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Title: Where are we now? Bowie Cover
Post by: rightly on May 04, 2021, 12:27:02 PM
Where are we now?

I've always loved this song
Lots of Berlin references in this
I reside in Berlin, I think I've always liked this place

Anyway it#s rare that I cover
this was done by mixing a German choir with my voice

https://soundcloud.com/2rightly/where-are-we-now-1/s-lUCg2ZrBTW9


Feedback would be lovely


All the best. Rightly
Title: Re: Where are we now? Bowie Cover
Post by: PaulyX on May 14, 2021, 08:30:00 PM
Hey Rightly, loved it.  I'm a total Bowie nut, but it wasn't just that... I loved the way the voices escalated towards the end in particular.  Very original interpretation.  Can I ask how you made it... do you have a German choir lying around in your studio room?!  It certainly didn't sound like samples or special effects.
Title: Re: Where are we now? Bowie Cover
Post by: rightly on May 25, 2021, 10:06:43 AM
Hey Rightly, loved it.  I'm a total Bowie nut, but it wasn't just that... I loved the way the voices escalated towards the end in particular.  Very original interpretation.  Can I ask how you made it... do you have a German choir lying around in your studio room?!  It certainly didn't sound like samples or special effects.

well, I asked
a choir my friend is involved with
to do one of my glorious productions

1st they were keen, then some started whining.
I started to lose interest, then they did this.

And I went about mixing it, as good as I could, practice don't cha know, n' all that.

well the same really resonates with me
the given lead vocals weren't getting me

so as an experiment
I dropped the volume in places

and put my own vocals in. 

I just thought it was fun and healthy variation on an album

I think it will surprise some listeners and they might find a way of giving my album a higher quality listen.