John Bleak - Resting Here With Me (demo clip)

[Juho L]

The story behind this version is really, really, really weird.

First see this: http://www.sunesha.nu/virusforum/viewtopic.php?t=2241

Last night I had a nightmare. In that dream I played that ballad clip (which I had completely forgotten) to a friend of mine and in that dream that clip had my vocals and 80's drums. Then I just commented that track to my friend: "This sounds like that Norwegian band. What was it called... Oh, it was A-ha!". Then I woke up all sweaty. I was horrified. 80's stuff! And it sounded good! That made me worry.

I could still remember exactly how the song sounded like and I even remembered the editions on the melodies I had done in that dream! So I just thought that what the hell, let's try to replicate the version of that dream. I made the drums, added quick pad background and sung the track. So here's the early beta version: www.kolumbus.fi/juho.lepisto/Balladi-demotus.mp3

And this really sounds quite good. It's really weird feeling to make a track that doesn't have been never done but you have already heard the final version. ?hih. John Bleak, Depeche Mode of Finland.

I built a microphone stand from a table lamp and a floor mop and I noticed that with a stand it's really easy to sing. And other good thing is that my Genesis sing-a-long fetish really shows on the pronouncing, which is nice.

This is also a first track that I sung about an octave higher than usual.

So please post some feedback on this demo clip. Don't mention anything of the sounds, they are just quick presets.

[Tomer=Trance]

got a nice groove to it
seem like the 4/4 is taking over you again :twisted: it cannot be stoped!

[Hollowcell]

DS is gunna be damn proud of you with this one Juho. Hehehe.

I like this much more than your Disco house track.

It could actually be a love child between the Pet-shop boys and A-ha.

[Juho L]

DS is gunna be damn proud of you with this one Juho. Hehehe.

He will be "pissing honey".

I like this much more than your Disco house track.

I think this is more like a mix of that remix and that disco track.

It could actually be a love child between the Pet-shop boys and A-ha.

Maybe too "manly" vocals for PSB association.

[tranzash]

nice vocals, did you compress that vocals?

[Juho L]

nice vocals

Thanks.

did you compress that vocals?

Of course.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Juho, thats nice...but I'd like to hear some fat stabby DX7 mkii chords in there. Id like to hear some 'Orchestral hits' PetShopBoys style.

lol

Ummm...im not quite sure

DS

[Juho L]

Juho, thats nice...but I'd like to hear some fat stabby DX7 mkii chords in there. Id like to hear some 'Orchestral hits' PetShopBoys style.

Hell no!

www.kolumbus.fi/juho.lepisto/Balladi-demotus2.mp3

New vocals. Much better now. Maybe I'll leave that track for a while and finish it next week.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Hehehehe :lol:

DS

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Oh Juho that song made me positively piss my pants laughing. U should release this at xmas time...u never u know u might have a number 1. Its good man...bloody good.

Man...to really make this a No.1 we gotta have some 80's synth sounds in there.

DS :lol:

Nice job Juho :P

[Juho L]

Oh Juho that song made me positively piss my pants laughing. U should release this at xmas time...u never u know u might have a number 1. Its good man...bloody good.

Hoho. It's not that bad, is it?

A friend of mine said that the vocals were too sex-beast-like. ?hih. But we did have great fun writing those lyrics. Thay are so sugarish that it makes you puke or laugh (or both).

Man...to really make this a No.1 we gotta have some 80's synth sounds in there.

No 80's synths. I hate them. Maybe I try to get that 80's synthpop feel with fresh sounds.

Nice job Juho :P

Thank you.

I'm convinced that there's a higher force driving this project. There's probably a new 80's wave coming and this is going to be a hit.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

LOL sex beast....indeed!!!

Quite a husky voice u got there. I would be scared to meet u in a dark ally way.

hehehe

DS

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

BTW Juho

strange chord sequence!

What does everyone else think?

DS

[Juho L]

Quite a husky voice u got there. I would be scared to meet u in a dark ally way

Hoho. I even sung higher than usual. I think the lowest note there is E on background vocals track when usually the lowest is seven semitones lower A.

BTW Juho

strange chord sequence!

Not strange, just different: A - C#m - A - C#m - D - Esus4 - E - Fmaj7 and the other one: F - G - A. That Fmaj7 in the end on the basic chord progression gives it a nice relieving feel.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Hmm speaking of chords and stuff like that......can we plz start a new thread in lobby about the theory behind chords and how to progress them. Im a newbie to actual music making and ive been making some of my own chords.

Ive made some interesting chord sequences.......I wonder if they are unique? Does anyone here know how to write counter harmonies and all that shit....hehe

DS

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

WTF Juho!!! Thats your voice in song? U have a pretty 80's sounding voice there. A little bit new romantic.

DS

[Juho L]

Hmm speaking of chords and stuff like that......can we plz start a new thread in lobby about the theory behind chords and how to progress them. Im a newbie to actual music making and ive been making some of my own chords.

I could make one, but my theoretical knowledge is quite limited so my explanations would be quite strange (they are correct and work, but are strange). I think Blank had studied theory. Maybe I'll PM him now and ask.

Ive made some interesting chord sequences.......I wonder if they are unique? Does anyone here know how to write counter harmonies and all that shit....hehe

I think almost all sensible chord progressions are already used, but the chords don't make the song. Playing around with chords is fun. You can get very effective atmospheres with plain chords.

Here's one of my still unused progression (piano with these chords + female vocals and overproduced ProTools hospital sound = overproduced intelligent pop rubbish):

Bridge: Bbmaj7 - Am7 - Dm - Asus4 - Dm
Chorus: Dm - Am7add11 - Gm7 - Amadd117
Verse: Dm - Bbmaj7 - Csus4 - C - Am/C - C/A - Am7add11 - Am7

WTF Juho!!! Thats your voice in song? U have a pretty 80's sounding voice there. A little bit new romantic.

That 80's-like sound comes from chorus and heavy reverb.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

I will go away and use those majic chord numbers and hey presto I will finally have a number one hit.

Joking aside.....is that the correct way of writing the chords down.....b'cos i do it differently. I just recently (2 days ago in fact) made a chord sequence with a progression which could definitely be used in some kinda epic film. Im not sure how to write them down. I might just litrally right down all the letters

hehehe god im a keyboard newbie

Im having my very first piano lesson next weekend. Hurray!!!!

DS

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

The funny thing is for me.....despite my lack of playing ability I still manage to make synth sounds. God im talanted.

lmao

DS :oops: :roll: 8)