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For the Metallica/Mortal Kombat Fans.....
TOK:
I'm interested, mainly because I didn't find anything distinctive or interesting about that Eyes Wired Shut song. Definitely not in a way that they'd compare favorably to Dream Theater. Seemed like another forgettable 3 Days Grace/Chevelle/3 Doors Down/Fuel snoozer (the other video said No Longer Available when I tried to play it).
Ummon:
No no, Edgewater isn't comparable to Dream Theater. The Cynic vid I posted is, about as much as one can, cos DT is in that silly power metal genre that's all the same. Edgewater's first album is somewhat like some radio stuff. The thing is they did it better. I especially like the drumming because it's busier than radio stuff, but not claiming or trying to claim attention.
Incidentally, I don't really enjoy percussion music. The durations of the timbers are too short so it just seems like a bunch of successive sounds. Even that xylophone or whatever clip I posted above I'm not that hot on because, though it is pitched and it has a damper pedal, the 'keys' can't be held down like with a piano, so counterpoint is difficult to bring out. Not that the resonance of the timbre helps any, either. I enjoy percussion a lot if it's used in balance in an ensemble work of mainly pitched instruments, or drumming in a band.
Oh, I forgot to mention that synth sounds, while sounding gay in general, don't mix with high gain guitar, and I think are best used in contrasting sections rather than at the same time.
I'd post something, but I can't find a service that just STREAMS files. Do you know of one?
Ummon:
Hey, TOK, if you're still interested here's an old one. NOT a professional recording, but I did it all myself, direct to the board. (Also, you'll have to download it as I couldn't find a way to stream it.)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tomumnrovfg
TOK:
Pretty cool. Is that the same guitar for both tracks?
Ummon:
Thanks. Yeah, although the middle guitar in those brief spots was using the neck pickup, I think. All of them were eq'd a little differently to stand out from each other but I was/am really ignorant about how to really do that. Plus I have this issue with high gain fizzle so I put a big high end cut on each track, which is why it sounds muffled. Lots of mids, but not enough definition. Also, I didn't use a metronome or click track. I did once and just couldn't get with it. I do better with my own timing and my tracks sync better that way, though they could be better still.
Here's another one from around the same time:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bjmztydzczi
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