| Cool stuff, I hear some Barrett in there.
Summer Breeze: I like the idea of the flanger for the guitar but the guitar itself is too loud and I'm sure you could find a better sound and a better flanger. If it is modeling it's not bad just not very exciting. Bass sounds good, nice and round fits the music. If you want a little more authentic kind of sound (assuming a retro thing here) you'll want to mic the amp and let some of the midrange through. The problem is with the drums, they just need to be more present, they sound a bit thin and the kick drum sounds like a bad pillow, let the drums resonate. The vocal production is nice and detracts from the rest of the flaws. I'd throw some leslie action in on the organ too for some interest.
White Book: Needs more stereo width, same comment as before on main distorted guitar. This one sounds like there might be some digital sounding processing buildup going on with the guitars. Drums same comment as before, turn 'em up, I kind of like the roundness but it'd be nice to hear the tone too. Right now the drums for both songs sound kind of like what you'd get from a live board tape or a Phish record or am I repeating myself? I like the vocal production again.
Both songs sound like the guitar player is the vocalist and did the mix. Most demos seriously lack in the vocal department and you've not got this problem I think. I do think you can work on the arrangements and balance a little bit but the songs have potential and I like them way better than most of the stuff that's out there these days. |