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7 weeks four-track 4-track 4track tape cassette rock 3-4
Here is four-track tape #1, mailed around the country to 4 participants who each added a part (https://fawm.org/forums/topic/8620/).
Track 1 - drums @zecoop
Track 2 - guitar @stevenwesleyguiles
Track 3 - vocals/lyrics @bachelorb
Track 4 - keys + mix @burrsettles
@max 6 weeks
Congrats to all 4 participants. Well crafted four-track, great mix.
@elesimo 6 weeks
Woooow, this is super cool. Love that guitar, the bass (keys?), and the mix is solid. Great job on this one, folks! Makes me wish we had a MFTM (March Four Track Month)! 😁
@stevenwesleyguiles 6 weeks
Ha!! Just now hearing this!! Love what you all did!
And I apologize if I locked you in (cuz I played a bunch of chords that you probably had to use to form what you did). 😀
@bachelorb Good job with that!
@burrsettles Great job mixing! Do you do it all in the 4-track or bounc it out?
@pfoo 7 weeks
Oh, this is great! Drums and guitar holding things together, the synths giving some additional interest. Love the slowdown, and the advice there - breath in confidence, breath out fear. Very cool! Nice sounds.
@standup 7 weeks
Love that flange.
Post the lyrics!
I like the half-time feel, a bit of stumbling down an alley to it. Groovy fuzz guitar. And those synth bloops are really great.
That last chord has a really rich sound to it, great balance of guitars and keys.
@nancyrost 7 weeks
Yeah, stadium anthem for sure, the rhythm set by the drums has everyone swaying, and the guitar has everyone throwing rock hands. The spoken interlude is a nice touch. Sweet keyboard sound - what is that?
@zecoop 7 weeks
Oh man, this turned out great!!! I was trying to remember what i had done on drums, and you all really made it epic. I love everything about this song - it's a positive lighters up in the stadium kind of vintage anthem. The keys really gave it that extra edge too - so cool. Well done everyone! 😀
@vomvorton 7 weeks
Love that fuzzed out guitar! And the synths were an inspired addition at the end, they give it something unusual to make this more than just a lo-fi rock song. The lyrics sound good from what I can pick out and I love that stripped-down spoken-word section. Forever in awe of anyone who can write a song starting from drums like this!
@ayehahmur 7 weeks
I'm in awe at these fourtracktape productions. This one sounds like a longstanding band in a studio to me. Terrific sensitivity to what each other are playing. Great work.
@seemanski 7 weeks
Nice one, I love these challenges. I may have to look for a four track on ebay for next year. Getting 70s vibes off this. Reminds me a bit of Tuesdays gone by lynnrd skynyrd. Great stuff. Really enjoyed it.
@moonraccoon 7 weeks
This is cool beyond description. Seeing the order of operations and how late in the process they synth was laid down, I love how the synth ends up (to my ear, anyway) distilling and defining what the rhythm instruments were getting at. I hope that's fair? Everything's fantastic and works well together.
@edwardsmusic 7 weeks
Ah, it's so refreshing to see the FAWM founder finally post some songs (even at this late point in the month)!
I like how the different instruments are panned across the stereo field; it's a nice spacious feel.
I also like the mellow, deep vocals, bluesy guitars, the rich electric piano and expressive drumming. The slow 3/4 rhythm is rather reflective. I especially like the spoken interlude in the middle.
The ending is surprisingly effective; at first there's only vocals, and then the rest of the band immediately follows and concludes the track.