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hpotter134 wrote:

Here's a song idea I'm working on (just the intro...ignore the boogie woogie part  )

The piano/guitar intro is simply amazing - ignoring the boogie woogie part and continuing with the same kind of feeling would make an equally great song. Nice job c:

EDIT: I edited Flashback and added some bass and guitar. Might need some work in the transitions but overall I think it sounds good, what do y'all think?

Last edited by technoguyx (2012-08-22 23:45:39)

jslomba wrote:

technoguyx wrote:

EDIT: I edited Flashback and added some bass and guitar. Might need some work in the transitions but overall I think it sounds good, what do y'all think?

Sounds great 

Knew you'd like it c: I'm checking it again to see if I can fix any noticeable errors (transitions, as I mentioned), then we can consider it ready for recording. You're back from vacation next week, am I right?

EDIT: Well, we can consider Flashback done. Song list, updated:

Recording done:
- "Out of the Possible" (technoguyx) (ready for release - will be the album's first single)
- Untitled, "masterpiece" (DIY) (mix needs touching up)

Score done - prioritize recording here:
- "Blissful Rapture" (DIY) (missing vocals, drums, guitar I believe)
- "Early December" (DIY) (missing vocals)
- "Flashback" (jslomba) (nothing recorded yet)

Only needs vocals - record these too:
- Untitled, Opening (DIY) (done without vocals)
- Untitled "funky" song (DIY) (done without vocals)
- Untitled "smooth while not slow" song (technoguyx) (missing guitar, vocals must be written)
- Untitled D-Minor Piano Ballad (DIY) (done without vocals)
- Untitled D-Major Acoustic Ballad (DIY) (nothing recorded yet)
- Untitled "at first sad, catchy later" (technoguyx) (missing drums and a lead guitar track, vocals need to be written)
- Untitled Am Sad Song (DIY) (done without bass, drums and vocals)
- Untitled Mellow Song (hpotter134) (nothing recorded yet)
- "Chanson sur E-mineur" (DIY) (nothing recorded yet)
- Untitled C-Major Piano Ballad (DIY) (nothing recorded yet)
- G Major Piano Ballad (DIY) (nothing recorded yet)
- Untitled Song on Em (DIY) (nothing recorded yet)

Still in progress/needs touching up - don't record yet:
- "-Ersatz-" (jslomba) (could be rewritten a bit)
- Untitled C-Major Song (DIY) (intro only)
- "-Ersatz II-" (jslomba) (could use rewriting)
-Piano intro + boogie woogie (hpotter134) (just loose ideas for now)
-Untitled (jslomba)

Last edited by technoguyx (2012-08-23 14:08:52)

DIY hasn't been too active lately 

veggieman001 wrote:

I think this is the right place to put this (but please correct me if it's not).

I think this new single sounds absolutely wonderful. The instruments come together really well, the vocals sound so much better, and the whole thing overall is just much better than Crimson Love, IMO. I really love what sounds like to me techno harmonising on "Out of the Possible" (which sounds amazing) and the guitar sound on "Early December". My only constructive criticism would be to make the vocals a little louder on "Early December" and I think that the drums sound really compressed on "Out of the Possible" (not sure how that could be fixed  )

But anyway, nice work! I'm truly excited to see your album when it comes out.

Ah...you beat me to it, veggie 

So we've released OOtP and Early December as a double-single, as a birthday surprise for technoguyx. (I really hope that today is your birthday and we haven't messed the date up  )

So yeah...Happy Birthday. 

Let's keep up the momentum, I know school is starting for me (and probably most of us), but if we can try not to die out quite yet, that would be nice.

What's the current song-to-record? Flashback?

I just listened to your new double-sided single Out of the Possible/Early December, and it's absolutely excellent. I have to agree with veggie, you've improved since the "Crimson Love" days - the songwriting seems more mature, and I think ContinentalRain fits into Frozen Coco's songs perfectly. I think this could be a breakthrough point for Frozen Coco - keep up the good work, and I'm looking forward to your new album more than ever. 

The single sounds great! 

Are we going to release it on scratch soon?

jslomba wrote:

The single sounds great! 

Are we going to release it on scratch soon?

According to the edits DIY made to the wiki article, it doesn't look like you're going to release it on Scratch.

