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Tambourine Orchestra (feat: rsorensen!)
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Submitted on: Jul 11, 2008 - 05:45:11 PM
Last Updated: Jul 11 2008 - 10:10:23 PM

Keywords space (133), banjo (29), space banjo :) (1)

Description this is a song i had written when i worked at a recording studio and brought home one of their RADAR-24 units to practise with and wrap my head around. using my bathroom as an iso booth, i tracked the banjo, bells and guitars. i later added some more stuff at the studio and mixed it. it was just for fun/practice, so i never thought to copy the source files before resigning from my post at that studio.

mj superstar, rsorensen, heard this track and loved it (maybe i'm overstating that) and thought he could write a decent melody and lyrics for it. i was sceptical, given the unusual instrumentation, but he came through in spades! amazing job, yet again, rs! and he recorded this track dead tired after singing TWO other songs earlier that evening. (i was engineering the recording.)

anyway, the musical track was already mixed and mastered, so what you are hearing is a music track that has been mastered twice. rsorensen's vocal had to be carefully squeezed in there, but i think we pulled it off. we may revisit this at some point in the future and try and squeeze drums in there too. (or just retrack the sucker.)

Lyrics The end is here again my friend
For us to say goodbye to who we have been
As I ascend into the stars
My heart will stay with yours wherever you are

And though I am light years away
I can't wait until that day
When I will see you again

And the suns they burn so bright
They remind me of that night
When you looked into my eyes
And you made me realize
There was nothing I could do
About the fire within you
That flows throughout my veins
And takes away the pain
Again

My mission's over finally
I've brought so much for you to see
All things beautiful and new
But none of them compare to you

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	12parsecs said 180 days ago
	rsorensen my friend, gotta hand it to you. fine performance once again. thanks for singing it. (and writing a killer melody and lyrics.)

rsorensen said 180 days ago

back at you
Thanks to you for letting me get in on this one. I remember the first time I heard it how blown away and inspired I was. The opening static/banjo combo, that soaring melodic bassline, the warm acoustics, the phasing ambience, and that incredible yet subtle drop out and build at the 3 minute mark. I definitely was tired singing this one but you managed to make my taxed, raspy vocals sound pretty decent. I wrote the lyrics to this in the heat of my whole 'outer space relating to everything' phase I went through while writing the songs on the Satellite Tragedy record lol. Really glad you spent some time finishing it off. Sounds great. Just say the word when you want to revisit it and I'm there.

	12parsecs said 180 days ago
	but space does relate to everything, if you think about it. :) thanks again for coming up with the aforementioned killer melody and lyrics. and feel free to chime in and reply to any comments below, even before i get to them. it's half your song, after all. (although, i did insist on this one being under the 12p name, as it's one of my more favourites. =P )

	Feter said 180 days ago
	Tambourine Orchestra I m so impressed by this colab ..the arrangment /. specialy the banjo ..wow ..the singing so so great !! I know ..any Colab at MJ mean a true gem ..and this is yet another ..gem ...heart takin ..thnx alot for sharin !!!!!

	tokai said 180 days ago
	breathtaking Wow wot a wicked track. Sounds crisp and amazing. Great job chaps. The vocals are so beautifully rich, the whole song refreshes the parts other tracks cant reach!

	Karmatoburn said 180 days ago
	insanely good. Stops thinks of other ways to describe happy place..can't..continues holding goosebumps, slowly rocking back and forth. I'd fav 100 times if I could

	kassia said 180 days ago
	Tambourine Wow - 2 of my favorite macjammers. This is beautiful. The vocals are outstanding and the lyrics are lovely. 12parsecs, the composition is gorgeous. The entire sound of this is beautiful, full and rich. I have to say this is one of the best songs I've heard here. Really really nice. The banjo is perfect. Thank you.

	said 180 days ago
	great Piece of work gents,has everything a good song should have, fine track, much enjoyed...

	Godchaser said 180 days ago
	Yes...... worthy of very high praise,on all levels.Very,very wonderful piece of work.Loved it and glad I dropped in when I did.Thanks for sharing this little gem guys. Daniel

	lavalamp said 180 days ago
	Beautiful I tip my hat to you. PRO STUFF. No one could argue that. Dave

	rsorensen said 179 days ago
	pro thanks dave. scott definitely has the studio setup to record and master this stuff very professionally, but equipment means nothing without the skills and musicianship to pull this off. Glad you like it. Hope you keep posting songs - you're on a roll.

	12parsecs said 179 days ago
	awe thanks to both of you! i/we/all have fun creating.

