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Feb 22 4-track tape rock tape7
Four Track Tape Challenge Tape #7, composed by four collaborators across the US on cassette tape.
@pfoo - Drums
@standup - Guitar
@pearlmanhattan - Vocals & Lyrics
@tesla3090 - Bass & Mix
@pfoo says:
@standup says:
@pearlmanhattan says: WOWZERS we rock! I had a great time and 2 great tracks to start with - the words and melody just wrote themselves. What a GREAT 4 way collab! Thank you guys for letting me be a part of it!
@tesla3090 says: I don't think I've ever been so out of my comfort zone in a FAWM challenge. This was my first attempt to really work with tape aside from some early experiments, and my machine has a much bigger wow & flutter problem than I realized. Definitely a worth while challenge. Adding the synth bass was a pretty obvious move, since most of the rest of the track was filled out. As far as the mixing, I tried to lean into the deliberately retro feel by going for duophonic stereo on the guitar, and keeping any effects to a minimum.
You take and you give
You learn and you live
You lose and you win
And you do it all again
Asleep or Awake
You make your own mistakes
You tell the truth or lie
You live or you die
Raise it up
Raise it up
Raise it up
Or break it down
You hate and you love
Below or above
Build another wall
To avoid the fall
Hide it all away
For another day
Keep it all the same
So you don’t take the blame
Raise it up
Raise it up
Raise it up
Or Break it down
So it’s up to you
Whacha gonna do
Stand and have a say
Or wash it all away
Your truth should be told
Before you’re too old
Don’t let it pass away
Stand and have a say
Raise it up
Raise it up
Raise it up
Or Break it down
@loveonamixtape Feb 27
Ooh this is cool as HELL. That guitar driving everything is so good. Vocals are awesome, and the rhythm keeps this driving really nicely. Damn, this is good, y'all!
@elesimo Feb 25
Ohhhh, I love this one! Everything just falls into place so nicely, making it feel solid. @pearlmanhattan lyrics and vocals are perfect, and the whole mix is amazing. I think this is my favorite 4-track song so far.
@looprication Feb 24
Whoa, that guitar treatment sounds like it's being constantly run underwater, I love it! It sounds so cohesive and coherent for something that was (presumably) done by 4+ FAWMers in four locations at four different times! I'm sure working like this was a massive challenge but you all excelled at it so well, dag, yo. Great song.
@vomvorton Feb 24
Holy crap! I'm not sure I'd want to hear that amount of wobble on every four-track tape but it sounds AMAZING on this one. Guitar and drums have a killer groove to them that the bass complements perfectly and that's another great straight-to-tape vocal performance from @pearlmanhattan !
@oblivionratula Feb 24
This sounds just the tape a buddy gave me of his band during lunch back in high school, 1990, which I left on my dashboard in the sun before I finally got around to listening to.
This is really tight and fun. Great work, gang.
@heliosonorous Feb 23
The wobble motion textures and retro feel to this works out well, bass is bumping and carries the song along.
@eargoggle Feb 23
Another great one, damn I love these things! The wobbly guitar is awesome, the vocals are awesome, the whole thing is awesome. I would go see this band.
@moonraccoon Feb 23
A great, eclectic 4-track! Love it.
@zecoop Feb 23
DAMMMMMNNNNNN..... We have some really legit bands on our 4-track team!!!! Freaking cool song. Totally legit vintage sound, and the sound is fantastic. LOVE it - top to bottom, Track 1-4. 😀
@standup Feb 23
The guitar effect is a pitch vibrato -- Earthquaker Aqueduct. Very intense! It's a little obnoxious.
This turned out really effective, great vocals, really lifts this song up. And the synth bass is the final glue in the whole thing. Great job everybody!
Sounds like Berlin in 1985 or so, maybe, but a little more driving.
@pfoo Feb 23
Oh wow 😀 That's pretty cool, it sounds like the whole song is vibrating. Standup and I recorded our tracks together, which is always fun to start things off. The synth bass is perfect! Love the vocals and the effect the tape had on them.
@nancyrost Feb 23
I'm digging the intensity the drums set up here. Cool sound palette with the effected guitar, synth bass and high vocal. The lyrics are a great fit.
@pearlmanhattan Feb 23
Pearl Manhattan says: (putting it here cuz I can't edit it and not sure how to join in) WOWZERS we rock! I had a great time and 2 great tracks to start with - the words and melody just wrote themselves. What a GREAT 4 way collab! Thank you guys for letting me be a part of it!
@julesbf Feb 23
@pfoo @standup @pearlmanhattan @tesla3090 how the 4 of you manage to come up with a great track working with the 4 track i dont know. This has a great feel to it and is so clever. Well done everyone loved it.