"5,000 Years Alone" - (new tracks posted)

[Raayl]

as some may know, i'm planning on releasing my first real, full-length album as raayl via download/torrent for free called "5,000 Years Alone." it should be available within the next week or so.

to bide time, i've re-done my page a bit to feature the album songs primarily. i've re-uploaded the tracks "Siphon Spine" + "The Solar Sons."

check them out.

http://www.myspace.com/raayl

[burtonbassist_101]

how did you come up with "5,000 years alone"?

that's some sick **** you put up man. i'll be sure to get my hands on it. is the prison gonna be on it too? i think that was my favorite song you did, even if it was a collab.

[Raayl]

how did you come up with "5,000 years alone"?

that's some sick **** you put up man. i'll be sure to get my hands on it. is the prison gonna be on it too? i think that was my favorite song you did, even if it was a collab.

lol the prison will never re-surface. naut and me both consider it to be a relative failure. sunskin however, (the other track we did) was pure win.

album title is a long story:

as far as 5,000 Years Alone goes...roughly 2 years ago i was working on putting together my first multi-instrumental album, and it was called "Written in the Blood of Rome."

the mantra, a verse from one of my first songs, goes: "5,000 years alone atop this bloody throne, atrophied eyes read cold pages written in the blood of rome." so i saw it to be a fitting title.

and all this is explained by macbeth, a book i cite constantly in my songs: reckless human ambition and lust for power leads to defeat and sorrow, always. being king is good. until you drown, alone, in the sea of blood you spilled to attain the throne.

[burtonbassist_101]

well that explains it then... yeah, macbeth has always been one of my favorites as well.

and i'm glad i was able to download the prison while i could, i thought it was awesome...

good luck to ya.

[Raayl]

well that explains it then... yeah, macbeth has always been one of my favorites as well.

and i'm glad i was able to download the prison while i could, i thought it was awesome...

good luck to ya.

eh it had good ideas, but poor execution. naut wasn't a fan of the music he did...and when naut doesn't approve it doesn't stay online. end of story, haha.

[BenJammin]

Less talk, more getting your album up.

[Raayl]

i'm working on it fool

i can just drop it in the sharing folder for you on MSN though

easier

[BenJammin]

I'm on a third party MSN client, so I don't have a share folder.

[EADGC]

Just zip them in winzip or winrar and host it on megaupload.com

maybe make 2 or 3 links for it in case they have maximum amount of downloads and expire.

[Raayl]

Just zip them in winzip or winrar and host it on megaupload.com

maybe make 2 or 3 links for it in case they have maximum amount of downloads and expire.

yeah same with YSI, which is what i usually do.

however, i'm looking into other options atm and looking for a good torrent location to upload it to. hence my delay. i can just MSN the .rar to both of you. win.

or anyone else who wants it for that matter.

[EADGC]

You could put it on a torrent website like what.cd, then anyone with a torrent program could download it

one link for torrent users, 2 or 3 for non-users. Done.

[Phalanx]

Look forward to the album. I've started to get bored of my iPod's current songs at work.

[Raayl]

You could put it on a hosting website like what.cd, then anyone with a torrent program could download it

yeah that's the point. my room mate suggested it to me. (the torrent thing) he said just randomly upload it to a torrent site and people will download it going "what's this?"

which is what i want.

[EADGC]

Just don't forget to tag it with your genres. The site will automatically recommend it to others and make it searchable.

[Raayl]

Just don't forget to tag it with your genres. The site will automatically recommend it to others and make it searchable.

i'm having a hard time coming up with a genre

i guess its just industrial. i mean, that's pretty much the audience that would enjoy it the most.

[BenJammin]

Just make to tag it, period. I will end you if it's not track numbered and everything.

[Phalanx]

yeah same with YSI, which is what i usually do.

however, i'm looking into other options atm and looking for a good torrent location to upload it to. hence my delay. i can just MSN the .rar to both of you. win.

or anyone else who wants it for that matter.

you should upload it to demonoid.com. I've found a lot of "underground" albums there so I'm guessing they'll welcome your album.

