post-black-metal/shoegaze/whatever (real amp ;)

[jipchen]

Any opinions on this mix?
It's a rough mix because my studio still isn't finished and my controlroom is basically empty so I couldn't judge it very good (especially the low-end).
Played around with it today nevertheless.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3245929/ahatm-rough(20.11.2011).mp3

So.. what do you think? Be honest.
I hate the clean guitars, they're still PODfarm and sound like shit imho.. but I can't reamp for a while
Distorted guitars are 6505+, Drums are Slate (obviously ).

 

[jipchen]

Anyone? I'd appreciate any comments/criticism on the mix
Guess I should've chosen another thread title because it's scaring people away, heh.

 

[Soundlurker]

I'd work on the distorted guitars, as well as on the kick and snare during the clean part. The bass doesn't sound very full. The rest is fine

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

Honestly the distorted guitars sound pretty good but a little cloudy. I guess you're going for an Alcest type tone?

 

[jipchen]

Thanks for the criticism guys!
I'm a bit ambivalent regarding the distorted guitars: The sound is somehow muddy, but there's almost no low-/mid-end and i already stressed the highs.
On the other hand the riff itself is pretty "muddy" because a lot of strings are played and continue to ring pretty much uncontrolled.. so I can't really avoid it.
The client likes the sound, though.

I agree on the bass, I'm always having troubles with getting a cool bass sound.
It was a real cheap bass with old strings (.. I know, that's bad) but I'll try to add a distorted/overdriven bass track for a bit more grit.
And yeah, Alcest is the rough direction he wants to go sound-wise, thanks for reminding me - I always forget to listen to reference mixes during the mixing process.

 

[amarshism]

I would start work on the drums before everything else. Wrong kind of samples imho.