XingKing: Xings New Album!

XingKing 06.28.13	Hopefully this gets more notice than my Hot Cross cover or else I am doomed
PunchforPunch 06.28.13	will do man
pizzamachine 06.28.13	good album
Kman418 06.28.13	i bet this rips
PunchforPunch 06.28.13	like my abs
XingKing 06.28.13	You can listen to this while you work on that six pack then!
Kman418 06.28.13	gonna jam this in a bit if it's anything like the other albums on this list it'll probably be like a hard 4/4.5
SitarHero 06.28.13	Not really my thing, but Argente des Laches is pretty cool.
XingKing 06.28.13	Surprisingly, there isn't a single cuss word on the album. I just thought of that song today though and had a nice laugh
XingKing 06.28.13	One day I'll shit out an entire album dedicated to Sputnik and it will be the lowest rated album in the whole database!
someguest 06.28.13	Lower than this one?
XingKing 06.28.13	Ouch
someguest 06.28.13	Tough love.
XingKing 06.28.13	Aw you do like me
SharkEthic 06.28.13	I'll give it a listen later today
XingKing 06.28.13	Appreciated man. Unlike Thunder though, this is much heavier and it's just me this time around playing everything. In case anyone is interested in my mathy post rock song, https://soundcloud.com/warrenofohms/thunder-can-be-frightening
tempest-- 06.28.13	This sounds pretty good dude, nice work :-]
YakNips 06.28.13	I AM KING I AM KING Yeah, you are. XingKing.
XingKing 06.28.13	I just realized how funny those lyrics are given my name lol
foxblood 06.28.13	i'll listen to it tomorrow man
durianel 06.28.13	i"ll give it a listen tomorrow
durianel 06.28.13	looking foward to it!
SharkEthic 06.28.13	Musically, this is pretty fucking awesome. You're a talented dude, no doubt! Not always in love with the vocals, though. Thunder remains my favorite thing you've done. Still wish that song was 3x longer, though!:)
JohnnyoftheWell 06.28.13	I'll give it a listen man, I'd be grateful if you'd listen to mine in return (http://stormdaughter.bandcamp.com/) but I'll check yours regardless :]
XingKing 06.28.13	Checking it out right now Johnny. Thanks! And in case anyone cares, I uploaded random info about each track
JohnnyoftheWell 06.28.13	Thanks man, I'm only on track 3 but I'm already loving this; you've got the quirky, mathy sound nailed down perfectly
XingKing 06.28.13	Proper drums and EQing would improve your music tenfold. You've got some sweet ideas that just need better quality sound and instruments to match them. I'm definitely sticking around for the whole album though. How'd you write those drums? It's cool, Skele. I appreciate the listen either way but I definitely think boring is not the right word to use. Just not your thing.
JohnnyoftheWell 06.28.13	I wrote the drums on Tuxguitar (free, slightly worse guitar pro, if you're unfamiliar) along with everything else non-recorded, then outsourced that to Logic and mixed it/tweaked the tones. I agree that they're far from ideal, but I don't really have a way of getting anything better at the moment (although I threw in the electrodrum sections partially as a way to stop trying to simulate real drummers). I'm glad you like the ideas though, thanks for listening and for the feedback! I defo want to do a better job on the mix next time, I just wish I had a better idea of how to go about it
Crymsonblaze 06.28.13	Can't say I'm really into the vocals but this is solid so far
JohnnyoftheWell 06.28.13	Ohmyshit, I've Seen Things You People Wouldn't Believe is incredible, might bump to a 4
XingKing 06.28.13	Check out EZDrummer. It's killer and you can change the velocity of your hits and whatnot if you program them correctly. The electronic moments definitely sound best because they sound intentional unlike the other drums. Hit me up on my shoutbox next time you record a track and I'll help you try to mix it.
JohnnyoftheWell 06.28.13	I will do, thanks for the advice :]
XingKing 06.28.13	Woah, my list got featured! Gnarly
wacknizzle 06.28.13	Goddamn, this is actually really awesome! Nice job.
wacknizzle 06.28.13	Dude I love this
XingKing 06.28.13	Thanks man! I really appreciate you listening!
wacknizzle 06.29.13	The vocals rule, the riffs rule, the drums(are they programmed? either way they still sound awesome, the fills and techy accenting are perfect) rule, and even the bass is especially awesome.
XingKing 06.29.13	I tried to make sure every instrument had it's moments to shine so it's good to know it's noticeable!
wacknizzle 06.29.13	Yeah, I noticed it, the songwriting here is pretty fantastic. Shit, if this was longer I'd like it even more than Cryonics. I love it that you have the bass so loud in the mix like it's meant to be.