If you're not already registered I'll throw you an invite code.

[Raayl]

you should upload it to demonoid.com. I've found a lot of "underground" albums there so I'm guessing they'll welcome your album.

If you're not already registered I'll throw you an invite code.

yeah sure go for it

[EADGC]

Use common ones. No one knows or cares what DC electro polka shoegaze is. Industrial/rap should be fine.

Experimental is WAY too overused and most people associate it with irritating sound collages anyway (which is why I stopped using it).

[Phalanx]

yeah sure go for it

nteocfd2qwmplmewbidd1jml3m50bdt0gpe0gkadg7f44

[Raayl]

Use common ones. No one knows or cares what DC electro polka shoegaze is. Industrial/rap should be fine.

Experimental is WAY too overused and most people associate it with irritating sound collages anyway (which is why I stopped using it).

yeah i wouldn't ever list it on an upload site as experimental. too generic and i agree, associated with crappy music.

[EADGC]

Put it on a popular torrent site that doesn't require membership, if possible. For the record what.cd is very exclusive.

[Phalanx]

Put it on a popular torrent site that doesn't require membership, if possible. For the record what.cd is very exclusive.

Most torrent websites which don't require signing are - for a lack of a better word

failanaids

[EADGC]

The point is to get it out to as many people as possible, though.

try isoHunt

[deemo]

The point is to get it out to as many people as possible, though.

try isoHunt

the exclusive torrent sites have more people who are willing to try new things. most people go to non-exclusive torrent sites to find something they're looking for, like movies or a specific album or whatever.

[Raayl]

the exclusive torrent sites have more people who are willing to try new things. most people go to non-exclusive torrent sites to find something they're looking for, like movies or a specific album or whatever.

that's a very good point.

[:amaze:]

though, if it's free and you've got the time, you might as well put it up as many places as possible for maximum exposure.




:amaze:

[Sauron]

Terror From the Year 5000!

[Raayl]

actually forget that, myspace raped the quality. ugh.

[Jimbobntnr]

I loved it.
it was better than cats.
I want to see it again and again.

[Raayl]

i know bby i know

[EADGC]

Send me the link, now.

[BenJammin]

send Me The Link, Now.

123.

[Raayl]

dudes somebody upload it to a torrent for me

it's too complicated!!!!

[Spaceman Spiff]

Tracklist?

Also, I want this album.

[BenJammin]

Are there some unreleased songs on there? It's always nice to hear stuff I haven't heard before.

I made the mistake when releasing my first album of uploading every song as I finished, so there was basically nothing new on it when I got around to releasing it.

[burtonbassist_101]

it just dawned on me that you might need my email.

or are you doing the torrent?

[EADGC]

just upload it to megaupload for now

[Raayl]

Are there some unreleased songs on there? It's always nice to hear stuff I haven't heard before.

I made the mistake when releasing my first album of uploading every song as I finished, so there was basically nothing new on it when I got around to releasing it.

yes there are songs that you havn't heard.

I'd say 90% of this album I had uploaded for maybe a maximum of two days, with barely any plays. I always had my player play the FIRST song only, so anything else i uploaded took a super back seat. and if by some strange chance you HAVE heard them all...its been over a year since you have so it'll all seem new. also, alot of the tracks are actually updated, re-recorded remixes. symphony in red, the crisis, the dagger and ghosts to name a few.

here's the tracklist:

1) The Crisis

2) Siphon Spine

3) This is War

4) The Solar Sons

5) Symbiotic 3

6) D'entre Les Morts

7) The Nerve Stem

8) Ghosts of Elysium

9) Malignant Hero

10) Broken

11) Pry

12) Symphony in Red

13) The Dagger

14) Mutation

15) Ashes to Ascension

16) Extinct


50 minutes total, no filler what-so-ever.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Could you hook up some b-sides?

[muthafunkabass]

It's great you put Siphon Spine back up, it's always been my favorite of yours.

