Moss Mother II- Reality Is The Tolling Of The Bell - ValveDriver

This track is drippig with atmosphere and you can tell it definately has a purpose and direction to it. The tone quality is spot on & the feel and production is awesome. Well done!

Manuela has a point. I don't make my music to make $$$, I make the music I want to hear. Is that the right approach? IDK. But it's my approach. If you like my music. Great, If you Don't. So be it, art is subjective. If I make some money from it. Great. If I don't. I have songs I like to listen to and make me happy. Music will never be the thing that makes me compromise in my life. That's what my Day job is for. And to be honest, I get to be creative in that as well. But you my friend ...we see eye to eye on the dark stuff. I enjoy your music and creativity, and look forwards to hearing new stuff from yah.

very cool work it is plenty heavy

hell yea man! good job !

I should've known from the waveform image that you were about to blast us to Mars! Almost blew my ears off, man. But this is goodso good. Great work on those instruments. You rock

Hi there ValveD.....when you think of heavy metal music this is like the poster child to the genre....it's a great example of true heavy metal. Im more of a ambient chillout soft acoustic type person but on occasion it helps to listen to other genres just because. If you're inclined to do so......there's something unique in all forms. This track personified heavy metal and is well done.

Im not usually a fan of metal, but musically speaking, this absolutely rocks!

That's awesome, my friend. I have been listening to quite a bit of Ride the Lightning by Metallica lately. The Trio of " Ride the Lightning,"" For Whom the Bell Tolls," and "Fade to Black" is the optimal turning point for metal and such a groundbreaking trio of songs on an album that's only 46 minutes. and 8 songs.
You perfectly capture the dark underbelly of this genre. And you know I appreciate that Darkness you evoke. It is always a pleasure to listen to your work.

This is deep and dark, love it mate, even though I'm not generally a metalhead (though my 13 yr old son has discovered Metallica so I'm getting a lot of that at the moment - but it's good). There was a wind blowing through my head when that section started at 3.26, that was awesome. I'm sure I've heard the name Alan Watts, but don't really know what he was about. I did see this quote though which resonated - "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown". There's a similar Herman Hesse quote like that too (maybe from Steppenwolf), which I always remembered. Most men will not swim before they are able to. Is that not witty? Naturally, they won't swim! They are born for the solid earth, not for the water. And naturally they wont think. They are made for life, not for thought. Yes, and he who thinks, whats more, he who makes thought his business, he may go far in it, but he has bartered the solid earth for the water all the same, and one day he will drown.

The intro reminds me on ok forget that its just kicked in Im loving the vibe gd sounding guitar solo work is impressive the chilled out bit with the vox is cool then coming bk into the depths of darkness great track man enjoyed my listen

You have incredible talent there. I am listening and figuring out the influences here - I'm hearing Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, Alien Ant Farm and a splash, just a splash of Velvet Underground (with the melodic pieces). The opening is something quite special. Gunfight at the OK Corral - has a real Western feel about it. So many interwoven sections of light and shade - this is Art, at its very best. Loved it. Kay0s

Hey Valve.
Sounds very good.
Its well structured. I also really like the slow part with the vocal. Overall a great track.

That's the crunch I covet man. Jeez I could go crazy with some of the elements In this, especially with the project I've been focusing on. This is so dope man.

hey Aaron,

you're very welcome.

just played it full blast on the stereo - still can't fault a thing. it sounds fantastic! solid, balanced, and so close to perfection. i see why this one felt right. the frequency spectrum seems spot on - looks like you've nailed it.

i struggle with that too. sometimes everything clicks on the first try, other times it's endless tweaking that only makes things worse. honestly, i don't have a set workflow, which is part of the problem. i know the theory, but the execution often falls short.

i should use reference tracks, but i'm usually too lazy - not exactly a role model for improvement. if it doesnt work, it goes to the wip folder, never to be touched again, and then i half-##### the next thing. typical millennial - got the perseverance of a cigarette at an AA meeting.
used to be way easier to do on amphetamines, but as it turns out that's no long-term solution either (:

all the best,
savino

listening on my headphones at 4 am - this sounds incredible. can't find anything i didn't like. the mix is massive, full of energy, yet so clean. flawless to my ears. i'll check it on my stereo tomorrow.
the middle section was clever - a perfect breather between the high-energy parts, and alan watts too! bit of a fan myself :)
outstanding work, mate. thoroughly enjoying this!