urb Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Hello all, Well it's been a while in the making but here's a new album project I've been working on with a great singer/artist, Paula Rae Gibson, I won't go on about the whys and wherefores of the album aside from saying that the backing music on tracks 1, 2, 4 and 7 was put together by me - Paula adding her own top line melodies and lyrics - and the rest were recorded live in the studio and were co-written by the band. It's a bit jazzy but more a mix of 'grown up' pop, rock, funk and dance - hope you enjoy it. It should have a proper release on Babel early next year. Cheers Mike [b]Rae Forest Project - The Pleasure of Ruin[/b] Album link: [url="http://babel-label.bandcamp.com/album/the-pleasure-of-ruin"]http://babel-label.b...leasure-of-ruin[/url] Edited October 1, 2012 by urb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 At last! I'll have a listen later. If it's anything like some of the preview stuff I heard it will be very interesting! Paula Rae has a powerfully emotive voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Loved it - ordered vinyl version...ta for posting, urb! Also found the Babel site / delivery thingy really nice to use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 [quote name='mickster' timestamp='1349096487' post='1821671'] Loved it - ordered vinyl version...ta for posting, urb! Also found the Babel site / delivery thingy really nice to use... [/quote] Thanks dude - really appreciate it - looking forward to getting this out there to the wider world proper in the new year... Thanks again Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1349090101' post='1821512'] At last! I'll have a listen later. If it's anything like some of the preview stuff I heard it will be very interesting! Paula Rae has a powerfully emotive voice. [/quote] Hey Nige I know this has been in the works for ages - I'd love to know what you make of it - the finished recordings are soooo much better than the demos I played you - vocals recorded in Paris this time last year on the four songs I produced Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 I hate to bump this - but would love to hear what anyone else thinks of this music - especially as the tracks I put together (1, 2, 4 and 7) were all recorded / edited on my home studio - although the drums were recorded elsewhere and vocals in Paris etc... although the mix and mastering were done by pros - those tunes in particular really reflect my idea of mixing up various styles in a song-format... Anyway I shan't waffle on - have a listen and let me know - I appreciate it Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Ahh, Mike, sorry man, I listened to a couple of tracks last week but since then everytime I had the opportunity to listen I forgot, and remembered when I didn't. What I heard sounds great, her voice actually takes a little getting used to, it's so personal that it's uncomfortable for a short while, and that's a great thing! The music is a great accompaniment to her voice, it works very well indeed. I will listen to the rest shortly. Cheers Nx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Listened to the whole album earlier. It's f***ing good Mike, really! There's nothing like it I've heard before either. Her voice has totally grown on me. I'll buy it in a couple of weeks when my company finally rectify last month's salary f*** up. Some of the fast endings are wicked, the drummer is damn good isn't she, and there's some great bass work on there mate, and some great bass sounds too. I don't know if this is jazz, new age jazz, avant garde jazz or what, but it is a highly credible album, and Paula Rae gives just makes it happen for me. Superb Mike! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Nearly forgot about this [link down at the moment] But i did listen a few days back. I really like it, and it's nice and polished [for me] Being a Jazzer at heart, anything that leans that way always tends to draw me in a some point. Great stuff Mike. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1351015704' post='1846291'] Nearly forgot about this [link down at the moment] But i did listen a few days back. I really like it, and it's nice and polished [for me] Being a Jazzer at heart, anything that leans that way always tends to draw me in a some point. Great stuff Mike. Garry [/quote] Nice one Garry - it's funny this album really isn't 'jazz' in any way but all the musicians on it are jazz players - but I guess there's quite a bit of improvising going on in a subtle way - which you don't get on a lot of 'pop/rock' albums - anyway I'm glad you enjoyed it and yes it's all been mixed and mastered by some really great pro people - so the end result sounds about as good as it can... Thanks for listening (the link seems to be working now by the way) Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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