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Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:30 am

Metal, for want of a better term. Nice and short.
Part 3 of 4 (so far) - the others aren't finished. Neither is this to be honest, but what the hey.

https://soundcloud.com/googly-smythe/th ... ghdad-pt-3

Enjoy!

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:02 am

Nice one. I though it had a bit of a "Kashmir" vibe, with that heavy-duty drum sound and the trons piling in.

Good work

JonSolo · Post by **JonSolo** » Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:23 am

I like it. Good guitar tones. Would have loved to hear a different bass tone. And maybe more percussion variation. But really good work and a good mix all around.

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:44 am

I like the interplay between the guitar and the synths. Nice scale for the synths. Sounds fresh.
Certainly has the John Bonham drum vibe.
Well done!

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:49 pm

seismic1 wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:02 am Nice one. I though it had a bit of a "Kashmir" vibe, with that heavy-duty drum sound and the trons piling in.

Good work

A band called Al Qaynah is/was the inspiration. Arabic metal, I suppose.
The drums were inspired by Zep's "When The Levee Breaks".
As for the mellotron,

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Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:54 pm

thejonsolo wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:23 am I like it. Good guitar tones. Would have loved to hear a different bass tone. And maybe more percussion variation. But really good work and a good mix all around.

Thanks for listening!
The guitars are AmpleSound's LP for the lead, and Shreddage Jupiter for the rhthyms.
What kind of bass tone would you have used? I used AmpleSound's YinYang bass pushed very hard through a bx Bassdude.
Drums haha, I've been told my drums are sometimes over the top, so I held back!

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:04 pm

Allomerus wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:44 am I like the interplay between the guitar and the synths. Nice scale for the synths. Sounds fresh.
Certainly has the John Bonham drum vibe.
Well done!

Thanks for listening!
Ha ha, I don't know about fresh - the intro is inspired/ripped off from Queensryche's Mind Crime album, the drums from a 49-year old Zeppelin album, and the whole thing by an obscure band from 10 years ago!
I'm just getting over the flu', so I didn't really get to put the final polish on it, maybe I will, now, after this positive feedback. And finish off the other 3 parts.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:44 pm

Definitely has a "Kashmir" vibe among other things. Very well done.

JonSolo · Post by **JonSolo** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 1:32 am

Googly Smythe wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:54 pm
What kind of bass tone would you have used? I used AmpleSound's YinYang bass pushed very hard through a bx Bassdude.
Drums haha, I've been told my drums are sometimes over the top, so I held back!

The bass needed more depth. It felt narrow and punchy, but never hit my gut.

The drums lacked variation. So many opportunities to ride with the instrumentation, but it just maintained the beat.

But that is my opinion.

fastlanephil · Post by **fastlanephil** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 5:52 am

Sounds good so far! It does have a mid-eastern style. It made me think of Delgec by the Turkish female rock singer Şebnem Ferah. There’s an over-the-top live version on YouTube.

The Blacksmith of Baghdad Pt 3 {metal-ish}