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17th Dec 2015 21:41 - 9 years ago
Description : I have been working on this colossal monster since February of this year and I finally feel it is ready. Building it from the ground up was a task but I feel I have risen to the enormous challenge of one of Floyd's biggest songs.
It's all me - all 40 active tracks of it. Used machine sound loops from Apple, tympani and about 30 synth tracks. Me on vocals, acoustic guitars and bass.
Comments are always appreciated.

Comments (4)

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

topvega
topvega 27th Dec 2015 21:44 - 9 years ago
Always enjoy me some Floyd. Yeah I could see how any Floyd song would be daunting to cover but especially this one. Nice job though. Solid sound going on.

tv
MWRatridge
MWRatridge replied 17th Jan 2018 - 7 years ago
sorry for the late reply, tyvm
Neomorpheus
Neomorpheus 20th Dec 2015 17:35 - 9 years ago
Hey Mark, Dude you blew me away with this cover man !
Its not everyday that someone takes on such a classic track as this. Its obvious that you put a ton of work into it and the finished product is undoubtedly very cool. With these covers, unlike some people who are so critical at how they compare to the original, I do like to see a pretty close reproduction with the music but also enjoy the differences in how you make it your own. My hats off to you bro, I love it! The one idea that did come to mind as I listened it was maybe a cool modern twist would be to add some vocoded effect to the vocals. I think that's where you will receive the most critique on this. Great work regardless, I thoroughly love to see the cover tracks and this is one of the best examples in quite a while.
MWRatridge
MWRatridge replied 21st Dec 2015 - 9 years ago
Wow ty Neo,
I stewed over the vocals for a while....what to do, what to do.
I appreciate the compliments my friend. Definitely the biggest cover song I have done yet....and far more difficult than when I covered Stairway To Heaven.
This was more about personal accomplishment for me and I really feel good about it.
Mark.
ImproveWithError
ImproveWithError 18th Dec 2015 18:31 - 9 years ago
Wow Mark!!!!! what a monster of a project to take on. I can hear why you have worked on it for long, it definitely shows. I am very impressed with this. Good to hear some new stuff from you as well. Not sure what else to say but I impressed. Thanks for sharing with us.

Kyle
MWRatridge
MWRatridge replied 21st Dec 2015 - 9 years ago
Kyle,
TY my friend. When I began it was like looking up at a mountain...I moved one pebble at a time and just have listened to it over and over about 500 times.
Mark.
ShortBusMusic
ShortBusMusic 18th Dec 2015 16:09 - 9 years ago
Mark, brother, I am so stoked you did a cover of this track. It's one of my all time favorites of PF. This is really, really well done, but that is nothing new. Great instrumentation, and the mix is just solid as it gets. Had to grab a download (thanks for that), and added it to my MWR collection.

Outstanding! Happy holidays to you and the family Mark. Stay warm dude. Hope all is well.

Bear
MWRatridge
MWRatridge replied 21st Dec 2015 - 9 years ago
Bear,
Thanks for coming by for a listen and DL. TY also for the compliments. I really took this one serious. The synth solos were the most enjoyable element to do in this puppy. Merry Christmas to you as well my friend.
Mark.

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