Local band - Lamb of God on drugs! Check this out

[Backe]

These guys call themselves "Letters From The Colony", really nice guys and solid players too. The band was a true pleasure to work with, and I'm very fond of their music. Tell me what you think!

a full song of the EP:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10612702/Vulpes.mp3

another full song of the EP (in swedish!):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10612702/Tillfalligt_Sjalvmord.mp3


just a preview:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10612702/LettersFromTheColony_preview_v3.mp3

 

[Backe]

Did a update slight update, fixed tha kick and so forth!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10612702/LettersFromTheColony_preview_v2.mp3

 

[Steven Otto]

Sounds solid. Good job!

 

[Skadsson]

the music sounds killer - as does the mix.

 

[DanLights]

Since when does Lamb of God NOT do drugs?

Sounds pretty good man

 

[Erik Monsonis]

I'd take some mud out of the guitars. Everything else sounds ace

 

[Backe]

Since when does Lamb of God NOT do drugs?

Sounds pretty good man

haha, maybe I should rename it "Lamb of God on more pscychadelic drugs"?
thanks!

I'd take some mud out of the guitars. Everything else sounds ace

yeah, I think the bass is clouding up some lowmids aswell, like in the 200-500hz area. I'll look into that, thanks alot

 

[MAXMEDLOW]

hmm, doesnt remind me of LOG, more like the human abstract to me, but thats not actually relevant at all! the guitars need more presence, they sound very cloudy! also, if it was up to me, i would mix the bass much differently, maybe give it a more growly tone, so its distinguishable from the guitars. i personally dont like mixs where the bass guitar is pointless (more or less). listen to take this life - in flames to hear what im on about

 

[Backe]

hmm, doesnt remind me of LOG, more like the human abstract to me, but thats not actually relevant at all! the guitars need more presence, they sound very cloudy! also, if it was up to me, i would mix the bass much differently, maybe give it a more growly tone, so its distinguishable from the guitars. i personally dont like mixs where the bass guitar is pointless (more or less). listen to take this life - in flames to hear what im on about

haven't listened to them much, but I know these guys are influenced alot by LoG. agreed, they do sound cloudy, but any more presence at this stage just hurts my ears, I'm going to try Erik's proposal of cutting some mud instead. and I love growling cutting bass aswell, but these guys don't have a bass player as for now, so every bass line just follows the guitars. so I tried to mix it more auxiliary-ish so it wouldn't fuck with my mix as much, but I should probably try your suggested approach aswell, couldn't hurt to experiment a little. thanks for your input

 

[oroinvictus]

This sounds pretty sweet to me, I don't have a lot of criticism to give. I'd make the kick a little more slappy, but that's just me. Good stuff.

 

[DanLights]

haven't listened to them much, but I know these guys are influenced alot by LoG. agreed, they do sound cloudy, but any more presence at this stage just hurts my ears, I'm going to try Erik's proposal of cutting some mud instead. and I love growling cutting bass aswell, but these guys don't have a bass player as for now, so every bass line just follows the guitars. so I tried to mix it more auxiliary-ish so it wouldn't fuck with my mix as much, but I should probably try your suggested approach aswell, couldn't hurt to experiment a little. thanks for your input

So does Lamb of God's bassist, all he does is follow the guitars, and if the guitars ever actually go up an octave, he stays low. That's his style, I think it's just what the doctor prescribed for that style, and he's a tight ass motherfucker at his job. Oh and in some specific parts he may follow the bass drum beats, if the drums are more "stop-and-go"

 

[Backe]

did a more "sturgis crapcore generic commercial"-ish version. it's funny, I changed the kick sample, masterbus chain, ampsims, totally remixed the bass and still I ended up with close to exactly the same thing, haha. gotta be a sign, right? but is it better or worse?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10612702/LettersFromTheColony_preview_v3.mp3

 

[Jaymz]

I prefer v2

 

[Teddyboy]

Version 2 for me too

 

[Backe]

do you mean the one actually called v2 or the second one I posted? 'cause the guys prefered the one called "v3", there not as hateful against engineering cliches such as slate samples and so on, haha anyways, here's a full song from the EP, in SWEDISH lol, the best song I've heard this year, i freaking love it. you should seriously check it out:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10612702/Tillfalligt_Sjalvmord.mp3

 

[Backe]

Fuck me, can't stop listening to these guys. The songwriting is just superb. Here's another song with a hell lot of post-processing:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10612702/Vulpes.mp3

 

[Teddyboy]

Yeah, I was talking about v2. It's all about personal taste. So if the band likes v3, I'm glad you delivered a crushing mix that both you and the band are proud of it!
Nice band and nice songs!!

 

[Backe]

only problem is the guy keeps telling me to raise stuff in volume that are already balanced to my ears, and he's listening on crappy computer speakers I know for a fact. any creative ways I can tell him that the stuff's ok the way it is?
like, today he asked me if I had completely removed the ride cymbal in the mix, lol.

 

[iraobryan]

I just went through something similar and had the band listen on a few different systems, including my monitors, before they gave me notes. I thought everything sounded pretty balanced, so I'm surprised they are asking for any adjustments. Nice mix!