	Lennon714 said 180 days ago
	Perfect There's nothing I can say to effectively communicate just how huge this track is. Love it.

	J.A.Stewart said 180 days ago
	Flush With Inspiration... Emerging from the bowels of your bathroom session, this piece has been well-plumbed by both of you, resulting in a very pleasing song. ;) The straightforward acoustic musical bed, joined by the relaxed vocal that grows stronger as it progresses, works very well indeed. Nice work from both of you. ;) --- Joe

	dajama said 180 days ago
	Excellent, excellent stuff The vocal works perfectly over the instrumentation - a great merging of two talents. The instrumentation is original and very cool, and the singing is top-notch. A great song, and really well produced. Sounds excellent. Nicely done to both of you. Kudos. Peace.

	12parsecs said 179 days ago
	well, thank you. i like non-conventional instrumentation, but delivered in a way that is still accessible to most listeners. there's only two synth parts, the record pops at the beginning and the build at near the end - the rest are guitars. (i built this cool patch on my ooooold digitech rp6 guitar processor. very synth pad like.) thanks for listening!

	12parsecs said 178 days ago
	i lied... i think there's 3 synth parts. my bad. i forgot about the synth pad over the end. (you can hear it fade out at the very end of the song.) man, is my memory that bad??

	dajama said 178 days ago
	I feel your pain whenever anyone asks me how many guitar tracks are on one of my songs (and there are often a lot...) I always have to open up the GB file and count them. Add that to my wonderful habit of dashing downstairs and standing in the middle of the room wondering why I came down, and you have a wonderful portrait of someone with the memory capacity of a gnat! Peace.

	12parsecs said 177 days ago
	ha! > 'Add that to my wonderful habit of dashing downstairs and standing in the middle of the room wondering why I came down' i thought it was just me! :) man, when i moved a couple of years ago, when i was packing, i did soooo much of that up and downstairs, forgetting what i was there for, that i thought i was going crazy! good exercise, though.

	lengold said 179 days ago
	What a superb collaboration - fantastic song. Pro level musicianship - vocals and production. A joy to listen to. Cheers Len

	Moviz said 179 days ago
	It's physics that applies to everything, but..... What a wonderful song and collab.... love the tinkling opening and how it continues throughout as though it's a clock counting down the time. The vocals are excellent ,though I thought could have been raised a tad at the opening. I'm not criticising though,coz I love it and the lyrics, cheers M

	Nick_Flash said 179 days ago
	/// Wow guys - it doesn't get much better than this. 12pc we are lucky to have you here at MJ's, you definitely have an ear for mixing. This sounds better than anything I can put together (of course my studio is a small corner of a tiny bedroom so that may have something to do with it). Great vocals as always Ridd - you really complete the track. nick

	rsorensen said 179 days ago
	sounds thanks nick. i agree it sounds pretty damn good, but it's the songwriting that's most important and you have absolutely nothing to worry about in that department. i also agree we're lucky to have 12p here. MJ is exactly what he needed to kick his butt into finishing his awesome songs. thanks for listening

12parsecs said 178 days ago

yes,
thanks nick! macjams offers the incentive i needed to hurry up and finish my plethora of unfinished tunes.

working at the studio was a really great experience, though i was only an assistant engineer, part time for a year. i miss all the outboard analogue gear. *sigh*. though this recording was mixed on their ssl, the mic was a cheap apex and the pre was this a.r.t. thing... not worthy of the radar and ssl they would later go through.

my studio now is just a converted room in my apartment. obviously much smaller scale, but i've learned to get the job done with the tools i have. thanks for listening!

	obbster said 179 days ago
	Fucking Love it. You make an awesome team. This song is stunning. The vocals are amazing, great harmonies in there. Really love this track.

	biba_nova said 179 days ago
	Excellent Thanks for the backstory in the info, very interesting Great vocals and the guitar sound you have got is to die for I feel cheated however...where are the tamborines??? ;-) Fabulous stuff guys

	EEFliess said 178 days ago
	absolutely... beautiful!!! the music...Ridd's vocals....the production

	DWL said 178 days ago
	Splendidly done really nicely played and sung. Great production. Fine song. Cheers Dick

	said 178 days ago
	shake it

	Vic Holman said 177 days ago
	Awesome! Great collab here and a really solid song. the acoustics and vocals really shine nicely. Regarding drums: I don't know if you really need them, but if you were to add some i would suggest holding off to around the 3 minutes into the song. just a thought

jiguma said 177 days ago

Good post!
Great singing and playing - personally, I'd add the drums, but it does have a lot of dynamics without them. Two nits - first, my preference would be for some more space in the mix. It kind of stays at full tilt for the duration, and there doesn't seem to be too much air in the mix. Secondly I can't figure why you'd leave that noise at the start.
Really good performances though and fantastic vocals - I'm very impressed.
Neil

