For those that remember me and my music...

ManicMatt · Wed 05/12/2012 15:34:30

Hello! Anyone here remember my music? Well this is a spam post. I mean, well it is. Well that's what the net calls it. I call it "wanting people to see my music and how are they gonna know that unless I tell people". Although I don't go as far as spamming other musician's facebook pages and all that. That ain't cool. So if anyone remembers "No one Knows" with my colour changing head or "Stuck Together" with two versions of me, there is a new video now with me being moody in a deserted building and shouting at the camera. Oh and a funky guitar that changes colour. Simple trick, but I ain't seen it elsewhere! So please have a watch of my amateur video and spot the mistakes that I can't do anything about! Aw, go on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0gFj35Rl_Q&feature=plcp

Andail · Wed 05/12/2012 15:55:54

It's not at all my cup of tea, but some parts are quite good, I think. I'm getting some Prodigy vibes, which I guess is intentional?

The video could use more cuts. It's a tedious job, but you should add more footage and cut between scenes with the beats of the music.

The verse of the song is quite decent, and the part building up to the chorus, but I'm not sure about the chorus itself (where you "shout"). I think you simply don't shout enough - you look like you're shouting, and the music leads you to believe there's a crescendo coming, but the vocals don't really convey the expected intensity.

I would also some variation to the drums while at it! The beat is a bit repetitious.

Squinky · Wed 05/12/2012 16:04:29

I'm on board with Andail. Especially the shouting part. It seems as if you are simply speaking the part.

It's weird, but the voice filters you are using reminds me a little bit of Trapezoid's music.

ManicMatt · Wed 05/12/2012 16:51:46

Perhaps a second vocal attempt is a good idea, to be honest, I wasn't entirely happy with that myself, but my PC had to be packed up in a box. For a year. Still is. So impatient as I am, I went with it as it is! I guess I can just place it over the video at a later date! Yeah I guess it could do with a few more cut aways. Thanks for the honest, constructive critiscm guys! That's something you can always rely on at the AGS forums.

As for Prodigy, not at all, I just messed around with different sounds until something clicked, and then added guitars and more, and finally vocals. But I do like later Prodigy so I cannot deny any influences they might have.

Trapezoid... rings a bell!?

Squinky · Wed 05/12/2012 18:35:53

Trapezoid was an AGS user back in the day. Not sure if he ever pokes around here anymore. He provided music to a bunch of games and has released a bunch of music under the band name "Lemon Demon". He also made an internet video that got really popular years ago called "The ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny". He's done other stuff too, but enough about that

I'd definitely love to see the reworked version, I think hitting up the vocals will make it much better.

ManicMatt · Sat 08/12/2012 09:27:04

That ultimate video rings a bell!

Ah, thanks Squinky! It'll be a while before I can re-do the song, sadly. TO BE CONTINUED!

Dualnames · Mon 10/12/2012 10:23:11

Trapezoid is Niel Cicierega. He made pocket potter pals and create an entire genre of internet media. He should be treated as a god at all times. Or something. Also hey matt.

Blaze · Sat 22/12/2012 07:36:13

Quote from: Andail on Wed 05/12/2012 15:55:54
It's not at all my cup of tea, but some parts are quite good, I think. I'm getting some Prodigy vibes, which I guess is intentional?

The video could use more cuts. It's a tedious job, but you should add more footage and cut between scenes with the beats of the music.

The verse of the song is quite decent, and the part building up to the chorus, but I'm not sure about the chorus itself (where you "shout"). I think you simply don't shout enough - you look like you're shouting, and the music leads you to believe there's a crescendo coming, but the vocals don't really convey the expected intensity.

I would also some variation to the drums while at it! The beat is a bit repetitious.

This is basically how I felt watching the video. Though reading through, if you do a 2nd vocal take, I think it could be a lot better.