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Now We Fall (feat. kaoz)
Rabauw
The basic version was finished a few months ago, but since it’s a rather calm song I felt it would benefit a lot from clean vocals instead of my usual rough voice. So I asked kaoz if he wanted to sing on this one. I sent him the first version for which I did all vocals myself, just as a guideline of how I more or less wanted things to turn out, but told him he was free to interpret the song in his very own way. I’m very happy with the result, I think he did a great job. After he sent me his files, I started working on the final version. The structure remained the same, but I added several elements to spice it up. So here’s the final, mastered version with both of us on vocals. Many thanks to kaoz for his excellent collaboration! A dreamy rocksong with a few calmer parts, I guess it takes more than once to learn to appreciate it, but I’ll hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Your opinion highly appreciated! Cheerz! [b]Update December 7th, 2006:[/b] Okay, so reworked some things a bit, some of your tips were useful. ---------------------------- Now We Fall (music & lyrics: Rabauw) (vocals: kaoz & Rabauw) Lie down on earth’s soil under an overcast sky All alone, nothing can harm you The air doesn’t smell like it used to smell The grass ain’t as green as it used to be Well it must be the end of life as we know it Yeah we must be on our way To something deeper and more profound We can feel it deep within How else to explain the change of the seasons? Eruptions all abound The eye of the storm shatters us all Oh we have risen, and now we will fall Oh we have tried to survive and become larger than life We have built these walls to protect us From the dangers we collide with every day and every night We are but tiny little worms as the flood rages by The air doesn’t smell like it used to smell The grass ain’t as green as it used to be All that we are is but puppets on a string
thanks for encouraging criticism pals! Well, Yen, I'll have to disappoint you... :s That part is not gonna return at the end, for 2 reasons: 1) I feel it would kind of ruin the "story/development" based concept it has now and 2) the song is already building towards a climax, I'm not gonna repeat something just because it sounds good alone, it has to make sense in the song structure too. But you can always try to convince me I'm wrong :p @ Crocodile-bedo: Probably the clavecimbel and the clarinet which you call "girly" huh? What you say about "little flowers in the fields" comes close to the actual lyrics topic, but it's not really a "happy/positive" message But it's nice to read you enjoyed the lyrics. @reaman: well it was a deliberate choice to leave out any heavy parts, since the purpose was to make a rather calm song. I'll see whether I can add some things to make it less empty without going all too heavy.
maybe a tip for the clarinet: use an LFO on it, a bit shaky (somewhere between 76 and 98, or experiment...) and give it a delay (the LFO that is). it can really give a more humanized feeling to a flute... (i used to play clarinet and saxophone when i was young and synth-flutes always makes me shiver because they sound so unhuman... imitating a classical instrument is the thoughest part of synth-editing, i think) it's not a critic hé, just a thought... i can't help it but i still have the impression that the three first lines i sing come too early... it feels strange to the rhythm, but maybe it's just my perception... anyway, glad you like it... apart from my voice, this is one of your best songs imo
Thanks Falcon, you're completely right, it does come right from the heart! As for the drums, hmm, maybe you're right, but in 2.5 this was - for me personally - the drumsound which I liked the most for a rocksong. I still have to explore a lot of things in 3.0 so maybe I'll find a better drumsound and drum mastering one day... thanks for your advice!
i really like the main melody (as well with distorted as with "classic" guitars) i liked it generally but after the "now we fall"part i missed a heavier part or some other instrumentalisation to emphasize it- you know what i mean? it's a bit empty there but apart from that... nice collab!
I'd use the part from "Well it must be..." 'till "...and now we will fall" as chorus, and let it return in the end. I kind of expected that part to return, but it didn't, and I regret that because it's sooo good! The whole takes a few listens to get into (as you mentioned yourself), but then it unfolds it's beauty...just, please, let the aformentioned part return at the end.
drums sounds misfitted with the song ! think on the efx you use for the drums ? for te rest is 100% ok and feel alife song right from the heart ! my mixers is on 100 %volume but its not blowing ! i mean itvoor the compressions on the drums ! real good job dunn guys ! also for Kaoz voice ! greets from falcon030
Its interesting, kinda wierd vocal, music layout at some parts but i think u get used to it :p I'm preparing a metal track that will be uploaded soon :D So you can see some of my taste :)
gothic all the way verrrrrry good +fav
nicely done !!! thumb up
Thanks a lot! It is possible that a few tiny changes will still be made, I thought everything was right but maybe in all of my excitement (I really fell in love with the song) I overlooked a few things which still need some adjustment. Kaoz already mentioned a few things through pm and since he did such a great job and all this effort, I think it's only fair to at least consider his suggestions - same goes for everyone else of course, all constructive feedback appreciated!