Chris Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I decided in the first week of January that either I start making music again or I stop properly, because that uncomfortable feeling of unfulfilment from not doing something you tell yourself is a part of you was starting to get to really get to me...So I decided to set myself a bit of a challenge, and I'm going to make some kind of 'thing' every month this year - whether it's an album, ep, beat tape, live performance, whatever. Not just 'a song', though. The point, I think(? I'm not sure myself) is to set an unrealistic goal and improve by failing. This month has definitely felt like exercising after a long period of sitting on my arse: painful and tiring and difficult, but not without satisfaction of having actually done it and looking forward to doing better next time..!The main failure this month, apart from missing my own deadline by a few hours, is sound quality - it's truly awful. I'm hoping next month I'll be able to improve on this by being more mindful of what I'm doing as I'm doing it. If nothing else this has really made me realise how long it's been since I actually finished anything, and how slack those muscles get when you don't actually have a finished product in mind. Other than that it's a bit higgledypiggeldy, I had a bit more of a flow in mind but I ran out of time.Anyway here it is, let me know what you think if you listen! Month 1:  Month 2: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Dude - I fucking love this concept and huge props to you for it. I have no concerns about the sound quality - lofi is my shit - and my first few minutes of listening to it have yielded both smiles and head noddery. I'll bump it properly through the headphones at work, but initial thoughts are: fuck yes! What's your production process for this, if you don't mind me asking? Not that it matters at all, that stuff just intrigues me is all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Symatic Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Excellent! Really dope thing to play first thing this morning, lookin forward to the next one already man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Yes Chris! Great to see you back the game. I'll check this out tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Thanks gents, I really appreciate it! Pete - I'll post in the process thread in detail when I get a sec. this one has been a scrappy mess of pulling audio in from maschine patterns, bussed ableton patterns, salvaging an mpc loop in one instance... then importing into Traktor and messing with pitch and eq of finished tracks and recording semi live. generally I used to have a fairly solid workflow and one thing I need to do if I'm going to complete something monthly is get things in order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Ah, that's awesome man - so it's a collection of different methods and sources. I like that approach a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phology Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I decided in the first week of January that either I start making music again or I stop properly, because that uncomfortable feeling of unfulfilment from not doing something you tell yourself is a part of you was starting to get to really get to me... So I decided to set myself a bit of a challenge, and I'm going to make some kind of 'thing' every month this year - whether it's an album, ep, beat tape, live performance, whatever. Not just 'a song', though. The point, I think(? I'm not sure myself) is to set an unrealistic goal and improve by failing. This month has definitely felt like exercising after a long period of sitting on my arse: painful and tiring and difficult, but not without satisfaction of having actually done it and looking forward to doing better next time..! I'm in a similar place with music making. The main thing stopping me at the moment is not having my studio set up. I do still have software on my laptop, but it's not the same as being surrounded by equipment and being in the "zone". Giving yourself deadlines is perhaps the best motivation ever to get shit done! Props on the new project mate, looking forward to hearing more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcyd Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Super dope man. I like the idea of keeping the goal you trying to reach slightly higher than reality to help push you out of your comfort zone. Good call, I'm a try and work that concept into my play. Great 10 minutes of funk. Really enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Symatic Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 hey chris, pro tip here: get a one shot sample of your name and keep hitting it whenever a new track starts to let everyone know you're producing the track. #pro #beattape #JustProducerThings 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Cheers Phology and Darcy! I think the mentality of pushing harder than 'feels' reasonable is the only way forward with a lot of stuff - I guess if you're framing your goals in terms of what you can already do then youre not pushing yourself to progress beyond it... or something. Excellent tip Sy. I might get one of those 'you're listening to' v/o s done ironically by a drive time radio voice artist as well, I think they're pretty hip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 You could always get all Rayvon from Phoenix Nights with a "scream if you wanna go faster" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshcuts Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Very nice idea! Love the first instalment. I decided to do something similar to get out of my rut. One mixtape per month with songs I listen to that month. I am hoping by doing that I can improve my mixing skills and keep an ear out for new music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Sounds good freshcuts, post a link! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Some really nice beats on here man, and a great idea for finishing projects too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Thanks Jon 👊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psychedelic Schizophrenic Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Great work Chris, I really enjoyed the 1st beat and overall it was a great listen. I'm looking forward to the next one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Burglar Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Nice one and the cuts are fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Thanks psychedelic and jb! Means a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 This was nice. I even scratched along to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 That's awesome, cheers deft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Ugh, I can't believe I was already late with this. I made a full track instead of getting this 'out of the way' when I could just have easily have done them the other way around! Anyway it's here, I'll post everything in here so as not to clutter up the forum. How do I change the title of the post? Interested in what you reckon, I think it's probably better than the first one. I doubt they'll all be hip hop, but I'll probably have enough material to put together a full hour of coherent stuff by the end of the year.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 How do I change the title of the post?You need to use the Full Editor option to alter the thread title Chris. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Symatic Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Sick bat tape chris! Run the thing on to a cassette. Domeo Runn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 These are fucking ILL man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 This is a wicked idea Chris and you got some tasty beats in here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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