Comments first challenge (Yeah Buoy edition)

by @aeye

Liner Notes

Song is done. Just remember YOU ASKED FOR THIS :)
Also really sorry about the mix. It's super muddy and could be cleaner but there is so much going on I just didn't want to really dive in to balance it all.

In order of appearance:
@nadine wanted braaaaaams and drum and bass so that's how it kicks off
@pearlmanhattan wanted some spoons. You got a spoon percussion line
@katestantonsings asked for a sick bass line.
@carleybaer asked for a mellotron whole tone scale (1:07ish) and sad row row your boat (2:40ish)
@willyviste wanted a supersaw chorus (1:30) though it's less like a chorus here I guess
@sapient asked for the weird human sound around 2:00ish. It's def weird
@catmisgivings asked for a buoy bell on the 7th beat. First one is at 2:10ish. Then it appears a few more times cause I liked it
@bijou asked for sun breaking through the clouds (2:38ish) sorry I kept it kinda short
@metalfoot and @zecoop got their items combined at around 3:08
AND FINALLY
@joshalmond asked for a phone sound at the end so I added a rotary phone sound effect.

WHEW. I can't believe that actually "worked"

OG post:
This is for the #commentsfirst challenge. You tell me what you’ve heard in this song. I’ll write it based on comments and try to fit in as many of the things you all heard as possible. Go nuts.

The only restriction is I don’t sing.

I’m so gonna regret this lol

P.s. I’ll leave the comments open til sometime this week and then get cracking on this

Comments

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@joshalmond
Hello? Far out! That had it all and then some!
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@mandolinda
Very brave of you. I cut off comments after 5. You certainly have skills making music work. Sounded very polished and meaningful to me.
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@bijou
You did awesome on this! Kudos!
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@nadine
Wow, love how you implemented so many of these weird ideas. I can tick most boxes. Especially liked the spoons and that sick baseline.
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@sapient
Blimey! This is actually reeeally good. He says. Sounding a bit surprised.
But yeah, it's got some OOMPH! And you can DANCE to it! Well, nod along anyway. I was at the gym this morning and my legs refuse to dance right now...
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@dotsandlines
What a journey! You've done a pretty smooth job of incorporating such diverse elements, and the beat held it all together.
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@beacon
This is a wild trip. I love that you mentioned where in the song you did what, since if helped me listen more attentively. I loved all of it.
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@manoptic
Nicely done, Andy. I'd probably still be staring at the DAW wondering how to incorporate all of that.
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@zecoop Mod
Did you use AI to morph that tuba into the mellotron? Not sure how one does that.
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@sapient
You don’t sing? So what the holy hells was that noise at the 2 minute mark...??? 😬😬😬
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@nadine
So you finally made some drum and bass with a Braaaaaaaaam sound!
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@bijou
That pause was super powerful like the sun breaking through the clouds after an intense storm.
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@willyviste
Those heavy supersaws right in the Chorus really hit the spot for me🔥🔥🔥
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@carleybaer
Oh wow, and then when everything drops out and it's just that sad-sounding violin! Was that a "Row Row Row Your Boat" quote I heard?
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@katestantonsings
That sick bass line has been in my head all day!! So groovy!
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@joshalmond
Love the "telephone" sounds there at the end! Kind of wraps it all together.
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@carleybaer
That bridge with the mellotron playing the whole-tone scale moved me to tears!
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@catmisgivings
I really love how you took inspiration from nautical themes! The buoy sound on the seven beat draws my interest.
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@pearlmanhattan
Wow - who knew you could play the spoons so well!
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@metalfoot
I loved the bit with the tuba solo and heavy reverb.
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