[Raayl]

i uploaded the album

get it while it's hot

[Raayl]

ben is gonna fix it for me

cause winrar lists it alphabetically

fail

[Jimbobntnr]

you're still a pc failure.

[Raayl]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/q4qaq1

tracks IN ORDER

with artwork and all correct tags

[EADGC]

sweet I'm downloading it

[burtonbassist_101]

as am i.

EDIT: ok it's over. and it's badass.

nice work. :thumb:

[fatbandit]

I think I need proper subs for this ¬_¬

Some phat beats going down though (Y) It'll probably get onto my mp3 player at some point.

[Spaceman Spiff]

If you could hook me up some other songs (Godlike, Broken Stiletto, TVC series) that would be awesome.

[Raayl]

too bad those songs suck.

[Spaceman Spiff]

It's okay, I like shitty music.

[BenJammin]

Let's discuss how amazing the new version of The Dagger is.

[Raayl]

i convinced ben that it was better than this bloody business

i finally topped that stupid song

thank the lord above us

[EADGC]

this CD is dope so far.

[Raayl]

somebody write a review for it

do it now.

[Jody LeCompte]

I'd love original copies of The Mirror and Broken Stiletto as well.

I was the first to download from the casual, I'm still waiting for my new soundcard in the mail though.

[EADGC]

Here's your review:

less keys in the mix

more drums and vocals

thx

[Trevo]

Great album, I've been listening to it all day.

I must say I like the original This Bloody Business better, and The Mirror is probably still my favorite of yours, if you can send me that too, it'd be nice.

[Raayl]

Here's your review:

less keys in the mix

more drums and vocals

thx

lmao get a better sub. then you'll hear the drums.

[Raayl]

Great album, I've been listening to it all day.

I must say I like the original This Bloody Business better, and The Mirror is probably still my favorite of yours, if you can send me that too, it'd be nice.

nah i won't. because both of those songs? im sorry to say, but they suck. the mix is terrible. the tones blow. the vocal processing is amatuer AT BEST. they're just over-all not representative at all of what i can do well with music.

[Raayl]

ty for all the nice comments though fellas. thats what makes it worth it. appreciated.

[Spaceman Spiff]

It's not the recording quality that makes a song good.

[Raayl]

It's not the recording quality that makes a song good.

trust me - it helps. those songs just blow. the mix a song has is one of my favorite parts about it. and the mix on both those songs is pure fail. absolutely no low end at all. and if anybody has listened to my album....i love low end. my album dips into some really low frequencies especially with the percussion.

executing a nice low end sound in your mix though is difficult. when i was doing the mirror and TBB, i didn't understand enough about recording to do it well.

[Spaceman Spiff]

That's why most of what's on the radio is listenable, because those bands work with really good producers that make the recording sound good, but the song still sucks. There's plenty of music that I like that's poorly mixed, but it doesn't really bother me.

[Joelbassman]

^agreed. But it's nice to have both.

There is something great about poorly recorded music though.

[Spaceman Spiff]

lmao get a better sub. then you'll hear the drums.

"You don't need to pay me to listen to my music, but you need to shell out for the equipment to hear it well."


:p

[Raayl]

"You don't need to pay me to listen to my music, but you need to shell out for the equipment to hear it well."


:p

although that clever little sound-bite seems to make sense, it doesn't if you paid attention to what i actually said. i said get a job. job gives you money. money to make music with? sure.

pay attention next time dumbass.

ps sam isnt on msn anymore. did he die?

[Spaceman Spiff]

although that clever little sound-bite seems to make sense, it doesn't if you paid attention to what i actually said. i said get a job. job gives you money. money to make music with? sure.

pay attention next time dumbass.

ps sam isnt on msn anymore. did he die?

I don't see what the thing about the job has to do with a better sub to hear your music better. Obviously you can buy one with a job, but these things weren't related.

Either way, it was a joke.

I dunno. Maybe he doesn't want to talk to you. :eek:

[Spaceman Spiff]

Maybe he wants to talk to you a lot, but he's afraid you'll hurt him... again.

