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Dreamlike instrumentation bordering on drone thanks to the sax and the dulcimer but with a little more pulling you along than pure ambient. These are powerful songs you'll feel in your heart. Be sure to check out "Wind Whirl", the 20 minute grand finale that's grand indeed!

Really struggling to get honest feedback/criticism, I'm new to producing music so I appreciate any and all comments!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/241374

Guitar heavy production punctuated nearly every track by a face-punch bass on the chorus. Honestly, I vibe with it.

There's a decent amount of synths, the percussion is a bit deaf but it does its job.

Everything is a bit blown-out, which is definitely not for everyone, but I'm a huge hyperpop fan so this is really not an issue for me in the slightest.

Here's what is an issue: every track is the same. What I said applies to every track, everything sounds the same. I appreciate cohesion in an album, I do, but COME THE FUCK ON MAN, EVERY TRACK?!

Not to mention, every song is so short that this project really just feels like 30 minutes of Aries' vaguely whiny voice talking about some hypothetical lover and his success in the industry over blown out pop guitars. There you go, that's the album. It's a sludge of mediocrity... I felt like I was drowning the whole way through.

His flows are OK, I guess. His singing is OK, I guess.

But really, the production and the performance aren't the worst... The lyrics, god. A couple of highlights follow.

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Song: ETA

Prada shades I can't see through
Hello, mamacita
How long can I breathe for, under
So sentimental, zoom, zoom

Song: ONE PUNCH

You took a shot for the magazines, yeah
Another shot, John Kennedy

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It feels to me like Aries wrote a bunch of cool (?) choruses, produced the same beat 12 times, and just put them together, filling them out with whatever words he could pluck out of his brain. I mean, this dude is very talented, but this is NOT IT.

Perhaps I'm misjudging his music, I'm willing to admit that. Is this a compilation of stand-alone songs mislabelled as an album?

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Best song: HOW RUDE
Worst song: ETA
Rating: 1/5

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To be clear, Thomas is the silver robot, and Guy-man is the golden robot

Before Daft Punk, Thomas and Guy-man were part of a group called Darlin’ (Darlin' (French band) - Wikipedia) with Laurent Brancowitz, who would go on to be a member of the band Phoenix. The group only made 4 tracks (Darlin' (Full Discography) - YouTube).

Daft Punk got their name when British music magazine Melody Maker called the music by Darlin’ “daft punky thrash”.

Because of their history, Daft Punk performed live alongside Phoenix at Madison Square Garden (Phoenix and Daft Punk - 1901 - Madison Square Garden - YouTube)

Originally, the robot helmets were meant to have hair (This is not a joke, I’m serious (Today I learned how the Daft Punk robot helmets were created - The Verge)

Daft Punk’s animated movie Interstella 5555 was inspired by movies that Thomas and Guy-man had seen as children, particularly Captain Harlock. They got to work with Captain Harlock's creator Leiji Matsumoto. The film aired on Toonami on August 31st of 2001

Daft Punk has a live action film called “Electromeda” which has a soundtrack of songs that are not by them. Footage from this movie was used for their breakup announcement. (Daft Punk's Electroma - Wikipedia)

Daft Punk appear in a Star Wars themed Adidas commercial for the 2010 FIFA world cup alongside David Beckham, Snoop Dogg, and other celebrities (Daft Punk — Star Wars: Adidas Originals - Cantina (4K) - YouTube)

Eric Prydz stole the song “call on me” from Thomas Bangalter and DJ falcon (How Eric Prydz stole "Call on Me" (but someone else stole it first) - YouTube)

Thomas Bangalter is a member of the band Modjo, the band that created “Lady (Hear me Tonight)”

The band “Justice” was invited to be the supporting act for Alive 2007, but turned Daft Punk down because the manager for Justice was a former manager for Daft Punk and he decided that Justice “had to make it on their own”. (While doing research I lost the source)

Thomas Bangalter’s original home and studio, known as the “Daft House” was turned into a luxury hotel (Daft Punk Facts and Myths - YouTube)

Daft Punk used many samples in making their music, here's a breakdown of the ones in Discovery (Sample Breakdown: Daft Punk - Discovery - YouTube)

In March of 2011, Daft Punk collaborated with Coca Cola to create “Daft Coke”. The flavor was just normal coke, but custom gold and silver bottles were given out in clubs in Europe (Daft Coke | Daft Wiki | Fandom)

Daft Punks first concert, “Even Further” was lost media, but some footage has been found (Daft Punk 1996 Even Furthur New Footage - YouTube). The concert was performed on May 26th of 1996 at the Eagle Cave resort.

