Listen To My Debut Album Before I Mail It In To Major Labels!

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#101 freek666
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I happen to have a liking for this sorta weird crap, so I'll definately download it and give it some time :)

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#102 SpaceMoose
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Just burned this on a CD and I've been driving around town with the windows down playing this as loud as possible. Not because it's good. It's actually terrible. It's just so laughably bad I wanted to see the reactions I would get bumping my head to this wearing shades. By the looks I was getting I must have looked like a douche bag...

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I don't think the quality of the music really has any bearing on douche bag levels in this scenario.
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#103 manicfoot
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Friendly advise - please DON'T attempt to proffessional recording using SOUND RECORDER. Its a horrible program with severe limitations. If you've got your heart set on making an album invest in some recording equipment. Get an external soundcard, a decent mic and a recording program like Cubase or Adobe Audition. Seriously, if you took that into a major record label they would laugh you out of the office. Don't think you'll be able to make decent recordings without spending money.

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#104 Erik729
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[QUOTE="ParisHilton1Fan"]

Just burned this on a CD and I've been driving around town with the windows down playing this as loud as possible. Not because it's good. It's actually terrible. It's just so laughably bad I wanted to see the reactions I would get bumping my head to this wearing shades. By the looks I was getting I must have looked like a douche bag...

SpaceMoose

I don't think the quality of the music really has any bearing on douche bag levels in this scenario.

Hahahahaha very true.

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#105 Jekken6
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It's not terrible, considering all the crap in the mainstream, but it needs better structure. Just keep trying.

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#106 deactivated-5d4b602d21842
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What the...? I dont even know what to say...

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#107 Xeros606
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you do realise yu just posted that music to a load of metalheads.... You should see how the people who like that type of music instead of us.

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i have a few albums of music like this and i agree with the people here. i dont like it mainly because its directionless (especially for something thats supposed to be a concept album) and overall it sounds like there wasnt much effort put into making it.
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#108 Freebird8877
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I don;t want to be mean or anything...So I won't say anything...........................Darth-Caedus
You were raised well :P
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#109 lonewolf604
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i'm very tolerant/accepting when it comes to music but man i didn't see the appeal in that at all
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#110 ForceFreeze
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I only listened to Venus and I have to say.... it just didnt sound good. You really shouldnt delve in uncharted waters this early, however if that is your "style" then so be it. Just dont expect many fans of your work.

Btw, the majority of posters in this thread is just disgusting, I am willing to bet majority of these folks never touched a guitar in his life:| If he actually said that this album is the bomb I geddit, but you really arent being respectful by mocking his work.

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#111 kozzy1234
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I wanted to come in here and say good job, but........ needs ALOT of work.

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#112 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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my mother used to tell me, if i didn't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all...
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#113 D3nnyCrane
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my mother used to tell me, if i didn't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all...Jandurin
Respect, but if everyone's Mum said that, we wouldn't have 98% of this thread... Mind you, mine used to say "I swear to God, do that and see what happens..." RIP, Mum.
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#114 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Anybody remember the movie Bambi? Remember the little rabbit, Bumper?

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you mean thumper
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#115 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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"I swear to God, do that and see what happens..."D3nnyCrane
haha my mom didn't actually say that, I was quoting Bambi :P I don't think my mom really has any sayings.
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#116 D3nnyCrane
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[QUOTE="D3nnyCrane"]"I swear to God, do that and see what happens..."Jandurin
haha my mom didn't actually say that, I was quoting Bambi :P I don't think my mom really has any sayings.

God rest her she taught me tough love. I threatened to run away and she came in 5 minutes later with a packed bag saying "Have fun!"
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#117 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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God rest her she taught me tough love. I threatened to run away and she came in 5 minutes later with a packed bag saying "Have fun!"D3nnyCrane
Sounds like my mom :o Except I doubt she would've packed a bag for me...
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#118 Boogie_J
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my mother used to tell me, if i didn't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all...Jandurin

stop being a follower

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#119 Razor-Lazor
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To quote a user on YouTube:
Sounds like a bunch of people hacking up a lung while scraping nails on a chalkboard, honking a car horn, and tuning a guitar. spiceninja
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#120 majoras_wrath
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I see potential. If you were to get some structure and flow in there instead of being utterly jarring it would be pretty cool noise music. Right now it sounds more like a slightly more listenable Metal Machine Music.
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#121 Wozmcfc
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If it appeals to you it must appeal to someone else, good luck.

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#122 Samwel_X
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Should I say how I really feel? Sure...

You are trying too hard to do something experimental and interesting. Instead it is dull and ultimately uninspired, from one listen I can tell this sort of music does not come naturally to you. Also your musical ability is limited to say the least. I understand you lacked any professional production, but you could have at least tweaked some stuff to sort out your levels and things.

No doubt the labels will flush that thing.

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#123 Suddenstriker52
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This calls for  cyberdarkkid

Is that Dave Mustaine facepalming?:lol:

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#124 deactivated-5e7f221e304c9
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Yuck. I didn't even hear any rhythm. Honestly, it just seems like you spent an hour screwing around on your guitar. Tune your guitar, learn some chords, turn your amp on, and start with something simple. The Mars Volta wasn't The Mars Volta at the beginning, and you won't be what you're aiming for at the beginning. Find some band members, and play some covers of simple songs to figure out if you go together, then jam, then write, then perform, then record.
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#125 dylanmcc
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I really didn't enjoy it, but I'm sure that you could have enough talent to make better stuff than that.