Cygnatti 06.29.13	Did Someone say loud bass?!?!?
XingKing 06.29.13	Is it super loud? I tested it on about 7 different set ups and thought I found the right mix. Cryonics is one of my favorite albums and while I am flattered to the point that I would be blushing if I didn't have a beard, that's just insane. Hello Six!
wacknizzle 06.29.13	The bass is loud but it's not too loud by any means. And yeah your right the vocals and riffs in Hot Cross are pretty untouchable. But for modern skramz this is godly.
sideburndude 06.29.13	Man this sounds really good
wacknizzle 06.29.13	Well even if it isn't better than Cryonics, you did something right. Cuz I just jammed this like 5 times in a row, and idk I'm still listening to it lol.
XingKing 06.29.13	I think you might be my biggest fan, wack
wacknizzle 06.29.13	I haven't heard pull-offs this good since like Fall Of Troy. Frequency and I've Seen Things are my favorite tracks.
balazs 06.29.13	What the hell man, this is amazing!
balazs 06.29.13	Bass is good on my system. This shit has a lot of replay value, Xing.
Kman418 06.29.13	yeah this is pree good but like a lot of other people said your vox need a looooot of work
XingKing 06.29.13	Glad to hear! Much appreciated, my friend
XingKing 06.29.13	My vocals seem to be the most polarizing aspect of this. It's either love it or hate it. It's been that way with pretty much every band I've been in regardless of how I alter my voice, so at this point I'm only interested in pleasing myself with them.
Sniff 06.29.13	Well this was kinda average.
JohnnyoftheWell 06.29.13	Oh you lucky bastard, you got a feature Well deserved :]
balazs 06.29.13	I don't find the vocals particularly bad. Sometimes you couldn't find the perfect place for them in the mix imo, also everything is sharp here but the vocals often have room, they're more diffuse. This can be okay, also good on several occasions, but sometimes bad. On Eleanor I feel that the instruments are real close, but you are far, there's too much contrast. The instrumental parts shine through many times, the vocals not so much, so there's definitely some place for improvement here. But hell, most of this is just personal taste, I can't do anything even close, I love your work!
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 06.29.13	listening
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 06.29.13	mc ride would destroy over these songs dude call him up
XingKing 06.29.13	To me the instruments should almost always be the focus in more complex music so most of the time I wanted the vocals to sit in the back. Thanks dudes
JaySpiral 06.29.13	Lol 13 seconds into "False Implication, Silent Approval" you guys directly rip off The Mars Volta. I can't think of what song they do that on but you guys are doing the exact same rhythm and even the drums are doing the same thing.
XingKing 06.29.13	Edit: There was too much butthurt in my comment so I'm just getting rid of it to save myself embarrassment of anal pains.
JaySpiral 06.29.13	That's not just a stop and go riff, though. That's literally the exact rhythm with exact same drums. But hey, I do like this album, good work man.
foxblood 06.29.13	rules man
SubtleBody 06.29.13	wow this is actually pretty awesome, man digging HARD
XingKing 06.29.13	Guys, why are sloths so fucking cute and hilarious? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL-VrVlv3Xo That sloth just chilling in the hammock cracks me up
wacknizzle 06.29.13	That fill in the beginning of False Implication is nearly identical that one part in a TMV song on Deloused. That is my only real qualm throughout the entire ep, sucks cuz the fill fits really well. Also I happen to really dig the vocals.
InbredJed 06.29.13	Nice dude, I will def give this a spin
XingKing 06.29.13	A lot of my drumwork is influenced/based on Jon Theodore's work, but I've decided to quit making music. I'm going to become a sloth caretaker now. It was a fun ride guys. See ya in Costa Rica!
foxblood 06.29.13	'baby sloth wrangler'
balazs 06.29.13	sloths are better than life
InbredJed 06.29.13	Sloth slinger?
XingKing 06.29.13	Sounds like prostitution
JaySpiral 06.29.13	I like the title of Sloth Slinger
XingKing 06.29.13	I don't know man. They're people too, not hookers or bitches. You know?
ABjordanMM 06.30.13	I'll give it a listen.
ShitsofRain 07.01.13	props for nausicaa
amemento 07.02.13	gonna check this man
XingKing 07.05.13	A subtle bump since this has been out for a week as of today
wacknizzle 07.05.13	Damn, been a week already. Gonna jam Frequency and I've Seen Things You People Wouldn't Believe again.
JAV 07.05.13	Didnt even see this, I'll give it a listen after work times.