[EADGC]

lmao get a better sub. then you'll hear the drums.

lmao make a better universal mix

[Raayl]

I don't see what the thing about the job has to do with a better sub to hear your music better. Obviously you can buy one with a job, but these things weren't related.

Either way, it was a joke.

I dunno. Maybe he doesn't want to talk to you. :eek:

uhh learn to read what i'm saying before you spew your mindless filth into the atmosphere of knowledge known as mx.

[EADGC]

It's not the recording quality that makes a song good.

Typically better quality = more listenable = better.

A select few people can pull off lo-fi because it gives it a certain charm. Most of the time though, it's just painful.

[BenJammin]

I'm going to put this album on my iPod.

And go mow the lawn while listening to it.

It will be the angriest lawn-mowing ever.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Typically better quality = more listenable = better.

A select few people can pull off lo-fi because it gives it a certain charm. Most of the time though, it's just painful.

Better recording, not better song. There's a huge difference.

[EADGC]

Better recording, not better song. There's a huge difference.


Good song with good recording > good song with shitty recording.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Good song with good recording > good song with shitty recording.

I'd rather listen to Minor Threat than Nickelback.

song quality =/= recording quality

[BenJammin]

I'd rather listen to Minor Threat than Nickelback.

song quality =/= recording quality

Yes, and?

Matt isn't saying that good quality trumps crappy song writing. He's saying that good recording quality accentuates the good writing quality of the song.

[Raayl]

Yes, and?

Matt isn't saying that good quality trumps crappy song writing. He's saying that good recording quality accentuates the good writing quality of the song.

win post.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Yes, and?

Matt isn't saying that good quality trumps crappy song writing. He's saying that good recording quality accentuates the good writing quality of the song.

This all started because I said I like those earlier songs. I'm told they suck because of the recording quality and the mix. I say I like the songs regardless.

I'm talking about the songs, everyone else just keeps bringing up the recording, not the songs themselves.

Quality can make a difference in how the song is received, but it doesn't change the song.

[BenJammin]

There comes a point, though, where crappy recordings really do detracted from the song as a whole.

[Spaceman Spiff]

It's possible, but the song is still the song.

If it's a good song that's terribly recorded, even to the point where it hurts the song, the song is still good. When played live, you're just hearing the song, and the record with the poor quality recording that you have at home is no longer a factor.

[BenJammin]

Music isn't solely about live performance, though.

[EADGC]

Quality can make a difference in how the song is received, but it doesn't change the song.

Contradictory statement is contradictory.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Music isn't solely about live performance, though.

Or any one aspect.

I've just been trying to say that recording quality isn't everything and it rarely makes or breaks the song.

I've noticed quality makes songs way more often than it breaks them. And it doesn't make them good, it makes them listenable because the recording itself is sick, not the song. But I still don't listen to the radio, I listen to Bad Brains.



Edit: Been waiting so long to get my hands on Ghosts Of Elysium. Sick song.

[EADGC]

If recording quality didn't matter, people wouldn't spend millions of dollars setting up a studio.

[Spaceman Spiff]

If recording quality didn't matter, people wouldn't spend millions of dollars setting up a studio.

It's a matter of opinion. Our opinions differ.

[Raayl]

It's a matter of opinion. Our opinions differ.

yeah but see the difference here is that your opinion is dumb

[Spaceman Spiff]

yeah but see the difference here is that your opinion is dumb

Sure thing, Mr. Right.

[EADGC]

yeah but see the difference here is that your opinion is dumb
basc.

[Spaceman Spiff]

baa baa

[EADGC]

black sheep

[Raayl]

Sure thing, Mr. Right.

dude just review my album and s my d

[Phalanx]

Just downloaded the album, I'm listening to it now.

[BenJammin]

black sheep

have you any wool?

[:amaze:]

yes sir.













yes sir.





:amaze:

[Spaceman Spiff]

dude just review my album and s my d

Sorryz, haven't had time to listen to it yet.