Atlas Un...Played


I'm happy. Because I've finished the song.

Not because it's a particularly good song, or it's going to get any votes on Songfight, or it's inspired loosely by "American Psycho", or there's a George Carlin quote in the first verse.

And not because I've finally figured out who I sing like - on the grounds that it's Jona Lewie, of "Stop the Cavalry" and "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" fame.

And certainly not because it took me two and a half backing tracks and two complete recordings of the vocals to get something approaching right - and only then thanks to the magic of Melodyne.

No, I'm just happy 'cos I've managed to finish writing, composing, recording and mixing it. And now, if this works, you can hear it too.

Left-click the arrow to stream, right-click the title to download. Hopefully.

Kapitano - Cost of Living (Atlas Unplugged)

8 comments:

  1. Very Kapitano and very catchy! My only slight beef would be with the clarity of the mix, and that your vocal is too far back in it. You have my vote.

    K

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  2. Pay no attention to the above! Naff headphones. Much, much better now.

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  3. Very Kapitano and very catchy!

    Thankyou very much! I'm not entirely happy with the timing of the vocals, or the EQ on the drums, but it is essentially a demo.

    Here's looking forward to some Kamakura on songfight? And indeed an uncoming Kamakura album.

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  4. That's a fantastic song! I'd been wondering, reading the various lyrics you've put up, what kind of sound you have musically, so it's good to find out.

    I trust you're feeling suitably smug and self-congratlatory... ;o)

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  5. That's a fantastic song!

    [Blush]

    I trust you're feeling suitably smug and self-congratlatory... ;o)

    Actually, hearing about half the other entries on songfight, I'm feeling abashed by those who can both do production and play instruments.

    But I'm glad you liked it. I'm in the mood to write more now - just can't think of a subject.

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  6. Pretty cool. When I listen to it, I am thrown back into the 80's

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  7. Very fun electronic pop sound! Very Depeche Mode and New Order--two of my fave bands.

    Great job! It's an amazing piece. Break a leg at the songfight--not yours, the but the competition's!

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  8. @David: Pretty cool. When I listen to it, I am thrown back into the 80's

    That's probably the best thing you could've said.

    For me there was exactly one good thing about the 80s - the music. But I though I grew up in the 80s, I didn't get to hear most of it till 20 years later.

    I missed my own formative years :-).



    @Eroswings:Very fun electronic pop sound!

    ...and more on its way. I'm feeling revived inspirationally.

    Very Depeche Mode and New Order--two of my fave bands.

    Heh - mine too!

    Though I didn't see the New Order connection till you mentioned it. I was actually trying to sound like Yazoo (they were called Yaz in the US), with the Phase Modulation synthesis - but as always happens, it traveled from there.

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