XingKing 07.05.13	Time flies! The album has been doing surprisingly well considering I am no one
TrueBlood 07.05.13	Xing, chill stuff, main grip is the left early has almost zero bass in it im not diggin the mix but the music is decent even tho its not my style Captain
XingKing 07.05.13	People say it's bass heavy Cap says no bass WAT DO I DO!?!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????!!?!?!??!!?
Atari 07.05.13	in case you didn't know, this album will be getting a review for the review a random album game
Cygnatti 07.05.13	someone tell me if this is good plz
TrueBlood 07.05.13	Naw xing I'm referring strictly to the left ear lol people don't anything about bass, don't listen to them, the bass is fine just equalize it nig
XingKing 07.05.13	I actually didn't know that, Atari! What I do know is that your random album game bumped my feature off the feature list!! I'm actually kind of scared to have someone randomly reviewing it because I can just imagine that this isn't their kind of music and I'm gonna get some horrible score :[. Nonetheless, stoked to be getting a review
XingKing 07.05.13	Ooooh! You said "the left early" so I was like wat? The left channel is actually mixed almost identical to the right channel, so that's odd. I'm actually really proud of the mixing and EQ job I did on this.
TrueBlood 07.05.13	Overall its great! just my two cents but if you're happy with what u gotz then koolio ill support tuff, 5/5
Rev 07.05.13	gr8 album art gonna check this out
XingKing 07.05.13	Thanks man. I definitely appreciate the feedback and I'll hafta keep my ears open for any imbalances for my next EP! I've actually kind of hit a dead end in my learning of mixing properly. I definitely like the way I mix my tracks but I'm not sure where to go next to get them even better
Cygnatti 07.05.13	wtf is the album art
TrueBlood 07.05.13	looks like alien abs also did you do all instruments yourself? sorry i didn't read through all the thread maybe you already answered that question
XingKing 07.05.13	Cyg: It's an Ohm/Ohmu. They're from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Manga/film) and Warrens are the underground homes of rabbits from Watership Down (novel/film) @Cap:Yeah I did everything by myself
Atari 07.05.13	@Xing, the person who got your album goes oooh! it's a mathy skramz then was like omg it's xingkings album! so i'm pretty sure they like it lol agreed cool album art too i'll check the album out eventually just been really busy
Rev 07.05.13	"wtf is the album art" an Ohmu from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
TrueBlood 07.05.13	@ xing - did you plagiarize that album art?
XingKing 07.05.13	It's a scene directly from the film that I cropped to my liking
TrueBlood 07.05.13	@ xing - aka plagiarization. be careful with that man, you could get sued
XingKing 07.05.13	That only happens when you're profiting off of something copyrighted. I'm not profiting off of it so nothing will come of it. If need be, I'd change the album art to my penis with "Unti" written on it (it's too small to write Untitled)
TrueBlood 07.05.13	yea but you made this "name your price" it would need to be "free download" also you can't but down "all rights reserved" with plagiarized album art it would need to be "some rights reserved" you'd better fix those cuz your parent could be raped in the court of law
XingKing 07.05.13	Bandcamp automatically does the all rights reserved thing, nor do I care enough to change it if there even is a way. If Ghibli sued me, I'd be fucking stoked that they even gave a shit about some guy making music in his living room cause they're a great studio. "Parent" lol I'm a grown ass man, man.
Rev 07.05.13	lol same
TrueBlood 07.05.13	yea there is a place to change the all rights reserved, it defaults that way but its the users responsibility to fix it, see u in jail bro :]
XingKing 07.05.13	How do you get away with your album covers when one is from a painter and the other is on the first page of google images when typing in "black horse"?
Rev 07.06.13	what are you referring to? lol
XingKing 07.06.13	Cap's first album is a painting done by a famous Russian and his second album is just a horse you can find on google images in five seconds
Rev 07.06.13	oh lol that's what i thought mine are all from tumblr >_>
XingKing 07.06.13	That reminds me, I need to check out your new release. Doing so now!
Rev 07.06.13	thanks dude, appreciate it!
XingKing 07.06.13	Woah, we live in the same state!
Rev 07.06.13	no way! haha
XingKing 07.06.13	Yeah man. I live in Chandler. I've got some friends that live out in Tucson and go to UofA. Your album is solid so far too. Really reminds me of Tron Legacy, if that movie had a better soundtrack
Rev 07.06.13	damn i was in chandler last week! hit me up next time you're down here, we'll grab a beer and jam some skramz and thanks, but please you flatter me too much haha
TrueBlood 07.06.13	That's cuz I'm the master if plag, don't hate These niggaz b gettin all jealous But alls I's do is celebrate
JAV 07.06.13	Not a huge fan of the vocals but I did like the rest of it.