Snappy beat. I'm really digging your beat designs overall. That's my personal fave part to build, so I'm a pushover for non-traditional structures/sound elements. :)

My mind is feeling a bit gooier and meltier now. Haha. I like the dreamy, bright sound quality. And some really fine attention grabbing percussive hooks along the way. I'm way overusing this descriptor today, but feels very futuristic.

Another poignant piece. Liked it because it's top shelf material.

Incredible guys, super fresh and enticing sonic fusion of talents!! Y'all sound great together, dig the experimentation

very relevant and relatable lyrics,  lovely mix and production!

Instant like!! Grabs one right from beginning!! Fantastic collaboration!... great lyrics and groove!🙏🙏👏🏻👏🏻💯💯💯

Really cool tune and production, fellas!! Love it!!

the collection of collaborations nic has been part of outside his regular band constellations.

the worx

Last days of summer. Two girls on the pier laugh excitedly braving the waves.

Here comes the wave

A Small Holiday.wav

Give Love

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Greetings all you fun and funky SC musicians. I don’t typically upload remastered versions of a song as a new track. I usually just replace the old with the new, and change the title to reflect the remaster. But this one is special, for a few reasons (and if you’re not much into personalized mixing details, you may want to skip this liner note).

First (and most importantly)… I thought I’d lost the ability to edit the original tracks for this song. The last time I opened it up in Logic (updating it for the 2018 album remaster), the siren voices were all messed up (automation in Alchemy can have odd results sometimes). I just assumed the original native file was broken forever, because I no longer had access to that version of Logic. I had to do the album remaster from my only existing mix… and it was definitely lacking.

4 years later, I’m so glad I took a chance on reopening the native file when I concluded this ‘Siren’ trilogy. All the sounds/automations were exactly as I had left them. Prior to this attempt, I just assumed the worst, and never tried again. Thankfully, I was wrong. :D

Second… the remaster turned out much better than I hoped; and the differences were so satisfying, I thought it might be fun to have both versions up (for a side by side comparison, for any interested musicians out there. Here's the older version: https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl/siren-rising).

So why does this one sound so much better than the original version? (And please take all of this with a grain of salt. I’m no pro. But I have discovered what works for me.)

Honestly, a tremendous amount of credit goes to having a much better understanding of Compression. For many folks, Compression is almost a dirty word. Just the title of the plug-in alone confused me at first. Why would I possibly want to compress my sounds, when I liked them as is? 

But it turns out (for me at least) that the different Compression options really shine when chosen specifically, and used minimally. As an example (and I’m not sure if your DAW offers similar options, but), Studio VCA works brilliantly with strings, female vocals and many of my favorite synths. But Studio FET works great on drums. Etc. And while some might cringe at the idea, I absolutely love what Soft Distortion does to most tracks as well. Used in mild amounts, Soft Distortion adds a phenomenal amount of spacial quality to the sound. I don’t use this one all of the time, but I bet I use it at least 75% of the time now (and Compression in general on about 95% of the tracks).  So there you go… I’m definitely a big fan of Compression… when used responsibly. :)

In addition, I’ve also learned a lot about EQing since I first did this song in 2017; so much so, that I was actually baffled by some of my earlier choices. So a large amount of the repair/update time for the 2022 remaster was spent on getting the EQing for each track set up more effectively.

And finally, I had the opportunity to give the full mix a healthy rebuild. After 5 years, you’re undoubtedly going to have a very fresh perspective on a piece. And I realized a lot of the sounds simply weren’t in their optimal positions in the stereo field. I also reconsidered where sounds faded in and out, and how intensely they did so… and I updated all of that as well. 

And there you have it, the story/history behind one of my all time personal favorites. I’m so glad I had an opportunity to revisit this one (while leaving all the original instruments true to form), and I hope you enjoy all the latest sound enhancements as well. I’m excited to hear what you think of my ’Siren Rising (2022 Remaster)’. :D

WTF! The Musical

Siren Rising - 2022 REMASTER

The last track made for the album Time Enough At Last, released in 2O22
Grab it here: https://zuunzug.bandcamp.com/album/time-enough-at-last
Le dernier morceau réalisé pour l'album Time Enough At Last, sorti en 2O22

Time Enough At Last

Kali

Album

From the Laybow demo recording sessions

Lebo - drums
P. P. - bass, backing vocals
Tom - guitars, vocals

Laybow - Resolve

acid house trance space rock dub experimental

Sleepwalk forest (bad dream remix)

dark matter

Boffins Are Baffled

Nic sent over this cool song and I added some things and here it is

check out our other cool collabs here...

