Re Mix of Next World

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« on: October 19, 2017, 01:23:30 PM »
Finally got round to re mixing this song, wasn't happy with the old mix by a long way, much happier with this mix, much clearer.. :)...there are two versions, my new mix and a mix that Rob (the guitarist featured in the track) did..
Rob's mix is just MAD!!

the song is on the ''heavy'' side until around 1.50 where the singing starts..then gets heavy again when the battle starts..
the story goes....Guy's girlfriend has passed away, we know not why, (he is beside himself with grief and is considering joining her on the "other side" but is afraid..will it be Heaven or will it be Hell,  meanwhile Heaven and Hell are involved in a desperate fight for his soul, a battle at the beginning of the song and a bigger battle towards the end of the song..
it's a bit of a self indulgent epic I know..sorry ;D ;D

https://soundcloud.com/knmac/sets/2-versions-of-next-world-by

the female singer is Raquel from America.. http://www.racquelroberts.com/about-racquel/

I don't know what I'm waiting for,
don't wanna be part of this world no more,
you are gone and I dunno why,
gotta feeling that my life's a lie.
so wait for me, in the next world..
wait for me, cause I'm coming to you.

everywhere I can see you,
as i float away it's true,
now my love goin nowhere
can't find it's way to you,
you'll no longer be lonely,
if you cross that bridge, you'll see,
have no fear I'll be waiting,
bring your love to me..

Wait for me, in the next world,
wait for me, don't wanna give my soul away..x2

every night  I try to find a way,
just to wake and find another day,
gotta let my soul run free,
on the four winds you will carry me,
gotta know how it feels,
gotta know if your world is real..

Battle between Heaven and Hell commences for his soul!!!
Heaven wins..of course.

Everywhere I can see you,
you don't know what you mean, to me.
now my loves going nowhere,
in my world there's no love to feel,
you'll no longer be lonely,
I'm afraid it's so far away,
have no fear I'll be waiting,
I am coming to you today..©KNmac

if you take the  (considerable) time to listen, I thank you.. :)

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« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2017, 02:17:44 PM »
Yo Kev.

What a monster!

It's an epic piece of work and I love it.

Thoughts on the mix. I'd be the last one to tell you what to do Kev,but I'll tell you what I hear.  :)

In your mix,the chopped rhythm guitar which comes in around the 1.28 second mark and recurs later in the song sounds loose and fizzy in your mix,but crunchy and tight on Rob's which arrives at 56 seconds. There's a 7th string grunt missing from your mix,I'd steal that part for sure! (it's a guitarist thang)

The double kick works well in Rob's mix,but it probably was a good idea to leave it out on yours.

Racquel's voice is lovely and so is she!  :D Her parts are a perfect counterbalance to your main vocal.

Rob's guitar work is stellar,love the whang bar abuse,he manages manic and tasty all at once.  8)

Well worth the time to  listen.  8)

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« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2017, 03:15:05 PM »
Thanks Davy, I've tried putting parts from Robs mix in mine but it never seems to workout...I've gone for a clean mix and Robs is down and dirty and the parts don't play nice together...

thanks for listening mate.. :)
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« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2017, 03:18:09 PM »
Guys,

Absolutely love this, Great work with the instrumentation creating atmosphere, totally gels with the story of the lyrics.

Those Guitars......Oh yeh, Liking them a lot.

Vocals, really like the way the male and female combo, You guys sound good together and like the way each vocal creates a different feeling and tells a different part of the story at different times of the track.

Big fan of this, well done. nice work.
Production stonkingly good too.

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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2017, 10:32:25 PM »
Nice song, actually not enough song.
I liked your last song better, not so much melodic variation in this.
Yeah it's epic and production's flawless and I admire your big vision for it.
I'll be straight, the metal guitar ruined it for me. The lead was soulless bombast, all speed and technique but little feeling or originality. Youre obviously very happy with it so it don't matter what i say.
I'm sure a lot of peeps will rave about it.

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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2017, 08:05:44 AM »
Nice song, actually not enough song.
I liked your last song better, not so much melodic variation in this.
Yeah it's epic and production's flawless and I admire your big vision for it.
I'll be straight, the metal guitar ruined it for me. The lead was soulless bombast, all speed and technique but little feeling or originality. Youre obviously very happy with it so it don't matter what i say.
I'm sure a lot of peeps will rave about it.

Hi Silver, the Guitar part is supposed to be a battle so I told the guitarist to just go crazy, I reckoned that something melodic would not give the impression of a battle... :)
could be wrong but couldn't figure any other way to do it...
cheers for listening my friend and I value your straight talking..not enough of it on this forum..

best, Kevin
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2017, 09:13:23 PM »
Hey I see your point man, about the battle thing. My oversight!

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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2017, 11:04:26 PM »
It is a monster Kev. Maybe intro too long ???? It's so well put together that I feel I can't really crit it in anyway.  I like the mad guitar solo part one although the second part is very prog.

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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2017, 08:43:32 AM »
Hi John, yeah, i reckon your right about the intro, my project has somehow become corrupted and will not open so at the mo can't do anything about it...
gotta figure out how to open the damn thing ??? ???

ta for listening mate.. :)
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« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2017, 09:58:22 AM »
Wow...it’s huge! In every way  :)

I think I preferred the first mix. Second one, whilst being very good and inventive, was a bit much for me.

I’ve always struggled with the idea of heaven and hell...I came to the conclusion a long time ago that it must be bollocks  :o

My auntie said that when she died, she’d be reunited with the her dead husband, Jack...but he’d been married before and his wife had died very young...so would he have a choice to make? Or would the three of them live happy ever after on a cloud?

And I wondered how my grandma would be recognised by both me and her grandma...when she was in her 70’s and 80’s when I knew her, and she was just a little girl when her grandma knew her. What form would she take in the afterlife? Both?

Anyway...I’m rambling...it’s a very very good song...I guess that it’s maybe slightly too long unless you love it...but it’s a lovely thing to have written, and if anyone is capable of producing something like this, I definitely think they should.

An amazing piece of work  :)

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« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2017, 10:26:03 AM »
Thanks for listening Paul, I agree..the Heaven and Hell thing is definitely Bollocks!!!brought about a long time ago to control people.
just came in handy for this song ;D ;D
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« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2017, 10:38:28 AM »
Hi Kev,

Awesome.
The intro is fantastic. (Hope you don't mind - I preferred Rob's - appealed to my old Thrash roots. :))
Lovely female vocals.
Rob's playing is immense. Totally my thing - but not within my ability.

Great song. Stunning.

I think you should revisit the heavier side more often.

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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2017, 05:57:05 PM »
Wow so much going on here.

This must have taken some writing. There's so many parts to it. The rock guitar is fantastic. The vocals are good too - your two voices sound great together. This really is an epic journey and I like your ideas here.

Thanks

Darren