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jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:48 am

Hello,

I've been on KVR for a little while now, although I'm more of a lurker than a poster.

Anyway, maybe like a lot of you, you write a lot of songs and then dont do anything with them... well, I got tired of the buildup of songs filling up my hard drives, so I decided to record one song a night for the rest of the month.

I've been doing this for a few days and it's been difficult but fun. However, I would really love to have some feedback on the songs from some musicians, since mostly all the people listening are friends and family (who have been really nice!). I'm especially interested in hearing about how I could improve my recording techniques, but anything and everything is totally welcome.

Here's the link, and thanks a million!

http://thebtls.blogspot.com

A Dios,
Jebudas

knockman · Post by **knockman** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:23 am

hey today's song "a world of good" is excellent. beautiful feel between the slightly merry-go-round piano and expressive voice.

intriguing lyrics, a wonderful piece.

i was just about to go out when i decided to listen, couldn't resist the title "27 rough giraffes". i'll listen to some more later, but i just had to comment on this one. i'm poorly qualified to advise on recording techniques, it sounds great to me, a performance.

are you familiar with FAWM? what you're doing with a song a day is similar.

glad i caught this

will come back later

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:48 pm

Thanks man! All comments are appreciated, even if they're the hard to swallow constructive kind!

I'll check out that FAWM site...

Peace,
Jebudas

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:35 pm

That FAWM project is cool, anyone know any other similar sites?

A Dios,
Jebudas

http://thebtls.blogspot.com

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:04 pm

I DL'ed Day 1, and quickly proceeded to DL the rest and signed up for the e-mail listing for remaining songs.

This site is similar - join in the Music Cafe song contest each month.

Please take this comparison positively. I generally don't like most Bruce Springsteen songs, but there are some that grab me - make me sit down; think about the words and remember the time in my life that the song seems to resonate with.

day 1, Arrive did that for me.

Looking forward to more. Thanks for the blessing for today.

-Scott

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:28 pm

Rockstar_Not, to say you made my day is a serious understatement!

A Dios,
Jebudas

http://thebtls.blogspot.com

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:22 pm

Day 10 :
Peppermint

Visit the blog here:
http://thebtls.blogspot.com

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:36 am

Day 11 :
Valerian

Visit the blog here:
http://thebtls.blogspot.com

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:22 pm

Day 12:
White Stars, Black Sky

Day 13:
The Confidence of Confusion

Day 14:
New York to California

Visit the blog here:
http://thebtls.blogspot.com

Thanks for listening and especially for all the feedback!

A Dios,
Jebudas

.jon · Post by **.jon** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:31 am

I wrote a lenghty message yesterday, but KVR crashed on me

I was very impressed with your songs, and astonished about your productivity!

I got until "Valerian", which along with "White Stars, Black Sky" was my favourite. Interesting, dramatic compositions with matching production. I'll be glad to listen to the rest and comment later.

RE: technical things, is "New York to California" recorded with a stereo mic? I'd like your voice to be panned center. The guitar might also have a bit too much room/reverb. Otherwise it's also a great song, and could well deserve a retake.

Thanks for sharing!

.jon

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:20 pm

Thanks Jon, all acoustic and vocal stuff is recorded on two small diaphragm condensor mics. I think one of the main things that is coming out of this project for me is that some people can mix and master, and others either cant, or need to devote a lot more time!

Someone else said the same thing about the vox being off-center, so I think you're on to something...

I appreciate your comments, very helpful!

Peace,
Jebudas

blaster78 · Post by **blaster78** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:41 pm

awesome thread title, heard 4 of these now, "white stars, black sky" being my favourite, manages to be incredibly emotive despite its relative simplicity. would right a more indepth piece on them but its just too hot to do much but listen.

i'll be checkin out the rest over the next couple of weeks i guess, i'll probably do a better write up of my favourites at some point.

great work and a fantastic work rate

Lance · Post by **Lance** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:05 pm

Thank you!

jebudas · Post by **jebudas** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:44 pm

What an amazing picture, did you take that?!?

Day 15:
Heyday

Day 16:
Like You Needed Something

Visit the blog here:
http://thebtls.blogspot.com

Peace,
Jebudas

Lance · Post by **Lance** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:08 pm

Nope, I live on the hu-hu-huuuge hu-hu-hungarian prairie or savannah, but unfortunately I didn't meet with giraffes on there till now. The source of the photo is www.sxc.hu (it's english), a good free stock photo site with a nice and big community.

I like Heyday from the first listen!

Keep up the creative and productive artistic work! And thanks again!

Cheers,
Lance

27 Rough Giraffes