I did some...dunno how to call it, maybe 70´s Rock (real drums, without click)

[Felix Neumann]

Hi dudes

I recorded some crazy shit, I wouldn´t call it Metal...maybe some kind of 70´s Prog. Influence could be YES or RUSH. There will be vocals at the end, but I wanna show you this early version. I´d like to know, what you think about it yet production & song wise.

Here is it:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2414899/blue_eyes_vorab.mp3

This has nothing to do with Machines & Madness, this is just for fun and could be a 70´s prog side project then. Tell me what you think

 

[mjgg6]

Fucking great... I love that kind of sound, tell me something please, how do you recorded and mixded the acoustics?? Love the bass and all the leads... very classy for my taste. Hat off dude.
Have you heard this??: obviously far different, but your acoustic sound has remindmed me that song, very good that percussive playing on guitars...

Manuel.

 

[Skinny Viking]

Dude this is great!

I thought it was an unreleased Sieges Even tune or something

LOVE the bass tone and the your clean tone is awesome.

Would love to hear more tunes like this from you. Did you play the bass & drums on this one also?

 

[grywolf627]

Oh man...I LOVE this!! It brought a big to me. That clean lead tone...soooo nice and smooth. Yummy.

 

[Keregioz]

That's not a style I would listen myself but still, it's pretty cool. And the solo is awesome.

 

[AudioPhile777]

Felix, this is amazing. Thats really all I can say...

 

[Felix Neumann]

Wow thanks a lot, my friends! I did not expect such a good feedback! @Kimon, i´m glad you like the solo!

Did you play the bass & drums on this one also?

Yes, of course! Vocals though I´ll work with another guy this time.

tell me something please, how do you recorded and mixded the acoustics??

@mjgg6 I have used a Washburn Western Guitar and recorded it with a Neumann TLM103 mircophone through a Mackie Preamp (Onyx1640). Vst I only used a comp and a little bit EQ.

 

[Mago]

Really enjoyed that one Felix, thanks ! Great feeling&vibe on the clean solo....
Also thanks for having some reference western tones

feel like a little fanboi commenting everything that you do with "awesome, luv it!!" though haha

 

[Terminus]

feel like a little fanboi commenting everything that you do with "awesome, luv it!!" though haha

+1 Don't be ashamed you are not alone. You dont meet people like this too often in your life. The short leads remind me of Somewhere In Time intros, you captured the epic tone and dynamics of prime Maiden without being cliche, truly inspiring tunes. I cant say enough how good this mofo is at music in general.

 

[Sam Bottner]

Wow really nice clean tone and drum sound. Honestly, I have nothing bad to say about this.

 

[Felix Neumann]

Duuudes!! I feel flattered right now. And please let me say, that I am fanboi of your stuff, as well.

The short leads remind me of Somewhere In Time intros, you captured the epic tone and dynamics of prime Maiden without being cliche, truly inspiring tunes

Man, you know how to make compliments that really hit Thanks! I´m a great fan of Adrian Smith´s playing and I worship SIT & SSOASS.That´s my most important influence generally. Iron Maiden is my favourite band by far and it´s no wonder you see some similarity of the lead sounds

Can´t wait to show you the final product, this is a really early version without vocals.

 

[grywolf627]

There's going to be vocals to this as well? I can't wait to hear this!

 

[Felix Neumann]

There's going to be vocals to this as well? I can't wait to hear this!

Oh yeah Though I will not sing on this tune, you can be corious

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ singer for Sieges???

 

[grywolf627]

Oh yeah Though I will not sing on this tune, you can be corious

Hmm...we need an smiley for :waiting impatiently:

 

[Felix Neumann]

It will be a weird FX fest, with some phaser exaggeration, experiments & stuff. Sometimes I need to go crazy with one of my tunes!!

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Nice vibe, Felix! The only thing I'd suggest is perhaps a touch less bottom snare mic. It's a bit 'papery.'

But that's a really minor concern.... this is really, really cool. Great work, dude!

 

[Felix Neumann]

Nice vibe, Felix! The only thing I'd suggest is perhaps a touch less bottom snare mic. It's a bit 'papery.'

But that's a really minor concern.... this is really, really cool. Great work, dude!

Ahhh thanks Oz Totally glad, reading your words. "Papery" is a good word to describe it, I agree. I´m just in the middle of the editing/mixing process, I´ll take it into account.

Maybe this is the beginning of a new Prog project. It´s really motivating to see your reaction and the positive feedback. Thanks a lot guys

 

[Felix Neumann]

Hmm...we need an smiley for :waiting impatiently:

I always choose this smiley for this situations:

:hotjump:

 

[metalfanat1c]

Funny... I absolutely love the snare. And pretty much everything else.

This is the single strangest tune I've heard in a long while. The equivalent of chugging on an acoustic? Check. Randomness? Check.

Cool shit, dude.