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Twist My Bionic Arm
by TheMeaningOfLife

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Submitted on: Aug 01, 2008 - 03:58:36 PM
Last Updated: Aug 02 2008 - 09:24:59 PM

Keywords melancholy (57), mellow (92), robots (14), bionic (1)

Description Our second song written for this side project, and the first one with lyrics! This idea was mostly Blake's. We needed a bridge, though, and I had this 3/4 riff I'd written that we squished in there somehow. Blake said to 'just record it, you'll feel it'. I was sceptical, but a couple of takes and extra beats later, it worked! So listen for the bridge at 1:05. Between that melancholy riff and Blake's synth work, it's one of the most magical things I've ever recorded!

Scott Davies:
Ac Guitar, Electric Guitar, Ebow Guitar, Production

Blake Creamer:
Vocals, Bass, Electric Guitar, Synths, Bells

Nick Yacyshyn:
Drums

©2005 The Meaning of Life
©2005 Blake Creamer and Scott Davies

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	Feter said 159 days ago
	Twist My Bionic Arm Its wonderful to experience the co writing ..I can feel how you two realy share great ideas and music togther and thats a blessing wonderful ...ye I loved that sync touch as a transition in the mood at 1:05 .. at 2:45 ...bit loud there ? ..but it gives the feeling very impressive song and work ..thnx alot for sharin !!!!

	SatelliteTragedy said 159 days ago
	yes besides having one of the best song titles EVER, this sounds great. Yeah the 1:05 bridge is magical but it's what happens at 2:45 to the end that really works for me. Just amazing. No crits here. This is near perfect to me. Hopefully you guys'll keep writing/recording.

	said 159 days ago
	yeah perfect song, perfect production!

	Miller-Schletty said 159 days ago
	Nicely done... You have a rich, full sound bed here enveloping your really fine vocal performance. This is choice stuff. Kudos also for really production qualities. Dang, you remind me of the Frames' Glen Hansard. Not a bad comparison, eh? Great stuff here. Jack/Dadai

	somebuddy said 156 days ago
	great Great song and great sound. Props!

	J.A.Stewart said 155 days ago
	Very Smooth Great-sounding tune . Terrific vocal work, although I thought the cymbals buried them a bit at times. How did you resist using the bionic SFX? ;) --- Joe

TheMeaningOfLife said 155 days ago

bionic
thanks for the comment, joe! most of our song names have very little to do with the songs themselves. we're quirky that way. although, during the bridge near the 1 min mark, there's a patch from the microkorg doing something quasi bionic.

agreed about the cymbals. this was from a few years ago, when i had a few cheap mics, but had to mix the drums down to one stereo input into the computer... so reducing certain parts of the kit after the fact became somewhat of a challenge. good fun, though, and great learning experience.

thanks again for checking this one out!

	jiguma said 154 days ago
	Classy I like the tune a lot, but it seems like the mix is oversaturated in parts, making it a little tiring to listen to. The result is that Blake's great vocal is drowned a bit. I'd suggest dropping all the instruments back a little in volume so that the vocals stand out a bit more. I'd also look at Joe's comment about the cymbals and try to pan or EQ the problem away. Neil

	lavalamp said 159 days ago
	Amazing I'll be back. More. LL

	TheMeaningOfLife said 159 days ago
	more. visit often. more on the way. cheers!

	TheMeaningOfLife said 159 days ago
	loud. thanks for commenting, feter. i do love that bridge too. and the end part does definitely get loud. we were going for a 'wall of sound' kinda energy. the drums are a little annoying sounding, though, because i had very limited recording gear at the time. cheers!

	TheMeaningOfLife said 159 days ago
	thanks. thanks ridd! yeah, the end has one of those progressions that just goes where you want it. not trying to surprise anybody there. it's kinda nice, becuase one can say to themselves, 'i hope it goes there next' and then can rejoice 'yes! i knew it!' :)

	TheMeaningOfLife said 159 days ago
	... a perfect compliment, thanks!

	TheMeaningOfLife said 159 days ago
	cool! just youtubed the frames. very nice comparison indeed. i'm sure blake will appreciate the compliment!

	TheMeaningOfLife said 155 days ago
	thanks! thank you very much for the comment. good to know somebuddy out there likes it. :)

	TheMeaningOfLife said 154 days ago
	saturation. thanks for the detailed comments, neil! this song is from a few years ago and i don't have it on my current computer... but i must have a dvd backup of it somewhere. you (and other commenters) have given me some very valuable suggestions that i feel compelled to try. (especially with my new plugins and greater experience.) now... where'd i put that backup dvd?

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