https://soundcloud.com/texmex-shaman/sets/tms-and-nic

Loneliness in the Modern World -  [ w/ Nic ]

Delighted to present my latest collaboration with The Phaige, one half of Soundcloud stalwarts One and Other, alongside Jaime J Ross. This is a trippy, exotic backcloth with a cold North wind blowing through. 
Gary once again amazed with his creativity and his multi-layered production. He has such a keen ear for detail and brushstrokes to enhance and improve. What grabbed me from the outset was the slinky, fluid bass playing, but there are many levels across the frequencies to hook you in. Always a fun process to work with him.

All instruments , artwork and production: ThePhaige
Vocals and lyrics: Nick

Check out more sonic treasure and please also support the track if you like it, here:
https://soundcloud.com/one-other

Come with me with tales of magic, mountain spirits, hail and snow from your motherland.
Tell me secrets never told of winters bleak and hardship in the biting winter cold - aah

Take me to hidden places where food and love and family keep you warm
I’ll ride with you on Northern winds through deepest valleys and the blackest storms

I’ll sing with you while we are drunk with laughter in our eyes
I’ll listen to your strange new words of love from the North

Fly me faster through the stars to universes only we will ever know
Keep me close and make sweet memories for now and evermore

From North - The Phaige with Nicholas Ridiculous (lyrics in description)

A collaboration from Nic & The Bargain Basement Butterflies

This song was very enjoyable and a lot of fun to work on. A little different from what I normally do and I liked that. Thanks Nic

Links for Nic:

https://soundcloud.com/nic_nic_nic?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://soundcloud.com/nic_collab?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

My Decline (By Nic & The Bargain Basement Butterflies)

https://soundcloud.com/nic_nic_nic?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Mr. McCarthy has a mannequin that sits 
In his second story window.
Mr. McCarthy hasn’t been home at all, 
for at least a month or so.

Why would he leave 
and just leave her sitting there 
in the second story window

It seams odd that he should care 
so very, very little 

As I walk by and I look up
At that second story window
She’s dressed in red she’s got long dark hair
She looks as if she longs to know

What is out there in the world to see?
Just what could she be?
If she could just walk away remove herself 
From the second story window.

As I pass by I say hello
to the second story window
Sometimes I sing and sometimes we laugh 
to help ease her sorrows.

Each night at 8
As I pass by I tell her how my day was
She tells me about hers and it’s always the same
always unpleasantness

We’ve hatched a plan 
Tomorrow night at 6PM
I will meet her then
And take her out of this place 
Take her from here
Far away 
Anywhere but here

Mr. McCarty came home today 
With the whole thing on display 
I ought to give him a peace of my mind 

A plans is a plan, so we stick to the plan 
And nothing gets in our way now
We will have to be cautious but it stays the same 
I’m going to save you from this place 

So I ran over down below
That second story window
But to my surprise she was not there
It was Mr. McCarty instead 

My love What has he done?
What has he done?
My love, where are you now?
My love, my love
Where are you now?

Mr. McCarthy's  Second Story Window (A Collaboration by Nic & The Bargain Basement Butterflies)

I downloaded the song Escape from Dam Rekcah's SC and jammed along to it.
This is the result.

You'll find the original here: https://soundcloud.com/damrekcah/escape

Mad Hatter Escape

Dam Rekcah

Another fun track from Nic & The Bargain Basement Butterflies
Hope you all enjoy

https://soundcloud.com/nic_nic_nic?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

2 Good Days

ŞöļäçėŠțřëęț made a guitar track as base for an Open Collab which I downloaded and played along to.

Seven - https://soundcloud.com/solacestreet/sets/seven-open-collab?si=f230f0cb87614a28b0270e17a55bf2dd&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


I wrote some crazy lyrics and recorded it through a Roland VT-4 voice transformer.

Here's the flipped out result, fasten your seatbelts.

(White Rabbit, Come and Dance With Me)

Seven - 2 the other side

ŞöļäçėŠțřëęț

Seven - 2 The Other Side

Here I post the songs I've been a part of in any way, mostly collaborations with other acts here on SoundCloud.
It is very possible that i forgot some song or songs but I'll post them whenever I find one.
Admiral Kranks playlist with the Natt Brus catalogue updates whenever we post a new song.

Thank God for Music!

Loneliness in the Modern World - [ w/ Nic ]

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