For Halloween: A Scary Tale

[holden]

For the dirty compilation, i've been reworking a track i first wrote in 2002. Involves some spooky fantasy meets autobiographical lyrics and weird hooks. Trouble is, I've got 8 new versions now to pick from for the compilation! Figured I'd release them as a free EP on my netlabel and maybe get some feedback on what works best.

Advances in Obsolete Technology:
Scary Tale EP
http://www.archive.org/details/Advan...ologyScaryTale

1. wax and wane mix
2. bacoustic mix
3. chop and paste mix
4. quitely violent 1
5. quietly violent 2
6. worried mix
7. instrumental remix
8. worn mix

In Underworld EP fashion (a la Dark and Long, Pearls Girl), while these mixes share some elements, I think they are mostly pretty different from each other, some very different.
Hope this enhances your Halloween, and please any feedback will be most appreciated as i try to get it together for Dirty 2010 compilation!

Cheers,
holden

[holden]

Nothing?
Here's your chance to play producer. I'm sort of leaning towards the "worried" mix, though aspects of "Bacoustic" and "Wax and Wane" appeal to me, too.

What should i keep or jettison for the final submission?

[Andrea]

I don´t wanna play producer but I made some notes in my amateur way while I was listening. I hope you don´t mind...

nr 1 like the sound of a turning squeaky tram with the melody in the background
nr 2 too much vocals
nr 3 like the change
nr 4 many sound effects and its quite captivating in the beginning but nagging lyrics
nr 5 best so far... or is it me who´s getting used to your sound
nr 6 really, skip the lyrics
nr 7 too much copy of... I don´t know
nr 1-8 some cool elements but I would really tone down or defuse/distort the vocals in general or have more highlights in the music to take over.
I would put it aside for a while and try to develop it later.

[Camiel]

Holden, do you want mixing advice as well? I'm listening on a crappy computer speaker, so I can't give you that.

[Camiel]

So far I like no.5 the most.

[Camiel]

Yep. Definitely no. 5.

[holden]

Thanks for listening and for the comments! I'm still reworking the mix for the "Quietly Violent" compilation. Always good to hear what other people think when they hear the tunes - what works for me might not for you, vice versa.