Blind
11.06.13 | song can be listened to at http://gabyandthethurstones.bandcamp.com/track/davids-trip it's like indie folk/post-rock little bit o drone
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Pheromone
11.06.13 | Woah, dig this hard man! nice track. |
Blind
11.06.13 | thanks! the album is free to download if you're interested. any particular thoughts about the song? |
zakalwe
11.06.13 | You know what. In all honesty this is great.
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XingKing
11.06.13 | Bumpin' cause this shit is awesome |
Blind
11.07.13 | ^^
i appreciate the kind words
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Uranium
11.07.13 | damn whats up fleet foxes, good stuff here |
Blind
11.07.13 | the dude who wrote that song had a love affair with robin pecknold for a couple of years in high school haha |
skeames1214
11.07.13 | Dude, pretty damn rad. Not at all what I was expecting just based on the band name (books and covers and w/e).
I know musicians don't usually like people comparing them to other bands, but I got a real Microphones vibe from this, which, I mean, they're awesome so you should take that as a compliment. |
skeames1214
11.07.13 | Really nice climax, and the fade out drone-y part at the end was fucking swee. if I had any criticism to offer it'd be that it lacks some of the dynamism that a lot of the quintessential bands in the genre have. That's not even necessarily a bad thing, though, plenty of bands can pull off the even keel, relaxing mood (washed out comes to mind, probably because the vocals were pretty reminiscent to what you guys did), just a personal preference of mine. |
Blind
11.07.13 | yeah we all dig The Microphones! that's definitely a compliment. and thanks for the feedback! do you think the music would benefit from more post-rock influence? we started very folk-y but we're branching out
and i haven't heard of Washed Out; i'll have to check them out |
skeames1214
11.07.13 | I like the mix you've got going, but once you're comfortable enough playing in that space I'd throw in some tempo-shifts, some more dynamic vocals, maybe try a couple different time signatures, stuff like that. I think you've got the aesthetic and the general feel of the music down, which is the hard part (i've never been able to do it).
Washed Out aren't really similar except in regard to the vocals, but they're good if you like shoegaze. |
Blind
11.07.13 | yeah i definitely agree. we haven't experimented a ton with less conventional time signatures and dynamic vocals and stuff; we only have a few songs on the album that really stray into that territory but i'd love to explore it more |
skeames1214
11.07.13 | just dl'd the full album, I'll check the rest of it out and shoutbox you or something. |
Uranium
11.07.13 | Props! you guys kick ass. |
Blind
11.07.13 | awesome! thanks guys :)
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skeames1214
11.07.13 | thank you! Art and the artists who make it are one of the main sources of joy and satisfaction in life. :-] |
Pheromone
11.07.13 | I'll definitely download this when I get home. |
Butkuiss
11.07.13 | If you're looking for feedback just point your pickups towards the speaker cone. |
Blind
11.07.13 | it's all mic'ed acoustic instruments :( best i can do is microphone to speaker cone |
Pheromone
11.07.13 | Listening to the album now bro, I downloaded it for free but I'll be sure to buy it sometime soon. |
Pheromone
11.07.13 | Lyrics anywhere?
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Blind
11.08.13 | no pressure to buy it! we're just stoked to have people listening. but if you still want to pay money then by all means go for it haha.
and yeah, all of the lyrics are up on the bandcamp page! we're looking to release a little doodled lyric/art booklet soon too (as soon as the other two members finish their pages) |
