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Last in Line

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Happy Friday the 13th folks! I'm back with a new track and my submission for Round 2 of the Newgrounds Audio Deathmatch! Very honored to have advanced to the next round and to be competing with so many talented musicians on here!


Anyways, I hope you dig it!


And as always, thanks so much for listening and for the awesome feedback!


Peace!

AJ


*Update: The track's now on Spotify and other various platforms! You can check it out here:

https://linktr.ee/ajlasalle


Lyrics


Shadow bound to his name

The apple falls from the tree

Rolling far, far away

Tortured by his DNA


Is he the last in line

to lose his mind?


Whispers shouting in his head

Loudmouth voices of the dead

Father, is that you I hear?

Set sail, derail the blood you're bound to


Is he the last in line

to lose his mind?

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Can you write the lyrics from "Foreign Place" pls?
Btw, this is one of your best song, i think. Really like it! :D

Ajtastic responds:

Thanks so much! I've added the lyrics to Foreign Place :)

So professional sounding, and a great song to boot!

Ajtastic responds:

Thank you! :)

i just want to say i've been listening to your music for a few months and i love everything you've been putting out

Ajtastic responds:

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it :)

I wasn't expecting to like this near as much as I did.

You single handedly made me realise how important panning can be (in a good way, I never notice that sort of details usually)

Ajtastic responds:

Thank you! Glad to hear that :)

The chords on the vocal must have been quite hard to sing -- you rarely hear them in comtemporary alt rock, punk, ska, and indie.

I would appreciate a bit less distance from the mic, recording at a lower volume to eliminate room noise. I think I hear some but I can't be quite sure due to vocal treatment. There are a few good vocal plugins I recommend also, for dialing in a quick rock tone, Howard Benson vocals being number one for rock, and Xvox for smooth lead vocals. Some very cool things that can be done with both.

Your adlibs were mixed perfectly imo. I wish the leads were given just a bit more of an up-front, aggressive treatment (the singing will speak for itself, given the right edge to cut through!)

I also like your writing in general. That little G#3-A-G# is one of my favorite riffs, and the felt suspension of G# makes for nice moody dissonance. Overall, the feeling of being flippant and slightly unhinged brings me a nostalgia like you wouldn't believe. Well deserved frontpage.

Areas for improvement -- clarity especially in the lower registers and guitars and vocal balance. EQ in some places, again particularly guitars. Having a reference or 3 handy in this genre and comparing the overall sound profiles, both auditorily and with a spectrogram, will help in this area.

Otherwise, this is nearing on industry standard level mix and master. Keep doing what you're doing! I love it :)

Ajtastic responds:

Thanks so much for the awesome feedback and recommendations! I really appreciate it :)

Credits & Info

Listens
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Faves:
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Downloads
43
Votes
40
Score
4.56 / 5.00

Uploaded
Sep 13, 2024
10:01 PM EDT
Genre
General Rock
File Info
Song
5.5 MB
2 min 26 sec

Licensing Terms

Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.