^^We don't need more vocalists, sorry.

veggieman001 wrote:

jslomba wrote:

The single sounds great! 

Are we going to release it on scratch soon?

According to the edits DIY made to the wiki article, it doesn't look like you're going to release it on Scratch.

We can't release it if the FrozenCoco account is still banned. >.>

technoguyx wrote:

^^We don't need more vocalists, sorry.

veggieman001 wrote:

jslomba wrote:

The single sounds great! 

Are we going to release it on scratch soon?

According to the edits DIY made to the wiki article, it doesn't look like you're going to release it on Scratch.

We can't release it if the FrozenCoco account is still banned. >.>

If you can't release it on scratch, I suggest making it downloadable and creative commons on soundcloud.

Great songs, btw. OOTP is amazing!

technoguyx wrote:

All4one wrote:

Wait, hold up, since when was the FrozenCoco account banned?

Since a while ago, when LolaRose leaved the band.

Did I get it banned?!    Oh my gosh, I'm SO sorry! 
(I can never help coming back here and checking out what's happening    The new singles are AMAZING  )

Just clearing up a few things:

technoguyx wrote:

All4one wrote:

Wait, hold up, since when was the FrozenCoco account banned?

Since a while ago, when LolaRose leaved the band.

Yeah, there was some crude stuff in that dA post.

Anyway, we are moving on, and as I told techno in one of my e-mails, it is for the betterment of the band that we're expanding out across the web. It'll do our popularity wonders, and seeing it isn't yet unbanned, we might as well leave it at that.

hpotter134 wrote:

So we've released OOtP and Early December as a double-single, as a birthday surprise for technoguyx. (I really hope that today is your birthday and we haven't messed the date up    )

So yeah...Happy Birthday. 

Let's keep up the momentum, I know school is starting for me (and probably most of us), but if we can try not to die out quite yet, that would be nice.

What's the current song-to-record? Flashback?

technoguyx wrote:

Yes, you both got the date very right and I'm glad to receive this kind of b-day surprise      I immediately showed it to my friends through FB and they've given some really great responses: "Reminds me of The Cranberries. (...) The song is good and so is the recording." plus various variants of "awesome" 

I'd say we should put our priority in Blissful Rapture, then Flashback.

How could I mess up the date; it was on dA! I was super excited when I remembered your birthday was coming up so I came up with the idea for the surprise release. 

I don't need to wish you a belated birthday since I was one of the first on the very day I believe (let alone, the one who reminded you that it was your birthday like you said, lol). 

My friends too said they enjoyed the songs. Many seem to like and instantly recognise the Travis picking style, which I purposely set as a challenge to compose a song with that style. It is featured in the Beatle records 'Julia' and 'Dear Prudence' and definitely was my inspiration. I was unsure at first whether I'd need to record myself since hpotter may not be familiar with the style, but he pulled it off well. So there's a nice little anecdote for you (though the fact that I recorded the piano for 'Out of the Possible' in a hotel lobby is certainly my favourite, like you agreed via e-mail techno!). 'Blissful Rapture' is our priority like techno said (since bass, guitar and my piano part have been recorded already). I've been contacting Mari daily via Tumblr (as usual), but I'm not sure if she can pull off the high notes well yet. It won't be long though till she does, I should think.

I will be editing the first post now in a much more organised manner. I have tonnes of song ideas (~50, no exaggeration: You know that techno ;D). I won't be sharing all those here (I have shown too many ideas to the public which I don't fancy); I'd prefer if only the band members see them from now on, so that's another good thing about us moving out to a better website, where our discussions can be private. I will definitely be leaving some for my solo work (there are some fantastic tunes that will sound better recorded by me alone and more polished, fit for professional release).

On a side note, I created a Frozen Coco wiki page for us to preserve our legacy. I'll be linking that on the first post soon.

DIY wrote:

And lol, you mean I've been contacting Mari through Tumblr (and Twitter somewhat). 

lol yeah, that.

DIY wrote:

We are certainly one of the biggest, if not the biggest online band with no meetups, so it is fitting.

I believe you're exaggerating a bit, I'm sure we don't have the title of "Biggest Online Band" yet. Though I can't name examples, it's not something nobody has ever done before, I remember seeing lots of entirely online bands in ultimate-guitar's forums.

Gotta record Flashback now.

Last edited by technoguyx (2012-09-04 09:31:18)