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 Post subject: Plastic Heart EP
PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:54 pm 
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Plastic Heart is my project as Les Braun, along with Joel Muhl. This was actually a school project to create a 6-track EP of our own intuitively created style, which me made out of combination of sampling along with compositional instrumentalization and vocalization. This is the end-product!

http://lesbraun.bandcamp.com/album/plastic-heart-ep

I'm still using the SP-404 along with my Tascam 4-Track tapedeck to sample vinyl, but this time along with a lot of synths and live instruments, so this doesn't sound like anything I've done before...
This is probably the tape that I worked the most on so far production-wise, so I thought I'd share with you all! It'd be dope if you guys could check it out, spread the word and support us (if you dig the music).
Also, any feedback would be appreciated!

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:59 pm 
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woo! damn computers this is good stuff 8)

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:20 pm 
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Your hard work shows thru the music.

Definitely good, very soft, reverb heavy , nice layers and synths sound pretty cool too...blind/mind and ultraviolet were my fav. I like the effect on the vocals alot. What kind of live instruments? Did u record at home or sum sort of studio?

There are a lot of synths sounds coming in and out, for me a few to many at times like on ultraviolet. But I like ultraviolet the best anyways. Thanks for sharing.

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ill man, psychedelia infused underwater pop... you ever listen to white noise? (the group, not the sound)

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:52 am 
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^^^
underwater pop i like that description.

damn thats some really chill dope shit. :D 8)

relaxing driving vibes.

vocals are appropriate

quite an interesting project.

my favorite track was

the day is done.

the whole thing had some really cool sounds.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:35 am 
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nice sounds man.. words in time was my favorite


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:40 pm 
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thanks a lot guys! i learned a lot on here (:

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What kind of live instruments? Did u record at home or sum sort of studio?


at home! no really quality gear at all, just the 404, my tascam portastudio cassettedeck, a guitar, midi-piano, e-piano and my ukulele!

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really gopd stuff fam!

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I agree, words in time is my favorite

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 Post subject: Re: Plastic Heart EP
PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:43 am 
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can i bump this one more time? it'd be cool if you guys could spread the word!

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:08 pm 
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cool ep
good works on mixing too
have you used some soft for assembling the whole thing or not?

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 Post subject: Re: Plastic Heart EP
PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:38 pm 
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yep, we used logic pro for some of the sequencing
thanks, ella!

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:29 am 
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great job, shows a lot of ideas and proves your skills at composing complete, 'organic' songs

the instrumental passages are interesting and well weighed (save for the ending of blind/mind, I'd have cut that ukulele passage around at 2:00 :D )

you might want to check the levels for 'words in time', though: the entire song seems on the verge of clipping, and when vocals enter the mix there's a noticeable (and not too pleasant, imho) distortion


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 Post subject: Re: Plastic Heart EP
PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:57 pm 
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Thanks! I'm learning how to mix properly now, so I might redo the mastering once I have break from school!
Please spread the word people!

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