The first song to start off the series is one which I wrote lyrics and a top line for as a sample to send off to a local producer who wanted to work on some tracks together; you see … I find I work best when I’m collaborating with other people. Some call it synergy. Some call it magic. I call it musical fusion. I had a listen to the beat and backing music and liked the sound so I thought I could bring something to the table; after all I’ve got the experience and I want to work some tracks like this as I’ve been feeling very angsty as of late. Yeah I know … it sounds a little strange coming from me but hey, we all go through out angsty stage sooner or later right? Thank goodness my angst comes out in music and not some strange and funkadelic way.
The lyrics were made up on the spot as I was recording the vocals as I admit, I get really impatient with the lyrics (something I need to change). The melody is spaced out to be percussive to highlight the beat and to create a sense of urgency, desperation and breathlessness.
Then of course, the pre-chorus and chorus has a lot of sustained notes to make it distinctive as a chorus. I’ve added a lot of “spoken” percussive lines underneath the pre-chorus and chorus to color them up and make them more busy.
Finally, a couple of harmonies to color up select bits in the song just because well … color is the spice of life.
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On This Day
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- WordCast 36: Matt Mullenweg, Proud Papa — 2008
‘Color is the spice of life…’ says the guy who is currently addicted to colour effects…!
You made up the lyrics pn the spot?! Wow.
Speaking of colour, you look cool with half you head blue in the pic lol.
Sweet! I can’t wait to here it!
strange and funkadelic ftw!
lol
awesome!!!!
I love the lyrical spacing actually, even in its unusuallness
Definitely the spice of life as we say haha. Thanks Helena… I need to pay more attention to the lyrics but hey… if this works, then what more can I ask for.
Thanks haha. What can I say… I always wanted to be a ninja. Now I’m an artistic ninja.
A couple of them are up now
Hope ya like them.
Funkadelic it is!!!
Yeah the beats very cool so I thought I’d highlight it as much as I could.
LOL!
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FUNKY FRESH!!!
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:O
*starts sketching furiously*
*peers curiosuly over Silver’s shoulder*
*slaps Kym for peeking at sketch* Don’t do that. You can’t look at it till its done, duh!
Duh! Even I know that! *shifty*
*peeps again* Are you done yet?! It’s been a whole month nearly!!
*looks are Helena with shifty eyes*
*Pokes eyeballs* Nooo rushing, do you wanna ruin the sketch? I THINK NOT! lol *randomly starts yet another poke war* hah! NAILED YOOH!!!
Dontyoudare lol.
o_O Lauranita… you need… some ritalin!! *jumps on and injects Laura with ritalin* There!! Feel calmer now?
DAREDAREDARE!!! You don’t scare me!!
Me? Calm? pu-shaw. And…as far as I know, there is no way to inject someone with Ritalin…Kym..?!? *runs around in panicked circles* AHH! what WAS that??
Ritalin.
Side affects of ritalin:
Reported side effects include difficulty sleeping, stomach aches, diarrhea, headaches, lack of hunger (leading to weight loss) and dry mouth, in some cases also including death.
Nice work Kym.
There was no way to inject someone with Ritalin… until I was born! I am the inventor of ritalin injectors bwahahahaha.
Those side effects only occur if you are upside down and topsy turvy at the time of taking it.