12parsecs said 177 days ago

great comment!
thanks for the honest critiques! the first of your 'nits', the mix. you are absolutely right. this puppy's been mastered twice, as a matter of fact... so, yeah it's pretty squashed (and a little loud overall too, the more i listen against other tunes). i didn't want it to be noticeable that the vocals were after the fact on an already mastered track, but i think i may have to take the multiband compressor i'm (re)mastering with back a notch.

as for the static at the beginning, that was just me with a toy i had access to (a korg triton) coming across a patch and going 'oooOOoo, cool! it sounds like a record'. it really has no relevance to the song, except that it *might* lead someone to thinking it's an old track off an LP (an old banjo album). as useless as it is, it's staying. it reminds me of the day i recorded it.

thanks again for the comments!

	somebuddy said 175 days ago
	Music I love hearing a song that makes me forget about recording techniques, lyrics, chords, instruments, etc., and just lets me enjoy listening to music. I guess that's the point, but not many of us can achieve that, as you have here. And yes, I will be buying the Satellite Tragedy album. Russ

Scott Carmichael said 174 days ago

sonic perfection
this is how you write, perform and produce a song... textbook... and you won't learn it from a book... tons of heart... the banjo/guitar provide such a beautiful landing pad for this... the lyric is great, and the melody is outstanding... heartwrenching... I'm very impressed... flawless performances all around...

thankfully no one flushed while you rolled tape, although from the sounds of this... I'd say that you'd be able to make that sound great too!

sincerely wonderful job

	said 172 days ago
	Tambourine Orchestra What a fantastic title too. love it. I am not a music expert, but sounds good to my two ears. Brilliant singing and music. Great collab. Peace Dee

	Mokus said 172 days ago
	Wow... Bingo - really great work guys!! This is great all around...

	kallocain said 171 days ago
	wow this is really stunning. i'm very glad I stumbled in here. everything that sounds in this song is like a perfect match!

	Lennon714 said 170 days ago
	i had to come back for another listen. I would kill 3 strangers for the ability to do what you guys have done with this track. The sound, the song, everything.

	ageofthedeathtree said 170 days ago
	WOW! this is amazing! i love the instrumentation...being a huge fan of the banjo, this is just beautiful to my ears. ridd, you delivered once again...as always! nicely done guys, awesome collab. hats off to both of you! age

	michael2 said 165 days ago
	ah the banjo again. this is great, Ridd did a real nice job. did i say I'm glad you're both here (makes it feel like a little scene). first rate production all around (are you an engineer in real life?). just great. really love thath banjo floating amidst the soundscape you created.

12parsecs said 165 days ago

real life.
i like to think i am a sound engineer in real life. :) i'm self taught, then worked at a studio as an asst engineer for about a year, but garnering most of my experience for being in a band for many years and recording our demos, and going to the studio and watching real engineers record our stuff on occasion. i started my own project studio about a year ago and try to make ends meet with local musicians, post audio for small animation projects and, most recently, video game sound. it's been a fun, rocky road. thanks for checking out my stuff!

	12parsecs said 165 days ago
	ahem... sorry, our stuff in this case. ridd, as per usual, kicked major @$$!

	thekurtisproject said 161 days ago
	:D Its like Sufan Stevens meets the format-or Oasis. I really really really like this song. Its so pretty. Everything was done with perfection! I enoyed this very much!! >>KURTIS

	8piscean8 said 141 days ago
	What... What can I say that hasn't been said before, I don't know. This is a super collaboration. You're like one of those super groups like Velvet Revolver or Audioslave (both groups are now defunct but that's beside the point). Great job fellas! Fantastic production! I really enjoyed this one.

	Alannah said 141 days ago
	sorry ..... .. it took me so long to get to this party ..... but here I finally am ! Great track guys .... you totally work together well. Glad I finally stopped by.

	craft said 111 days ago
	I love it Great collab.. Ridd add richness to this great song... Well done

	12parsecs said 180 days ago
	thanks, feter yeah, i got the banjo from my brother for my birthday many years ago. i was grateful, but i thought i'd never use it. i don't sit around and play on it for fun, but i throw it into a track whenever i can now. who knew. and it is indeed a pleasure to work with rs. thanks for the comment!

