I quite like some of this but there are a number of things that bug me as well. Going to have another listen and then give some advice on the recording which I think needs a lot of work.
First of all I think you have the ability to come up with good ideas but the execution of those ideas needs attention.
Some tips;
The drums are recorded very badly - in your second sample the whole kit is stuck in the centre of the stereo spectrum. High toms to floor toms should be panned across the stereo spectrum more. If you have two top toms and two floor toms I would pan them from 10 o'clock to 3 o'clock (from the drummers's point of view). That will open up the sound of the kit and allow people to hear what the drummer is doing a lot better. Also the reverb setting or the space that the kit is recorded in does not match the rest of the instrumentation. Sounds like the kit was recorded live in a room while the rest of the instruments were direct-injected. There needs to be a 'common' reverb setting across the whole group.
BTW - at times the vocalist sounds a lot like David Bowie.
On the first track there is too much reverb on the vocal. It makes the words indistinct. Try more chorus and less reverb. Also the bass needs to be more prominent in the mix - not a whole lot - just a touch up on the lower frequencies on the EQ.
I really like the opening riff on the second track - you could have just kept to that and turned out a whole track just based on that. Again too much reverb on the vocal. The second part of the track does not really match the first part. Or the title.
There are a lot of small effects - maybe too many - happening in the background and the combined reverb from all these effects is masking the more prominent instruments. Keep them panned away from the centre of the mix or you are going to end up with aural soup.
Hope this helps.
First of all I think you have the ability to come up with good ideas but the execution of those ideas needs attention.
Some tips;
The drums are recorded very badly - in your second sample the whole kit is stuck in the centre of the stereo spectrum. High toms to floor toms should be panned across the stereo spectrum more. If you have two top toms and two floor toms I would pan them from 10 o'clock to 3 o'clock (from the drummers's point of view). That will open up the sound of the kit and allow people to hear what the drummer is doing a lot better. Also the reverb setting or the space that the kit is recorded in does not match the rest of the instrumentation. Sounds like the kit was recorded live in a room while the rest of the instruments were direct-injected. There needs to be a 'common' reverb setting across the whole group.
BTW - at times the vocalist sounds a lot like David Bowie.
On the first track there is too much reverb on the vocal. It makes the words indistinct. Try more chorus and less reverb. Also the bass needs to be more prominent in the mix - not a whole lot - just a touch up on the lower frequencies on the EQ.
I really like the opening riff on the second track - you could have just kept to that and turned out a whole track just based on that. Again too much reverb on the vocal. The second part of the track does not really match the first part. Or the title.
There are a lot of small effects - maybe too many - happening in the background and the combined reverb from all these effects is masking the more prominent instruments. Keep them panned away from the centre of the mix or you are going to end up with aural soup.
Hope this helps.
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