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A Worthless State of Mind (Soundcloud Link)

First new song for 2019. Used 2 real tracks for parts of the song, the guitar solo during interlude and electroflutes for bridges and outro.

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Verse 1:
An evil nestled somewhere in time.
A threat'ning lover - no warnings, no signs.
Judgment day and a temptress arrives, a threat'ning lover.
Eventually, I will commit crimes.

Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, oh, it's time.
One way to happiness if living takes you down.
Beyond the wall of chains, life is defined.
I think of death when I'm in a worthless state of mind.

Verse 2:
My glass went smack, no use turning back.
'Cause I just had to see, was someone watching me?
In the mist my fate twists and my bell tolls.
Acceptable, or my kind of hell?

Chorus: Repeat

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Interesting...
Nice musical collage of sonic landscapes...


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Very original Mark, it felt to me like a Jackson Pollock painting for the ears! Nice to hear so many original ideas, twisting and turning, and they're well arranged and engineered. I really enjoyed it.

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Wow - this is one of the most unique tunes I've heard on the showcase in a while!

It reminds me a lot of a group called Crystal Castles, which I've linked below. If anyone digs this kind of style of music, they are worth checking out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCwm08sTA5U

Love the dark groove and use of effects on this one. Thanks for sharing smile


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Mark,

An interesting piece.

Excellent pacing in the production. Well mixed.
I thought the opening vocals needed to be just a touch louder. The processing on them was cool.

Well done.

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Cool tune. Vocals are surreal, detached, otherworldly. The music swirls around pleasantly.

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Really creative piece!! Love the mellotron sound. This is a class A production from top to bottom!! Wonderful sonic texture!! Take care. Greg

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Definitely a sound we do not hear too much of on the forum.

I agree with Floyd on the vocals, although I would extend that too all of the vocal, just a tad low.

The track was great. instruments appealing and interesting.

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Excellent track. Lots of interesting sounds in the track. I agree with Floyd the vocal should come forward a bit...


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Very moody and interesting. I agree the vocals are a little hard to hear. I had the same problem, haven't tried it yet but some people suggest playing the song in your car or other speakers after you mix to see it the sound is correct, especially the vocals. Love the lyrics even though they are dark and my metal head son would love them to scream out.

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Well, Mark, if this one ain't a very unique thing... Very interesting, no chance of getting distracted while listening. Very good!

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Originally Posted By: Jim
Interesting...
Nice musical collage of sonic landscapes...


Jim described it very nicely. It's very cinematic also.

Well done!

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