	12parsecs said 180 days ago
	we're insane! go ahead and press that 'favourites' button as much as you like, if it makes you feel better. :) thanks for the kind words!

	12parsecs said 180 days ago
	tambourine by now people are thinking 'where are the tambourines??' hehe. i like song titles that are meaningless or misleading. but seriously, how would an orchestra comprised entirely of tambourines sound? there's only one way to find out. maybe that'll be my next post. thanks for checking this out. long live the banj!

	rsorensen said 179 days ago
	music thanks dave. scott really made musical magic with his little 'experiment' of his here hehe. i'm honored to be a part of it. really enjoying your recent stuff too.

	rsorensen said 179 days ago
	thanks Hey Daniel. Haven't seen you around here for awhile. Thanks for checking this out. Hopefully Scott and I will do some more collabs in the near future.

	rsorensen said 179 days ago
	thanks thanks eric! I think you just did. oh btw - gonna work on 'wasted' today ;)

	12parsecs said 179 days ago
	fulsh. hehe. thank you very much, joe. yeah, i don't know how ridd can maintain such tone while singing so softly. so jealous! and those lyrics! it sounds like he may growing tired of his 'space' phase, but i'm a stephen hawking reading, ubergeek - so i love them.

	12parsecs said 179 days ago
	thanks len! this was a joy to make. especially when i heard ridd singing the vocals, taking it to that next level. thanks for the comment!

	12parsecs said 178 days ago
	physics. physics definitely applies to music. and there's so much to learn on that front. thanks for listening. i hope the 1/8 note banjo didn't get too monotonous after a while. i'm a big fan of carrying a theme throughout a song, even under varied progressions, but i can't play the thing that fast... so you're stuck with slow and steady. no fancy pickin' here.

	rsorensen said 179 days ago
	team thanks obb. yeah this is like our 12th or 13th recording we've collaborated in some way on. hopefully more are on the way. glad you like it, thanks for the comments

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	12parsecs said 178 days ago
	tambos you have to listen very carefully for the tambourines. hehe. thanks for listening! the secret to the gtr sound... bathroom acoustics. j/k. i think it's cause i got to use the ssl g-series eq on them. i miss that board... not the changing bulbs all the time, or the ginormous patch bay, or the recall that didn't work on the first couple of channels... meh, maybe i don't miss it. :)

	12parsecs said 178 days ago
	cheers, EE! thanks on all counts, EE! the more i listen, the more i want to retrack it with drums and heavy gtrs out. (ya know, the usual 12p form. :)

	12parsecs said 177 days ago
	dwl thanks for checking this one out and faving! glad you enjoyed.

	12parsecs said 177 days ago
	done and done. thanks. and we will!

	rsorensen said 177 days ago
	shake what? speak for yourself!

	12parsecs said 177 days ago
	thanks vic! yeah, i/we were thinking it would be nice to have the drums and heavy guitars at the end, just as you were suggesting. looks like it may be worth revisiting this one to get those extra parts in. (which means retracking it, but that's coo.) thanks for listening!

	12parsecs said 172 days ago
	tambourines cheers, dee! i like a good misleading title. :) thanks listening and the comment!

	12parsecs said 171 days ago
	cheers! thanks mokuses! your latest is of the usual excellence as well. i think the end of ours, though, needs something else. with the vox in now (which are beautiful, thanks again ridd) the last little bass line resolution is kinda lost. maybe we'll have to retrack this with a 'big' ending to try to regain some impact. thanks for checking it out!

	12parsecs said 171 days ago
	cheers! thanks for checking this out, kallocain. i'm glad you stumbled on it too, and that nothing sounds too out of place. :)

	12parsecs said 170 days ago
	:o when i told ridd i had a killer tune, that's not quite what i had in mind. thanks for the compliment, though. :)

	12parsecs said 170 days ago
	cheers! thanks, fellow banjo fan! yeah, ridd (despite being tired) really kicked some butt on this track. great melody and delivery! thanks for the comment!

	12parsecs said 158 days ago
	thanks! thanks for the sufjan comparison. i love the 'illinoise' album! and, heck, oasis ain't bad either. thanks for checking it out!

	12parsecs said 141 days ago
	the secret... our secret is we started out defunct. or defunked. hehe. thanks for checking it out, piscean!

	12parsecs said 141 days ago
	gladness i'm glad you checked it out too. moreover, i'm glad you enjoyed it! thanks for stopping by, alannah!