I have to practice to scream along for the concert. I'm waiting for this since four years. Our gig was the first in the Covid-cancelled tour. They had played the night before, then suddenly everything stopped. And then the tour was postponed three times more.
Having a slow day at work today - so far with the iPod on shuffle I've listened to songs by:
Meshuggah (Bleed), Peter Gabriel (Shock the Monkey), Nothingface (Ether), Nasum (Inhale / Exhale), Faith No More (Evidence), As I Lay Dying (Nothing Left), Exodus (Fabulous Distaster), Prince (When Doves Cry), Iron Maiden (Hallowed be thy name), At the Gates (Cold), Mars Volta (Wax Simulacra), U2 (Electrical Storm), Primus (Jerry was a Racecar Driver), Nirvana (D7) - Can't remember which others...
Funny thing is, I almost didn't need coffee this morning listening to this playlist.
Perhaps this truly is the cure for coffee addiction - blow your brains out with metal, relax every other song or so, repeat.
I will continue the clinical trial. More data necessary. Carry on.
What I'm mainly listening to is tinnitus, lol. So I found this decent online hearing test and confirmed my high end hearing is toasted... LOL, gotta keep in mind to double check with the kids on final mix to make sure I don't have the highs too toasty to compensate....
Of course its ballpark and a lot depends on the headphones and/or correction curves used. But it still serves as a decent guideline imo. Mine came out like this for the "can barely hear it levels":
Clearly my highs are fried, but not too bad for my age I suppose. And I can use this curve as a basis to compensate the highs in a mix and then verify with someone who can hear those frequencies without problems.
To test you select the ones that sound the same level to you, and ideally it resembles the curves in the lower part of the webpage linked above. BE SURE TO TURN HEADPHONE LEVEL VERY LOW AND READ THE DIRECTIONS FIRST.
Of interest was the "barely can hear it" 1K has its perceived pitch, but 1K at the high levels sounds a good 10-15 cents flat in comparison. I've always noticed that effect, but not sure if everyone has that same perception or not.
I'm using Beyerdynamic DT990 phones, but with Sonarworks compensation curve (not for the exact model actually, but pretty close).
So this is fairly good news... not surprising really that the 16k would need serious boosting, partly due to the phones themselves and partly the fact I'm not quite a spring chicken.... 40.. ahem... something
Not too surprised about the 30hz either due to the limitations of the phones, but maybe a case for little less compensation @ 45-60k in my current monitoring chain.
I just went back to another Norwegian band from the same region as Kvelertak. I know it's just a sample of two, but Rogaland seems to be a good place for songwriting
@AudioBabble thanks for discovering the minus. I never would've found that.
Wow... that name takes me back! I do believe I saw him supporting Walter Trout at the one and only Wilbarston Village Hall back the 90s. Local lad from Leicester if I recall correctly
How a band called "Hate" escaped notice for this long Idk, but I can't stop listening to this (love the drums!):
Heh, looks like it was mastered a couple kms from where I sit.
Every once in a while I fire up Contradicitons Collapse to listen to the coolest bass guitar tone (and mix) ever. It's really neat how it isn't killed by chugging guitars and it's still there with its springy rattling tone still clearly audible.
Also stumbled upon this recently (never hearing it before), there were some really cool, lean sounding metal mixes in early 90s. My back-then mind would be positively blown away by that cool groove with industrial percussion past 2 minute 10 mark:
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Jazz pop album from a drummer, but don't let that put you off!
Plenty of variety in this immediate funky chill out album. Smooth sweet jazz, easy listening. String arrangements, electric piano, lovely winds, synth and sax, plenty of trippy delays. A very immediately likeable album. Nice bass and drum arrangements too.
Wow PW, that was nutz. Not sure if I liked it or not but it was definitely unique in its sound design. Reminds me of the first time I heard Aphex Twin.
Wow PW, that was nutz. Not sure if I liked it or not but it was definitely unique in its sound design. Reminds me of the first time I heard Aphex Twin.
Yeah! I definitely recommend checking Amon Tobin out further! He's got quite a lot of stuff, his early stuff was more drum&bass influenced. But yeah, this album particular has amazing sound design!
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Yeah! I definitely recommend checking Amon Tobin out further! He's got quite a lot of stuff, his early stuff was more drum&bass influenced. But yeah, this album particular has amazing sound design!
Mmm I really like Amon Tobin's stuff and didn't realize something new was out, thanks, I have this queued up now.
Seen Kvelertak live a few weeks ago, great set closer when they chuck the lead(est) guitarist in the audience to play the solo when bodysurfing
They didn't do this at the show I was at, but I still had a ton of fun. I forgot to put away my glasses before jumping into the moshpit, but was lucky and came out again with lots of bruises and intact glasses.
My guilty pleasure: Drum videos of Luana Dametto. Since I have severe ADHD, I struggle to keep focus on anything. I'm not even a drummer, but as a musician, Luana is a great reminder that being calm, collected and in control doesn't take away from your musical energy. And her timing is impeccable, these drums are so damn tight. I find her playing hugely inspiring. Sadly I couldn't make the concert last time these ladies have been around.
Edit: @zeekat Yeah, I love Magma. I don't know why I always lose track of them, but I'm always happy when they make their way back into my attention. I have the same thing with Van der Graaf Generator, for some reason.
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