Guest roygbiv Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Here is a track I’ve been doing a little work on, inspired by boc’s latest album. It finishes abruptly, as it’s not finished, but there’s enough for you to have an opinion, so please voice it! The guitar playing is bad, I intended to do another take at it, but I got used to its amateurish imperfection and I kinda wanna keep it now. Anyway, enjoy. sunline.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brianellis Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 this is ok... the offtime guitar playing is pretty distracting... and some of the bass/lead stuff seems a little too dischordant... but i understand what you were trying to do with it and i think you accomplished what you were going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaen Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 oh ffs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest art school faggot Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 record crackle + nature field recording + children = boc automatically way to fail at life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrx Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 oh, man this track is great :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosca Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 you could have at least tuned the guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roygbiv Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Jeez you guys dont have a clue, so let's round off your errors, here we go... 1. "record crackle + nature field recording + children = boc automatically" - Well duh, what does it say in the original post?! 2. "you could have at least tuned the guitar" Its meant to be discordant like that, ie. "The guitar playing is bad, I intended to do another take at it, but I got used to its amateurish imperfection and I kinda wanna keep it now" I have to say I am surprised. When I found a flourising boc chatroom I expected more community spirit, more encouragement, more goddamn friendliness. I have been shocked to be met with such apathy and contempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robotanalysis Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 This is awful, but I can give you some suggestions: 1. Don't just drag and drop nature sounds from sample cds. If you're going to use a sample make it your own and process it. 2. Using childrens voices is so MHTRTC. Plus I've heard these exact samples before. If you really must use children's voices, go to a playground with a microphone. Try not to look creepy, as you may be mistaken for chester the molester. 3. Tune your guitar. Any pitchbending can be done in post. 4. More cowbell. But really, post another version, I'd be glad to listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roygbiv Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Well at least one person has replied decently. I know its all using well known samples and shodily done, I made it in a couple of hours or so in a fit of enthusiasm it was never mean to be a finished (or even good) piece. My good pieces are currently out on numerous cds online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest edge Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 My good pieces are currently out on numerous cds online. Links, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest art school faggot Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Jeez you guys dont have a clue, so let's round off your errors, here we go... 1. "record crackle + nature field recording + children = boc automatically" - Well duh, what does it say in the original post?! 2. "you could have at least tuned the guitar" Its meant to be discordant like that, ie. "The guitar playing is bad, I intended to do another take at it, but I got used to its amateurish imperfection and I kinda wanna keep it now" I have to say I am surprised. When I found a flourising boc chatroom I expected more community spirit, more encouragement, more goddamn friendliness. I have been shocked to be met with such apathy and contempt. Okay. Here is what's wrong with your song. It says that you're trying to make a Campfire Headphase style track. What you created is absolutely derivitive and completely devoid of any originality whatsoever. Now, that doesn't necessarily imply a horrible track. I enjoy Tycho's music. But all of that aside, this is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. You say that it's meant to sound 'discordant'. Okay, whatever, you can say whatever you want to justify your complete lack of musicianship or ability to play the guitar, but what I hear is some dick who picked up an acoustic guitar at a pawn shop and played it for twenty minutes or so. It sounds fucking terrible, especially when you're playing it over instruments that are IN TUNE and ON BEAT (like computer generated stuff). Second, your sounds are awful. Piss-poor drum sounds and boring sequencing. The samples sound canned. The bass is decent, also boring. Your melody is uncompelling and the synth offends my ears. The fake record crackle does nothing for your piece except make it seem like you're ripping off Boards of Canada (which you are). The children laughing sample seems out of place, is generic and only serves to further solidify your place in the echelon of "LOL I AM BOC" musicians. Third, learn to fucking master. There is almost no reverb to speak of, everything sounds dry and miserable. It more or less sounds like someone who has never played music before sat down with a shitty program or two and jerked off on his guitar for a couple minutes. For this record, this isn't the BoC chatroom. This is where people post horrible fucking songs. Looks like you found a new home. And last: it was never mean to be a finished (or even good) piece.If you're not going to bother submitting something good, then don't fucking complain when you don't get quality feedback. My good pieces are currently out on numerous cds online. For some reason, I doubt these exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nimmm Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 It's not that bad- it's not that good. record crackle + nature field recording + children = boc automatically way to fail at life. That's a bit rich, coming from a wannabe Boards groupie, who spends all his time honing his imitation. Big dollops of sugar coated sample dialogue and crappy sounding dry casio hip hop beats over bent tape whirring nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest art school faggot Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 OH FUCK I GOT SERVED BY SOME DUDE ON A MESSAGEBOARD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest art school faggot Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 That's a bit rich, coming from a wannabe Boards groupie, who spends all his time honing his imitation. Big dollops of sugar coated sample dialogue and crappy sounding dry casio hip hop beats over bent tape whirring nonsense. Also, if you'd like to comment on my music, I have several threads in EKT, including an album of dark ambient and noise. That's a lot like BoC, right? Feel free to tell me how gay I am in those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest feta lol Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 hahahahaqha lol. internets. i agree though. you need a lot of practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 the guitar is alright...you should re-do it, if you don't like the way it sounds......the beats are definitely dry, but you can beef them up with some effects......The "outdoors"-type sounds at the beginning are kinda cool but they sound to clean(go take some field recordings on a rainy day....use your imagination.....it is much more rewarding to use your own samples)......the synth you used towards the end of the track is quite cool....don't give up.....you have alot of nice sounds.....work some more on it and bring it back here when you feel better about it. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLA FUR BIS FLE Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 lolll Wispfire_Headphase.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrx Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 man that track is like :omg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzado Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 um Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 good job guys. i like this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pococurante Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 LOL. Assholes. I've heard much worse. Fuck guitars though, Bibio and BoC already pwned them. You've already heard the worst of it. Do what you want to do and don't really listen to any of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest art school faggot Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 lolll OMG R U BAORD SOF CANAD?a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Promo Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I like the acoustic guitar quite a lot to be honest. Yes its a little out of sync and yes this track could be improved with some stronger sounds, more layers, reverb and slighter better notes. Definitely has potential thats for sure. I've heard less affecting tracks than this to be honest. The pivot of this track is definitely the acoustic guitar though which is very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Yeah I quite liked the guitar, the rest wasn't particularly impressive though. Maybe take the guitar and use it for something that isn't an intentional BoC-style track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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