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K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:55 pm

When starting to work on this track, I initially wanted to make an instrumental streetsoul inspired and very UK sounding track. I had all kinds of artists in mind when doing it and I suppose there are hints of both Soul II Soul and Lisa Stansfield in this but It's got a fair share of MIDI-cheese in there as well so maybe it does sound like some 15 year old music from a commercial

This was meant to sound like it was done around 1991 though and I think I pulled that off at least.

Anyway, have a listen. I call this "The Comeback" since it brings the past up to the present times (or something

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http://soundcloud.com/kbeesmusic (top track there)

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:25 pm

Nice one, it reminds me of music from American TV series from the 80's, love it

synthgeek · Post by **synthgeek** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:40 pm

Mac of BIOnighT wrote:Nice one, it reminds me of music from American TV series from the 80's...

Like, totally!

tattiemannie · Post by **tattiemannie** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:51 am

As I finally thought K-Bee, all I had to do was go via internet explorer to be able to access the track ...

And yeah, it does have that vibe of a TV commercial ..I can just hear the voice over ...

"You can have it all" .... ( cue laid back young woman sauntering through a vibrant cosmopolitan European city at the height of summer ) ... "go shoppping, have lunch with friends, jump up and shout as you strike ten pins with that big heavy ball, and dance the night away .... and no-one need know you are menstruating ... now thats what multitasking is all about .... Femi-sponge .... the guardian angel for those who like to live dangerously"

... nice work!

PurpleCatfishBettie · Post by **PurpleCatfishBettie** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:52 am

lol

The mix sounds great.

Suggestions: Add a singer. Have a monster guitar solo in the quieter parts. Of that particular, re-appearing and very fast pentatonic triplet run, start and end on a different note of the pentatonic, each time. When going from 7 to 1, maybe sharp the 7th for a 'second' on the way to 1.

You definitely have an ear for production.

K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:44 am

mrblitz000 wrote:You definitely have an ear for production.

Thank You!

I was thinking about doing a few variations to the pentatonic synth brass run by the way. There's only one now but I might add another. Was actually thinking of reversing (from 1 to 7)

And Tattie....you definitely have an ear for comedy!! I'm rolling on the floor because of that track description of yours!

If anyone wanna do the voice over let me know!

Thank you all.

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:00 am

Souncloud is down right now so I listened to the top track on your Myspace page instead.

You're about 23 years too late to score a love scene in 'Moonlighting'

Wicked stuff

K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:43 am

Additional link
http://drop.io/The_Comeback

Just as long as soundcloud are doing maintenance

"The Comeback" will be included on Myspace as well

tehlord wrote: You're about 23 years too late to score a love scene in 'Moonlighting'

Is that a good or bad thing tehlord?

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:52 am

K-Bee wrote: Is that a good or bad thing tehlord?

It's a good thing, well the track is a good thing to those that grew up in the 80's as your stuff is very evocative of that time!

Listened to The Comeback now as well. I think if you could get the right vocalist on it you'd have a superb 80s pop track. Reminds me of Hue and Cry. Needs a mixdown but that doesn't really matter as the construction and sound choice is excellent.

Sweet, i'm 15 again

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:33 pm

I'd put it in the 80s-Instrumental-Jazzpop-that-isn't-afraid-to-be-unabashedly-artificial Drawer. Nice and upbeat!

It also reminds me of the incidental music of the late 80s/early 90s on TV a lot.
*cityscape with a superimposed image of a clock going on the hour*.

Marco

K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:56 pm

Bonteburg wrote:I'd put it in the 80s-Instrumental-Jazzpop-that-isn't-afraid-to-be-u nabashedly-artificial Drawer

I never left that drawer

I'll let all the other KVR'ers handle the clever electronica. I'm sticking to the cheese bowl myself

musicman · Post by **musicman** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:59 pm

Sounds awesome!
reminds me a bit of this track!

K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:03 pm

LMAO @ Glen Medeiros!
Pubescent new jack swing without the danger of a Teddy Riley! LOL I guess that's me

musicman · Post by **musicman** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:04 pm

K-Bee wrote:LMAO @ Glen Medeiros!
Pubescent new jack swing without the danger of a Teddy Riley! LOL I guess that's me

your track is much more hip though!
great sounds in there!
Love the drums, fit perfectly!

K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:41 pm

Thanks a lot musicman. Musically we're usually on the same page so your verdict means a lot to me. Thankfully it's a good one this time

New track - sounds old - need a genre for it!