Viktor!
   This is brilliant! I love it. The sound choice is very nice and fitting, the
mix is good and balanced.
   the volcals are good, they are very straight and characteristic. Not quite
the raggae flair, not quite the usual pop character in the voice, something in
between and a little to the side. :-)
   Of course the Bouzouki is very well played. At least to my ears. I liked the
solo, fitting.
   Only one thing got my personal attention for disturbance: The base drum. It
is so hard and prominent, it doesn't mix in with the rest. But that's just me
the drum fetishist. :-)
   Thanks for sharing this!
   Kind regards
           Julien

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[R.Wolff]

Greece meets Ska, he he. cool  ;)

Very nice song, I like it a lot.
Sounds quite balanced to me, though I'm no specialist at mixing.
Only the right channel seems a little lower than the left channel
(or vice-versa, depending on the cabling here), but it could also be
my cables . Maybe one of these buggers starts to brake.

Thank you for sharing.

Raphael ;)

P.S.: The Linux DSP plugins do sound quite nice, don't they?
I also like using them.


Am 27.10.2009 11:15, schrieb Viktor Mastoridis:

> Well, it's the season of music presenting I guess, so here's my bit:
>
> http://mastoridis.co.uk/temp/linux/Anticipating.ogg
>
> Anticipating a simple tune with a few challenges set.
>
> 1. To make a v simple chord progression interesting for 3 mins
> 2. To start the collaboration with Richard Miles. Richard is a colleague
> of mine and a science teacher. Last year he discovered his amazing
> talent for poetry and already wrote 15 samizdat (self-published) poetry
> books. I sent him the basic idea, and he returned the lyrics, basically;-]
> 3. To further learn the art of final production on Linux Audio. This
> time using the wonderful Linux DSP suite on AVLinux - particulary the
> Valve Compressor and the Graphic Eq while mastering. The vocals and
> bouzouki use the Linux DSP Reverb as well.

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[Folderol]

On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:15:33 +0000
Viktor Mastoridis <viktor@...> wrote:

> Well, it's the season of music presenting I guess, so here's my bit:
>
> http://mastoridis.co.uk/temp/linux/Anticipating.ogg
>
> Anticipating a simple tune with a few challenges set.
>
> 1. To make a v simple chord progression interesting for 3 mins
> 2. To start the collaboration with Richard Miles. Richard is a colleague of
> mine and a science teacher. Last year he discovered his amazing talent for
> poetry and already wrote 15 samizdat (self-published) poetry books. I sent
> him the basic idea, and he returned the lyrics, basically;-]
> 3. To further learn the art of final production on Linux Audio. This time
> using the wonderful Linux DSP suite on AVLinux - particulary the Valve
> Compressor and the Graphic Eq while mastering. The vocals and bouzouki use
> the Linux DSP Reverb as well.
>
> Critical comments (deserved) and praises (undeserved) are welcomed.
>

Nothing wrong with basing a tune on a repeated simple chord progression.
Do it right and you give the listener a subliminal 'hook' especially if
it's hummable.

I like what you've done here. The lyrics are the song, the progression
is the scaffold. I think you have introduced just enough variation, to
keep it interesting without taking people's attention away from the
song.

After the second listen it's teetering on the brink of my 'keep'
folder :)

--
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
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[Dave Phillips]

Viktor Mastoridis wrote:
> Well, it's the season of music presenting I guess, so here's my bit:
>
> http://mastoridis.co.uk/temp/linux/Anticipating.ogg
>
Another enjoyable tune. Thanks for sharing, Viktor, and I hope you have
more songs in production.

Btw, no-one was trying to give you a hard time about your pop filter
request. We sometimes forget that people don't necessarily know what
"everybody knows". If you spent time in a good studio you would see
various sorts of pop filters placed in front of the singers'
microphones. Plosives (hard 'b' or 'p' sounds) are a regular problem
when recording vocals, and the advice you've received here is correct:
Get the take recorded right (i.e. with a pop filter in place), avoid
trying to fix too much in the mix. A pop filter will take you a few
minutes to make, then you won't have to worry about those pesky plosives.

Good mix, good sounds and balances throughout. Another one nicely done. :)

Best,

dp

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[Robert Jonsson]

Apart from the snare drum (soooo eighties... not my favourite century) I love it.
I'm a very simple composer myself and nearly always go for repeating progressions that talk to the mind rather than the brain... (that's how I like to think of it anyway) so that is definitely not an issue with me, rather a plus.

The bouzouki stuff is really great, well played and very enjoyable.
....  I just got one of these (nearly always) irresistable urges to expand my collection of stringed instruments... now where is that instrument shop?!.... ;)

Regards,
Robert
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[Mark Knecht]

Very enjoyable Viktor. Thanks for posting it. The bouzouki is a very
fun sound for this style of song.

