Thanks a lot! This one feels really long ago (I've made a long musical journey in 2023 and had a hiatus in 2024) but it's actually quite fun. Thanks for your comment and reminding me that not everything I did in the past was sh!t ;)

Thanks a lot for listening and commenting man. There's only one Santana, that's for sure, the man is unique!

Thanks a lot buddy. Yeah I'm finding my own style, and these are all types of music that I like... so I'm happy with that :)

Thanks so much my friend!!

Yeah you were right. Thank you :)

Thanks so much Steve! Yeah I feel I'm starting to hit the sweet spot at times :)

Thank you!

Ohhhh... Tanzania - liked that better than Kenya but didn't make it to Zanzibar. Well, at least the bar I'll be tomorrow is also called Zanzibar, so that's close enough ;)

Thanks for your comments! Great stuff!
The guitar being slightly out of tune is also something I had noticed in places (0:50, 3:09) but it was a bit like you said on the other track, if anybody notices I'll give myself a case of cider ;)
Good catch though!
I still disagree with you on the drums (although this is probably my best vocal effort ever). I showed the track to a producer yesterday (a couple tracks) and he said that the drums is the weakest part of them, to the point where stronger drums would really finish them.
So... I have my homework!
You said you're half a world away... if you're in Asia tell them I miss them, if you're on the US westcoast tell them I miss them even more, if you're in the Caribbean... tell them see you soon ;)
Thanks as always Manuela, it's great to have solid constructive comments from a real artist!

Thank you so much man, very moving words!
No, my Japanese is pretty non-existant beyond konnichiwa and sayonara ;)

I based this actually on a Dutch blog post. That guy deserves all the credit, because this is also 1000 year old poetry. penseelvanwind.nl/vallen-op-verval/ is the post - you may not speak Dutch, but you'll see how pretty he shaped the words.

Awesome job, and I tried to capture that spirit.
Thanks again my friend!

Hahaha je hebt mijn geheim ontdekt, yep, hij logeert op mijn bank, vastgeketend aan de verwarming ;)

Goeie tips! Ja dat is geen gek idee, dan kan ik eerst beilig op SOundcloud publiceren, misschien een beetje spelen en tracks uitwisselen, en als ik tevreden ben naar Spotify etc. Goed idee!

Mixing en Mastering is idd niet mn sterke punt :eyeroll: :D ik probeer het te leren, maar het zou helemaal niet gek zijn om 4 tracks te kiezen, exporteren en naar een expert te sturen om er het meeste uit te halen.

Mijn dank is groot!

Yeah that's what I need to think about. I haven't brought out anything on Spotify/iTunes, but I think it's slowly slowly getting to a decent quality. Maybe clean up a bit more and master it, then pack up 4-5 songs (the poems) and bundle it.
But most likely I'll do that on my Soundcloud first ;)

Wow, those are great words and beautiful comments to wake up to. Thank you intergalactic!!

Hahaha in this case the credits go to Fujiwara no Akisuke and the Japanese "Shika Wakasu" ;)

Actually the credit maybe goes to a Dutch blogger who wrote a post on these 2 small poems ("word flowers").
penseelvanwind.nl/vallen-op-verval/

He added an image with the graphic representation of rain falling on a car window, and that got me thinking... I made a quick rhythm on the drumset... Some keyboard chords... And then the song wrote itself. Some songs just have a mind of their own.

Thanks for listening and your always positive words Maj! But I need more criticism from you, you have the knowledge after all :)

OMG a movie projector :D

OK ok ok, I will have to admit that my girlfriend is right as usual. I changed the rain sounds... let me know if it's better now :D

Hahaha picky is good!

Yeah my girlfriend said it sucked, and promoted another clip that I didn't like. I didn't want too "watery" sounds, I don't want people to run off for a pee before I can finish the track. Now I have to start to understand foley too? :D

If you can find a better one here, let me know...:
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/CFslmJ7ldI/

Awesome points Ben, and thanks for the compliments.
I'm taling drum lessons at the moment; thinking to switch to singing - oh how I'd love to do both, but we only have 26 hours in a day after all ;)
Oh 24? That must be why it feels so rushed ;)
10.000 hours times 5 instruments, let me see... Ok, see you again in June 2028 ;)
Great tips man. Not sure I can all of it but it's well understood and definitely noted!

Thanks buddy, much appreciated!
Anyone making a reference to Santana is a friend of mine ;)

Thank you so much Angelus! _o_

Maybe if you want/have time also give a listen to the "When you go" track - I wrote that with in my mind that you should sing it. It's a total mess in sound levels/mixing etc (in your words I can't mix for toffee), but... Well, in my mind, this could be a track for you :)

Thanks again, you know I admire your music very much and a positive feedback from you generally makes my day :)

That's a beautiful comment man. Thank you so much!

Ha yes, you're right about the panning! I generally try to get the music right before thinking about the mixing - however in this case I'd actually added a "utility" which added to the stereo image which probably makes it worse :D
I'll fix that one first :)
Thanks a lot and thanks for enjoying!

Haha yes, is this Indie? I guess not, but what is it? It's BaoBou, that's the main point... Genres are silly.
Hm yes, you're right about the hats, snare and cymbal; I'm also not happy with the kick. The thing is I'm trying to figure out my electronic drum kit; there are some different sounds, but I may also need to play around with the levels. And I will also discuss the rhythm(s) with my drum teacher tonight - let's see what comes out of that.
Thanks so much for listening, commenting and enjoying Paul. Much appreciated:)