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Title: [Music] Replay Value (New Album)
Post by: Malson on August 10, 2013, 09:53:57 PM

I've been working on this for a year, ever since I moved to Texas. You've all seen previews, heard the songs. Well, this is the official release!








Thanks for listening, folks.

You can also get a download of the album at http://chrismalson.bandcamp.com if you prefer. It's pay-what-you-want; just type 0 dollars if you don't have funds. Having you listen to it is payment enough for me :)

Title: Re: Replay Value (New Album)
Post by: Progfox on August 10, 2013, 10:27:38 PM

This is really cool Malson! I'm enjoying it so far, there's some great melodies and progressions in here. I will say though (maybe it's because I'm not wearing my decent headphones) that the bass sounds a little weak in places, and when it's just bass & drums like at the end of Flamboyant Voyage, it maybe doesn't sound as strong as it could. But that's a really, really minor gripe and doesn't really affect my overall opinion of this! :)

Nice work! When I get paid next month, I think I'll consider dropping a few quid your way in return for a download on Bandcamp.

Also, my favorite track is Syndicated ^_^ It has a cool disco kinda feel, with kinda folky elements o.O Kind of.

Title: Re: Replay Value (New Album)
Post by: Malson on August 11, 2013, 01:35:34 AM

The bass was something I played around with for a long time. Part of the style involves a lot of sub-bass; it'll probably sound weak on certain notes depending on the frequency settings of your subwoofer, and I tried to balance it out with a bit of high-end via pulse wave. I haven't tested it on many sound systems, including headphones, so it's something I'll definitely look into with future tracks. Thanks for mentioning it! Feedback is always appreciated.

Title: Re: Replay Value (New Album)
Post by: Progfox on August 11, 2013, 04:01:48 AM

Managed to get my nice headphones now, took a listen and it definitely sounds a lot better. My laptop just lacks bass I reckon. But yeah, sounds thicker now! I've started going back and forth between my standard in-ears, big chunky nice headphones and my crappy laptop speakers when I'm doing a mix. Granted, I'm not the best mixer in the world, but sometimes something will sound great through one output whilst being terrible in the other D: I guess it's just up to finding the right balance through experimenting, compromise or luck! Haha!

Title: Re: Replay Value (New Album)
Post by: yuyu! on August 11, 2013, 07:39:08 PM

Hey, I've already heard all of these. ):