There is a 30 second ad for the 2002 winter olympics that uses “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”. The ad was lost media until it was found only 7 months ago. (Daft Punk (found Winter Olympics TV commercial featuring French house band; 2002) - The Lost Media Wiki)

Comment if I forgot anything!

Edit: apparently links don't transfer, just google if you want to know more

How are we feeling about this new release from QOTSA?

Daft Club Album

Infinity Repeating

Tron Legacy Soundtrack

The New Wave and Assault

Thomas Bangalter - Roule / Trax on Da Rocks volumes 1 and 2 Album (personal favorites are Club Soda and Outrun)

Pharrell Williams - Gust of Wind Ft. Daft Punk

Computerized Ft. Jay-Z

Drive Unreleased 1994

DJ Falcon and Thomas Bangalter - Together

Thomas Bangalter - Irreversible soundtrack

Thomas Bangalter Live @ WE (10/9/1999)

Guy-Homem De Cristo - Le Knight Club

Thomas Bangalter - Turbo EP

Thomas Bangalter - Mythologies (not anything like what daft punk made, very classical and melodic)

Thomas Bangalter - What To Do and Sangria (Climax soundtrack)

133 fout la merde (Ft. Thomas Bangalter)

Thomas Bangalter Live @ Europe 2 (Da Maxx)

DJ Mehdi - Signatune

Cassius & Thomas Bangalter @ Respect is Burning (2002)

Please comment if I forgot anything!

Just enjoy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/147270

Brilliant production by Danger Mouse. Incredible rapping by Black Thought. I can't shake the thought of a certain villainous duo from my mind, listening to this album. If that's not the greatest compliment in hip-hop, I don't know what is.

The features are on point, from Joey to Russ to RTJ to Rocky to... DOOM HIMself. And more!

The beautiful melodies in each track contrast beautifully with the hardcore rap style. You might think they'd clash, but they dance with each other, it's like the beat bends to fit the sharp edges of the lyrics and the stiff rhythm of the bars, like water filling a cup with the oddest of shapes.

Well, Danger Mouse plays good, Black Thought talks sweet, but what does he spit? The struggles of the street life, death, despair, drugs and violence. His home town, his success, his talent, his religion, his doubt. It's deep, it's honest... And it hits.

Overall, this is stupendously stupendous. Brilliantly brilliant. They did kill it, but it took just over 38 minutes. Bolt runs 100 meters in less than 10 seconds, so Black Thought was inaccurate there.

Best song: Strangers

Worst song: Saltwater

Rating: 5/5

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I haven't found an ideal federated app for sharing my music, but while it's on all platforms (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, etc) it's also on Bandcamp for ad-free, unlimited streaming. I am not trying to make money, I just would like my work heard.

A freshly started community for all kinds of traditional music now exists at [email protected] Feel free to join if you want to celebrate musical traditions from around the world!

Hi folks,

I created a place for anything related to music theory. Maybe some of you are not just listeners but also performers, students, etc. and might find it useful to post your questions there or share your revelations!

https://feddit.de/c/musictheory

It's a short read, enjoy.

Does anyone know any good synthwave artists? I've been listening to Dreamkid on Bandcamp, but I thought I'd also see what other people are listening to.

Once Upon A Poolside - 00:00:35

Eucalyptus - 00:04:11

New Order T-Shirt - 00:08:28

This Isn't Helping - 00:13:20

Tropic Morning News - 00:17:02

Alien - 00:22:16

Grease In Your Hair - 00:26:33

Ice Machines - 00:30:47

Your Mind Is Not Your Friend - 00:34:59

Send For Me - 00:39:37

Don't Swallow The Cap - 00:44:08

Bloodbuzz Ohio - 00:48:48

The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness - 00:54:02

Light Years - 00:58:19

Graceless - 01:01:36

Fake Empire - 01:06:31

Terrible Love - 01:10:05

About Today - 01:15:50

Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks - 01:22:22

Feel free to take this down if this isn't what this community is for, but I was just thinking about that guy and wondering how on earth he ever became popular. Like people talk about industry plants, but he surely must be one no?