Comments on: Looping session turned remix?

By: mattstevensguitar

mattstevensguitar — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:35:22 +0000

Wow – cheers dude – speak soon mate

By: Ian C. Anderson

Ian C. Anderson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:31:41 +0000

thanks man! I'm so grateful for a site like Bandcamp after having to put up with the crap that is Myspace.
BTW I checked your Bandcamp page out – really digging the layered acoustic stuff!

By: mattstevensguitar

mattstevensguitar — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:36:38 +0000

Nice work -like the electro feel and Bandcamp ROCKS!!

By: frankwtierney

frankwtierney — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:31 +0000

I guess that all makes sense. I wish people were looking for more than just musicians jumping around. Oh well…

By: Ian C. Anderson

Ian C. Anderson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:22 +0000

For me, above all, I want to see musicianship at a live show. I want to feel like I'm in the presence of a great musical mind(s) doing something special.
The sound quality is probably second important, then the stage presence.
I'm aware that I'm not the average concert-goer, and that a lot of people just want to see people jumping around and pyrotechnics while they drink a beer or six.

By: frankwtierney

frankwtierney — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:20:07 +0000

It's funny that you brought up that 'age old question.' I was having a discussion the other day about how people would react if they went to see a live band, and then there weren't any amps and electronic drums because they were all going into a pc for their sounds. The question was similiar. What is more important, sounding like the album or stage appearence and possibly lacking the same quality of music…. it's interesting to think about.

By: Ian C. Anderson

Ian C. Anderson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:19 +0000

Glad you liked it. I thought it was kind of fun. As far as the “fakeness” of the sounds go, I'm not sure what I want to sound like live. I'm either going to go for something like this sample (electronic – intentionally synthetic) or actually plugging in the bass and electric guitars to shoot for the sound of the album.

It's the old question of “should we sound like our album live or should we do something else?” Some people like to hear you recreate the CD, others feel cheated if they don't hear something in addition to the CD. From the artist's perspective, I'd guess most musicians like to do something a little bit different to keep things fresh.

By: frankwtierney

frankwtierney — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:43:53 +0000

I really liked this a lot. I think its a fun way to 'reproduce' your recorded sounds live, but it also keeps the song very lively and full of energy. The synth sounds might be a tad too fake sounding, and so you might want to try some instruments that are a little bit more natural. I think its a fun experiment to try though…