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19th Jun 2008 16:53 - 16 years ago
Description : My first truely 'electronica' song I ever wrote. I busted it out in about 3 hours due to an unnatural state of mind...... it was the early 90's. Recorded on a Tascam 246. For those too young it was a 4 trak tape recorder that used 'cassette' tapes. I should try to remake this one.

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If you have time take a listen and give Devodale some feedback.

Hirogenium
Hirogenium 20th Sep 2010 19:33 - 14 years ago
Good work! I like the asian sound colour.
ska
ska 20th Jul 2009 17:41 - 15 years ago
Now that is the REAL DEAL!
don't change a thing!
AMAZING!
DuBzReCoRdInGsTuDiO
DuBzReCoRdInGsTuDiO 6th Jul 2009 16:08 - 15 years ago
yes mate this one got a real vybe to it, lol @ur description for those too young to have experience'd the 80's 90's, they dont know just how easy the have it now do they lol, brilliant track/structure/sound qual(for the era anyways), all round great tune, i wish id heard it back then tho :O)
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros 10th May 2009 10:28 - 15 years ago
Yeah, I totally here the retro & asian quality to this. In fact, there were parts of it when I was listening the first time that were remindin me of the soundtrack for Ghostbusters II and various NES & arcade games of the day.

And good lord, Cassette tapes, whatever happened to those, ay? Actually, I'm just kiddin. They still sell 'em at places like Office Max & Wal-mart (I think Wal still does). Course, they also still use the heck out of those micro-cassettes for those non-digital recorders.

As for redoing thing, I hear ya. I've got those urges every now and then with a few of my tracks. And as for this one, there's a small part of it that sounds like the audio was overly compressed (like it was part of the tape that was messin up when it was playing/recording). Okies, couldn't find it on the 3rd go round, but there were sections that seemed dodgy (prolly having to do with the drums or something).

Though for a dated song this is amazingly fresh. Thanks for sharing mate. Later on!
toddj
toddj 2nd Jan 2009 07:51 - 16 years ago
It does remind me of video game music. Very Asian. I can't say much more to add to what everyone else has said. Another great song. Great quality for the equipment you used. Quite the vitange recording gem. Definitely a favorite.
ECKSjoe
ECKSjoe 28th Oct 2008 14:28 - 16 years ago
I've fallen in love with this track, it is amazing, I can find no fault with it, I would love to hear a remake, but I don't know if you could make it better.
DaMann
DaMann 28th Oct 2008 02:28 - 16 years ago
I love classic synth sounds especially when in ambient. Isn't recorded with cassettes fun? Me and my brother had a project a few years ago with a 6 track yamaha, we still use it when he's in town. Wasn't there for the 80's but seemed like a missed a bunch... like the Stark Club in Dallas.... that sounded like the good ol' days.

Well Great Job!

-DaMann
Tiltedbeats
Tiltedbeats 26th Oct 2008 12:46 - 16 years ago
vintage alright, this is a treasure, its great!
love the snares :) so old school now, but not back then, how music has changed ayeee!!! this is great stuff!

B.S
alividlife
alividlife 16th Oct 2008 06:15 - 16 years ago
lol, i still use mine.
it's soo warm, and mushy.
more rubbing alcohol and canned air please!
heh

wow, this is great!
that bass is sumethin' else! How many takes?!!?!?!?

can you still play this years after??
Psyrok
Psyrok 10th Oct 2008 23:14 - 16 years ago
Hey man, I remember the old Tascams :) I never made anything anywhere near as good as this on it though! Nice work!
Dj4Real
Dj4Real 9th Oct 2008 17:28 - 16 years ago
wow....i thought i was playing megaman...i loved it.. I really want to do some work together
Resist_Agony
Resist_Agony 14th Aug 2008 15:04 - 16 years ago
I would say this song is phenominal, but I can't spell that. So I will just say its a really good song.

Bossle'
NoNPhiXioN_420
NoNPhiXioN_420 11th Jul 2008 17:42 - 16 years ago
ha love the old school arcade sound,sounds like its straight outta japan,good job man.
Artwatcher
Artwatcher 11th Jul 2008 10:27 - 16 years ago
...state of mind huh? Well if that's so, then natural states of mind aren't all that they're cracked up to be. I'm glad I spotted this feature track, right up my alley.
Art
Higher_Evolution
Higher_Evolution 7th Jul 2008 11:26 - 16 years ago
3 hours work! If only i could bust tunes like that out in 3 hours :O Good job mate, it sounds like video game music
blairrock957
blairrock957 24th Jun 2008 18:34 - 16 years ago
Really nice. Hard to imagine you did this with a four Track. Great job. Like the oriental flavor. Great keys. And like the beat too. I really don't see anything to try to give you constructive criticism on on this. It's nice.
Planetjazzbass
Planetjazzbass 23rd Jun 2008 22:36 - 16 years ago
I've often thought about revisiting old tunes I made years ago....but never seem to find the time...they weren't as good as this one though..newer technology,clearer sound,better production values would possibly improve the sound but not the impact of this track it's great as it is!....cheers planet
Casino_Burn
Casino_Burn 20th Jun 2008 04:18 - 16 years ago
Wow, this takes me back to the 80's, very retro sounding, the drums sound great. Yeah, I like this, does remind me of maybe O.M.D. or Depeche Mode. I have a Tascam 464 in the loft, great machine, took my first steps into the world of home recording with it. Watts
RogueAi
RogueAi 19th Jun 2008 17:14 - 16 years ago
This is great! If you remade this it could be a lot better with today's technology.
Devodale
Devodale replied Unknown
Thanks Trav, I agree with todays tech, it'll be much better. But I wish I could find that sound again. It was an old Roland D-50, almost 20 years ago. Guess there's alot to choose from these days, tho.

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