[Binladeda]

 Hey Guys,

 Hope you're all well and recycling . 

 Thought I'd post another offering from Def and the boys, for you to consider as you walk to church this evening
 
 Is there such a thing as Musical Schizophrenia ?  I think I might have it .  I seem to be a bit obsessed with Def & Co atm...I'm sure it will pass,
 but in the meantime, I'm going to go with it

 Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed putting it together...

 https://soundcloud.com/binladeda/say-love-ft-def-de-moaner-and-the-saarf-coast-soft-boys

 Don't try figuring out the lyrics...most of them are nonsense.  It's the overall sound/experience I'm trying to capture..
 So any comments regarding anything....enthusiastically welcomed

 Thanks in advance for giving me 4.10 mins of your precious time

[pompeyjazz]

Mona and the Boys are on fire Bin  Love the groove and the way that you are able to effortlessly able to churn out quality stuff

[David Christy Jones]

Hello!
This reminds me in parts of Shpongle actually.
Add a bit of folk-flute in there and you're onto my wave-length!
Awesome tune!

[Paulski]

Well bin - you knew we were going to love this one didn't ya?
Right out of a Quentin Tarantino movie man.
Put me in another world - lovely production and groove.

cheers
Paul

[LostBoy]

Hey man, well I think it all sounds great mate. Lots of dynamics going on, keeping everything interesting. Now, I’m curious, what are you doing here on this track? Creating a complete backing track from scratch and using an accapella you got online?? (I have no idea who these people on the track are?🤷🏼‍♂️😆 I’m just not as cool as you buddy!)

[crystalsuzy]

Well this is different for you Bin, but I really like it I love how you've developed the backing track. It's full of twists and turns, but keeps it's the continuity flowing 
I'd be interested in knowing who did the vocals. Not sure who "Def and the boys" are, but I guess it doesn't really matter  Great production

[seriousfun]

Sweet track mate. Love the grove and how you have put the vocal track together. Very clever indeed.  And btw, thanks for the warm welcome back. Much appreciated. Yes its my first, fingers crossed I get a second.

[seriousfun]

Just had another listen, and I thought the back end had a bit of a distorted sound?  Was that intentional or has it clipped a bit? 

[Jamie]

Hi Bin, are you ganging up with the South Coast Massive? This is out there, but in a good way. Great imagination mate.
Cheers
Jamie

[Binladeda]

 Hi guys, thanks for listening, and for your kind words and encouraging comments.  Much appreciated

 @crystalsuzy @LostBoy .  Def and the boys are an 'alter-ego' band    All the vocals are loops/samples that are mainly available with Logic.
 I've had problems with my hearing for most of this year, and haven't picked up a guitar for a while.  So I have been playing around with loops etc. to satisfy
 my musical urges   My idea was to try and see if I could get an album together just using loops.  So far I've got around 8 tracks (aiming for 12) which I shall be
 posting here eventually.  It's become a bit of an obsession, but I'm really enjoying the process, and am learning a lot about Logic . I do miss the physical
 connection with the music though.  So I'm sure it won't last, as my hearing is getting a lot better, and I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things
 This is something I definitely didn't expect to be doing at this age, but I'm going to go with it, and see where it ends.....

 @seriousfun  thanks for pointing that out Alan.  I hadn't noticed that, but I'm not surprised Still not 100% confident in what I'm hearing 

 Thanks again for listening guys. I know this isn't the usual fare that is heard on this forum.  So I really do appreciate your comments.

 Hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year, and get plenty of Peace Love and Understanding......

 Love ya all....keep recycling
 xx


 

[pnb99]

 
Hi,

I listened to this song 3-4 times.

This was wonderfully creative and felt familiar, yet fresh, all at the same time.

The arrangement is really good, as is the production.

The changes between sections really works and kept things interesting at all times. Not easy to make keyboard based music without it sounding cheesy…but this is anything but cheesy. Something I would definitely choose to listen too.

A couple of observations that you might want to consider;

1. The high synth lead that supports the female vocal is just ever so slightly loud. It sounds like the vocal is supporting it, rather than the other way round.
2. In the break/bridge at 2:30 the bass might benefit by being a little more modulated (chorus/phaser or something similar)
3. In the same section, and at the very end, I found the male voice going “oooh!” to be a little overly comical/funny and detracted from the overall vibe.

However, overall, I loved the song and would love to be able to create something as strong as this in this style.

Thanks for letting me listen to your music.

Paul.

[Yodasdad]

Not the kind of thing I would normally choose to listen to, but I’m really digging this.

It’s a chilled but authoritative track with some really interesting melodic content and delivery.

It’s got an 80’s/90’s fusion vibe going on.

I’m surprised I like this but it’s got me hooked.

Nice one.

Yodasdad