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#126 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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[QUOTE="Jandurin"]my mother used to tell me, if i didn't have anything nice to say, not to say anything at all...Boogie_J

stop being a follower

it's not my fault i wasn't born first :(
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#127 MasterC5
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oh dear...

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#128 aaronmullan
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Should I say how I really feel? Sure...

You are trying too hard to do something experimental and interesting. Instead it is dull and ultimately uninspired, from one listen I can tell this sort of music does not come naturally to you. Also your musical ability is limited to say the least. I understand you lacked any professional production, but you could have at least tweaked some stuff to sort out your levels and things.

No doubt the labels will flush that thing.

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I couldn't have put it any better myself.
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#129 matisrock
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I posted already, but I have something more to add :]

As some people have already said, you shouldn't try to record a concept album or write experimental music if you have no motivation to do so. I assume you didn't just sit down and do this without prior consideration, but the music would significantly improve if you put more time into thinking about why you want the music to represent the guy in space and his journey. If you figure that out, you should be able to write music that more accurately represents that. Right now, the complete lack of structure makes it too hard to pick out any concept other than disorganization and chaos. Listen to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and ignore the singing; you'll see that the shifts in volume, tone, speed, etc. of the music indicate a plot almost as well as the lyrics do.

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#130 darcom1
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this is grate, i actually enjoy it ....
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#131 Boogie_J
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I posted already, but I have something more to add :]

As some people have already said, you shouldn't try to record a concept album or write experimental music if you have no motivation to do so. I assume you didn't just sit down and do this without prior consideration, but the music would significantly improve if you put more time into thinking about why you want the music to represent the guy in space and his journey. If you figure that out, you should be able to write music that more accurately represents that. Right now, the complete lack of structure makes it too hard to pick out any concept other than disorganization and chaos. Listen to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and ignore the singing; you'll see that the shifts in volume, tone, speed, etc. of the music indicate a plot almost as well as the lyrics do.

matisrock

okay i'm going to be completly honest here.

I never actually wrote any music for this album, i only had a general idea of where I wanted to go with it. I wanted it to sound like space, and to me space is chaos. From the outset I wanted it to be free of music theory. I wanted it to be pure improv and experimentation. This album is basically one long jam session of me torturing my guitar, and consistently stoned out of my mind while recording it. I never had any intention of sending it in to record labels, maybe pass it around to a few DJ friends but thats it. I knew people would mostly hate it, hence why the poll options are so accurate.

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#132 MasterC5
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Damn I should have known it was a troll.

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#133 Boogie_J
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Damn I should have known it was a troll.

MasterC5

I'm not a troll. I dig the album myself, but I can understand why somone would think its total crap and noise

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#134 MasterC5
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[QUOTE="MasterC5"]

Damn I should have known it was a troll.

Boogie_J

I'm not a troll. I dig the album myself, but I can understand why somone would think its total crap and noise

No, but you trolled us with the record company thing.

That's what I meant

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#135 DivergeUnify
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I was actually listening to servitude when I read

I posted already, but I have something more to add :]

As some people have already said, you shouldn't try to record a concept album or write experimental music if you have no motivation to do so. I assume you didn't just sit down and do this without prior consideration, but the music would significantly improve if you put more time into thinking about why you want the music to represent the guy in space and his journey. If you figure that out, you should be able to write music that more accurately represents that. Right now, the complete lack of structure makes it too hard to pick out any concept other than disorganization and chaos. Listen to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and ignore the singing; you'll see that the shifts in volume, tone, speed, etc. of the music indicate a plot almost as well as the lyrics do.

matisrock
the space bit kind of put it into context for me. It's not that great, but it gave me imagery of being lost and drugged in space. If that's what you were trying to go for, you achieved it. I haven't listened to the rest of it, though so idk
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#136 GettingTired
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Are you going to upload this to last.fm? I want to scrobble it for some mad hipster cred. Maybe put it on my myspace.
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#137 AirGuitarist87
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Unless it was intentional, I couldn't differentiate between tracks. If you get some drums in there it may sound experimental...without it just sounds like pointless tinkering.
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#138 UnamedThing
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Read the comments on the first youtube video. That made my day.
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#139 legend26
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ummm......i dont know what to say.......keep trying

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#140 DivergeUnify
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Unless it was intentional, I couldn't differentiate between tracks. If you get some drums in there it may sound experimental...without it just sounds like pointless tinkering.AirGuitarist87
I felt some subtle tribal drumming would do a lot for it
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#141 Boogie_J
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Read the comments on the first youtube video. That made my day.UnamedThing

I found them amusing as well

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#142 Nit3nd0P0w3r
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Im going to give you extremely inspirational advice which was passed on to me by my baseball coach: "Your going no where kid, quit."

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#143 Overrated_Hero
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About as cult as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, sorry dude.

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#144 Nit3nd0P0w3r
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Wow, this is incredible man. Forget what others say, i see extreme talent and potential. Just kidding!

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#145 DivergeUnify
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How much music theory do you actually know? You said you wanted to leave all of that behind and create something experimental, but how many years do you have with it? Also how much technical skill do you have(maybe post a cover, or something)?