Carbon/Sammydix collab: Police Me

A few weeks back i threaded a tune called Overjoyed and wanted a lead guitar for it, but due to carelessness i lost the original tracks. But before the loss, Carbon sent me his guitar part. I told him I'd use it in something else and this is it. And an awesome remix by Sheppola! I tried to reach him so he could hear first, but he hasn't replied. Hope he doesn't mind me going ahead. I play everything except Carbon's lead. Carbon's panned just slightly left off center and he creeps in around 1:05, then becomes.....well.....apparent. THen fades. He comes in again around 2:20 til the end. I keep trying to improve the mixes every time, but this is the best i could do....for now. If anybody ever wondered what "the real me" was, this is it.

Great song, Carbon's piece fits nicely, Very cool Carbon! I like the mix. Kind of simple, lots of space. Reminds me of something that would have came out of the 90s..... Although I don't particularly like the snare sound, I think it's proper for this song. :) Again, Sammy, great stuff!

thnx, shemp. I might be hooked on this collab thing when anyone's willing.

Great song! I like the panned guitars - one channel is sane and other insane :) What FX did you use on the strange one? I'm not sure but maybe the solo could use some more background filling - you decide. EDIT: Listened again - I think it's fine as it is. There's some hiss/hum at the beginning - I take it's not intentional?

I really like your stuff.Really original.There is some noise in the mix but I actually like it.It makes the whole thing,"Gritty" :) Thought the mix lacked a bit of punch/depth so did a quicky just for fun :)

I like this one in either flavor :) Wild lead, Carbon, wow.. Like the vox arrangement, well done. Nice quickie mastering job Shep!

Hello all. Carbon: Glad to finally hear from you! The hiss is intentional this time. The sane guitar has a purposeful lofi effect that caused it to crackle and hiss-sheppola got what i was aiming for. The insane guitar was several different phasers and flanges settings all mixed together with a bit of fuzz. Sheppola: Fantastic! already downloaded and replaced my mp3. What did you do? Teejb: thnx, man. I actually like the vocals myself except for the "ordinary" chorus. The more i hear it, the more i hate it. Shemp was right, it does give the sound an undesired 90s feel. quite satisfied with the rest songwriting-wise, tho. Not to mention the awesome lead.

You're a very interesting and creative songwriter. The production ideas are raw but inspired. 5/4 and that insane (but brilliant) solo by Carbon probably isn't going to have mass appeal, but I love it. There's a quirkiness about your ideas that brings to mind Gnarls Barkley (not sure why). Like GB, you could well happen upon a big hit song. Pete

Thanks strat. I wasn't familiar with Gnarls, so i checked out his video on youtube. Another Georgian. What the hell's happening in here in Atlanta??? If given the choice, I'd rather have a smaller, strong following than mass appeal. Masses are so fickle (not to mention formulaic). But even so, i understand exactly what you're saying...hell, I even hope you're right!

Sammy and Carbon, you are two of my three favourite artists that post their tunes here for people to check out. All I really have to say is... wow. Sorry Sammy, I pretty much always say the same thing when you post one of your tunes, and I don't really have any critical suggestions to make. Your stuff is just great. Shit man, look out if the right person hears you. I hope you're ready for it. You have mass appeal, even with a song that has (to the unwashed masses) an unusual time signature. It still grooves heavy. These are my favourite vocals by you thus far too. Tone and soul.