I usually write experimental rock and play guitar, but I try my hand at other styles also to keep things "interesting." My last post was an attempt at funk, but this time around I'm trying a dub-ish tune. I play and sing everything except the acoustic guitar and the tapping guitar which is played by a friend of mine. I normally don't play synths, so I might have gone a little crazy from just not knowing what I'm doing. Does the arrangement work?

 

Sound like loundge digital reggae mixed with some rock thing to me the fusion is not bad at all

 

Have you released this song earlier(or other version) in any other platform?
I could swear that I have heard this before.. Really weird, if not.

 

Thx man. I may not do everything well, but I can say I hardly ever do them "normally."

 

I uploaded an older version a few years ago at the Reaper music forum. Maybe somewhere else, but I don't remember. I pulled it out recently to spruce it up a bit since I mix at least a little better than back then.

 

I like the song a lot! There's production things I'd do differently. The main synth sound has a gurgling that drives me nuts, like a ring modulation- is that a synth or a sample? That's the main thing I'd change. The sound is fine, but have it generated by a clean synth.

 

I run all my synths through an amp sim, so I bet that's it. I could try a diff amp or cab or just better settings. Thx guy.
btw, what would have done differently production-wise? I'm always open to suggestions.

 

@lexeed excellent vocals & vocal harmonies ,very nice production
i would not change anything on this track,
the main synth sound & all other sounds you have chosen is what gives it its own uniqueness & vibe
Mixing wise you could bring the crash fx that comes in @0:42 a couple of db down & (maybe) a dub delay on the main rimshot.
Make more
Dub-ish
dub & reggae tracks like this one please ,because you are good at it
Take care SpyFx

 

I do believe that crash is a bit jarring, esp so soon in the song. Easy enough to take care of. Thanks for the call Spy.
I think I just got lucky with this one. I do a lot of stuff just from ignorance. That is, I just "try things," this song and style being an example. I can't stand the thought of sounding generic.