Cheers,
Mark

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Viktor Mastoridis
<viktor@...> wrote:

> Well, it's the season of music presenting I guess, so here's my bit:
>
> http://mastoridis.co.uk/temp/linux/Anticipating.ogg
>
> Anticipating a simple tune with a few challenges set.
>
> 1. To make a v simple chord progression interesting for 3 mins
> 2. To start the collaboration with Richard Miles. Richard is a colleague of
> mine and a science teacher. Last year he discovered his amazing talent for
> poetry and already wrote 15 samizdat (self-published) poetry books. I sent
> him the basic idea, and he returned the lyrics, basically;-]
> 3. To further learn the art of final production on Linux Audio. This time
> using the wonderful Linux DSP suite on AVLinux - particulary the Valve
> Compressor and the Graphic Eq while mastering. The vocals and bouzouki use
> the Linux DSP Reverb as well.
>
> Critical comments (deserved) and praises (undeserved) are welcomed.
>
> --
> Viktor Mastoridis
> Music-o-Graph
> & Educator
> www.MediTera.Co.Uk
>
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[ken restivo-3]

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:15:33AM +0000, Viktor Mastoridis wrote:

> Well, it's the season of music presenting I guess, so here's my bit:
>
> http://mastoridis.co.uk/temp/linux/Anticipating.ogg
>
> Anticipating a simple tune with a few challenges set.
>
> 1. To make a v simple chord progression interesting for 3 mins
> 2. To start the collaboration with Richard Miles. Richard is a colleague of
> mine and a science teacher. Last year he discovered his amazing talent for
> poetry and already wrote 15 samizdat (self-published) poetry books. I sent
> him the basic idea, and he returned the lyrics, basically;-]
> 3. To further learn the art of final production on Linux Audio. This time
> using the wonderful Linux DSP suite on AVLinux - particulary the Valve
> Compressor and the Graphic Eq while mastering. The vocals and bouzouki use
> the Linux DSP Reverb as well.
>
> Critical comments (deserved) and praises (undeserved) are welcomed.
>

Wow, that's really good! Cute song, nice pop hit-song style production.

The singing reminds me of "Cool for Cats" by Squeeze.

The bouzoki is excellent and fits perfectly.

That drum machine is hilarious. That's one snappy Alesis D-4 1980's snare you got going on, and a 90's-style techno kick drum. Were those done in Hydrogen?

Very well-recorded. The whole thing is catchy. I think you have a hit. Might want to put that up on iTunes, I bet it'll sell.

-ken
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[Patrick Shirkey]

>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:15:33AM +0000, Viktor Mastoridis wrote:
>    
>> Well, it's the season of music presenting I guess, so here's my bit:
>>
>> http://mastoridis.co.uk/temp/linux/Anticipating.ogg
>>
>> Anticipating a simple tune with a few challenges set.
>>
>> 1. To make a v simple chord progression interesting for 3 mins
>> 2. To start the collaboration with Richard Miles. Richard is a colleague of
>> mine and a science teacher. Last year he discovered his amazing talent for
>> poetry and already wrote 15 samizdat (self-published) poetry books. I sent
>> him the basic idea, and he returned the lyrics, basically;-]
>> 3. To further learn the art of final production on Linux Audio. This time
>> using the wonderful Linux DSP suite on AVLinux - particulary the Valve
>> Compressor and the Graphic Eq while mastering. The vocals and bouzouki use
>> the Linux DSP Reverb as well.
>>
>> Critical comments (deserved) and praises (undeserved) are welcomed.
>>
>>      
> Wow, that's really good! Cute song, nice pop hit-song style production.
>
> The singing reminds me of "Cool for Cats" by Squeeze.
>
> The bouzoki is excellent and fits perfectly.
>
> That drum machine is hilarious. That's one snappy Alesis D-4 1980's snare you got going on, and a 90's-style techno kick drum. Were those done in Hydrogen?
>
> Very well-recorded. The whole thing is catchy. I think you have a hit. Might want to put that up on iTunes, I bet it'll sell.
>
>    

Yes I agree. After listening to it a couple of times I am now finding
myself singing away to it while doing competely unrelated things like
tidying the house or walking down the street or even compiling software...

Very apt lyrics for a Linux production. I like the ska vibe and your vocals are addictively different and unique enough to be cool not awkward.



Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd



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[Viktor Mastoridis]

Thanks to all for the precise and encouraging comments.

@ Jilien: yes, the kick is a bit too loud, I agree. I just wanted the song to have nice, strong low base, but I guess I overdone it.

@ Raphael: yep, one speaker is louder, due to my decision to increase the volume of the guitar (panned almost hard-right) in the last moment. It's a learning curve - to be productive within a time-frame, but nevertheless  to pay attention to the detail.

@DP: Yes, I have a pop-filter and was using it, and this is why I got so surprised when I heard the pops when it was too late to re-record the voice. As for the other thing - it was the heat of the moment, really. My mistake.

@ Robert: on Ebay sometimes you see amazing instruments at amazingly low prices; keep an eye there...

@Ken: drums were done on Muse's own Drum Editor; I like more and more every day

Thanks again to all again for the feedback.

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[Loki Davison]

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Viktor Mastoridis
<viktor@...> wrote:

> Thanks to all for the precise and encouraging comments.
>
> @ Jilien: yes, the kick is a bit too loud, I agree. I just wanted the song
> to have nice, strong low base, but I guess I overdone it.
>
> @ Raphael: yep, one speaker is louder, due to my decision to increase the
> volume of the guitar (panned almost hard-right) in the last moment. It's a
> learning curve - to be productive within a time-frame, but nevertheless  to
> pay attention to the detail.
>
> @DP: Yes, I have a pop-filter and was using it, and this is why I got so
> surprised when I heard the pops when it was too late to re-record the voice.
> As for the other thing - it was the heat of the moment, really. My mistake.
>
> @ Robert: on Ebay sometimes you see amazing instruments at amazingly low
> prices; keep an eye there...
>
> @Ken: drums were done on Muse's own Drum Editor; I like more and more every
> day
>
> Thanks again to all again for the feedback.

Just to echo earlier comments, the bouzouki sounds great! I'm really
not a fan of the drums though. The snare and the hihat / cymbals work
is the most disturbing part for me. During the lead part the drums
sound better.

Loki
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