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wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:11 pm

MasterTuner wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:07 pm The most intriguing part of your songs is how you end them. They are very well ended, and often a different vibe or chord progression that often you might find in a bridge.
"dance floor everyday" and "dirt cowboy stand in my way" lines would have liked to see them fit better timing-wise.
Your songs are certainly unique and interesting. I don't find myself skipping a few bars here and there like I do with other people generally because I know whats coming next.

Better timing? Better had I not written this train wreck in the first place.

I was almost embarrassed to post this but I figured my detractors needed something to rag on me about.

Anyway, glad you found something redeeming here. Thanks for the listen and the feedback.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:18 pm

you finished the police album thing yet?
i want to listen to the whole thing in one rather than in n out.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:41 pm

vurt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:18 pm you finished the police album thing yet?
i want to listen to the whole thing in one rather than in n out.

Still 6 more songs to record. Will be finished sometime late July or early August.

frank1985 · Post by **frank1985** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:43 pm

wagtunes wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:03 pm 9th track from my upcoming CD "Still Out Of Sync"

Stained Glass Window

Looking through the stained glass window
Staring back at me
Looking through the stained glass window
Nothing there to see

I exist in my mind and shadows
Searching for the light
Longing so for the day to find me
All I see is the night

Repeat Chorus

Creatures come to inspect my being
Their confusion grows
An enigma is all that they find
A void that no one knows

Instrumental Break

Repeat Chorus

Looking through the stained glass window
Looking through the stained glass window
Looking through the stained glass window
Looking through the stained glass window

Fade Out

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... ass-window

I enjoyed this one - I’ve no idea why, but it somehow reminds me of Bowie, Berlin era....could be the electronic element, or the vocal cadence...

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:48 pm

wagtunes wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:41 pm
vurt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:18 pm you finished the police album thing yet?
i want to listen to the whole thing in one rather than in n out.
Still 6 more songs to record. Will be finished sometime late July or early August.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:16 pm

frank1985 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:43 pm
wagtunes wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:03 pm 9th track from my upcoming CD "Still Out Of Sync"

Stained Glass Window

Looking through the stained glass window
Staring back at me
Looking through the stained glass window
Nothing there to see

I exist in my mind and shadows
Searching for the light
Longing so for the day to find me
All I see is the night

Repeat Chorus

Creatures come to inspect my being
Their confusion grows
An enigma is all that they find
A void that no one knows

Instrumental Break

Repeat Chorus

Looking through the stained glass window
Looking through the stained glass window
Looking through the stained glass window
Looking through the stained glass window

Fade Out

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... ass-window
I enjoyed this one - I’ve no idea why, but it somehow reminds me of Bowie, Berlin era....could be the electronic element, or the vocal cadence...

Thanks for the listen and feedback Frank. Appreciate it.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:23 pm

11th track from my upcoming CD "Still Out Of Sync"

Had a lot of fun doing this song making fun of, and using, autotune on my own vocals for the first time ever. Now I know what I'd sound like as a Vocaloid.

Hope you enjoy the silliness.

Lyrics:

(Don't Wanna Be) Another Autotune

You wind me up and you watch me go
You want my love and you won't say no
You treat me like I'm a robot man
I try to do just the best I can

But it's never enough
Cause I just don't have the right stuff

And I don't wanna be another auto tune
I don't wanna jump through all your hoops
You know you're gonna kill me real soon
I don't wanna be your auto tune

You boss me round like a working slave
All the years and the tears I gave
You snap your fingers and make me come
I hear your voice and to you I run

Repeat Pre Chorus and Chorus

Instrumental Break

Repeat Pre Chorus and Chorus

Another Autotune
Another Autotune
Another Autotune
Another Autotune

Fade Out

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... -bg-vocals

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:31 pm

autotune:
that's a pretty quirky tune, has an elo feel about it to me.
although the guitar and intro parts could be the residents, which pop up a lot in your stuff really

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:37 pm

vurt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:31 pm autotune:
that's a pretty quirky tune, has an elo feel about it to me.
although the guitar and intro parts could be the residents, which pop up a lot in your stuff really

Interesting, as I'm not even that familiar with their music. Guess I'll have to check 'em out.

beanpole · Post by **beanpole** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:22 pm

(Don't Wanna Be) Another Autotune - really enjoyed this, loving the vocals in the chorus

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:25 pm

beanpole wrote: ↑Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:22 pm (Don't Wanna Be) Another Autotune - really enjoyed this, loving the vocals in the chorus

Thanks for the listen and the feedback beanie. Most people seem to like this strange little tune for some reason.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:28 pm

wagtunes wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:37 pm
vurt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:31 pm autotune:
that's a pretty quirky tune, has an elo feel about it to me.
although the guitar and intro parts could be the residents, which pop up a lot in your stuff really
Interesting, as I'm not even that familiar with their music. Guess I'll have to check 'em out.

it's that sort of quirky/sinister thing you have going on.

Benedict · Post by **Benedict** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:29 pm

Trying "Stained Glass Window": I'm thinking more Johnny Warman (Screaming Jets era) myself than Bowie, but I bet Warman liked Low etc. There could also be shades of similar vintage Bill Nelson with that sweet oddness.

I dipped into "Autotune", and what I assume to be what Vurt called the "police" material too.

Your songwriting is definitely solid. Have you looked into some sort of partnership, a sort of Taupin/John or Webb/Campbell sort of thing? I think that with the right partner/s you could definitely carve out a fanbase for yourself. The core is definitely there, just needs that extra layer of unexpected magic.

Listening to your Falcon sounds. Some of these could definitely pass as 80s hardware - off a Landscape record even. I am so tempted by Falcon as I love the one-synth-to-rule-em-all approach. I quite liked kHs Phase Plant (made a couple of vids) but CPU gets nasty when you get layered up and it is not as complete as I would hope for. I'd definitely try Falcon if there was a demo. But it would take a lot to lever me from Europa, Thor & Subtractor in Reason as I know them so well now.

Music Bird · Post by **Music Bird** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:32 pm

@wagtunes
The sounds you made on Synth1 also aren’t that bad either from your demos. They could pass as a Nord Lead or JP-8000 easily.
I think the Autotune song is really quirky and funny, it reminds me of Thomas Dolby a lot. The crash cymbal during the guitar solo (is it a crash cymbal) is really loud and kind of overpowering the mix.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:37 pm

@1:34 whats the high freq fuzz there? Its lasts until 2:11.
Some really nice 70s style chord progressions, very interesting. Lots of great contrast. I love the arrangement. This is one of your really good ones, apart from the hf fuzz.

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