jemima's kite are greeny, oldrottenhead and flash harry find out more at www.soundclick.com/jemimaskite
heres the first of hopefully many songs.
i am completely at a loss for words. the three of you together... told ya, i'm speachless. you've got something very special going on. i wish you many more songs like this.
markr
These are very exciting times. Who'd have thought that shiny little BR could bring people together like this and encourage so much music and collaboration? It's truly incredible.
video coming soon! :)
Well, what a great song. I really like that bass line. The vocal sounds great. The shimmery guitar at the beginning really grabs you, really great touch. The vocals sound so similar it is hard to tell who is singing what, very in-synch. At the very end, is that someone taking a haul off a cig or some other rolled leaf filled tube?
Quote from: Bluesberry on January 22, 2009, 07:07:14 AMAt the very end, is that someone taking a haul off a cig or some other rolled leaf filled tube?
I wish! :D
That's me sighing / breathing with relief that I'd got through the vocal without screwing it up! It's weird how alike our voices sound - makes for good harmonies though. And you're right - Flash's bass is bloody brilliant.
The shimmering guitar is my tele going through the 'SQR TR' tremelo patch. It's a great patch, that one - definitely one of my faves. I think the other layer of electric is the 'Supercln' patch. The acoustic was straight into the in-built mic.
Thanks for the lovely feedback everyone :)
Here's the video. It was never going to be 'normal' was it... :D :D :D
It's a real shame you lose the stereo on YouTube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMXrD9pbVH8
In a word - OUTSTANDING! ;D
Keep up the great work!
Love the video Tim
As black and white as a grey thing!
Wow.
Just plain old Wow.
Looks like I have to step up the game here now, folks. I didn't think that kind of sound could come out of the BR, and then there's you guys going around making wicked old school rock tunes with it.
I hope Jemima's Kite continues to make more music. I want to hear more. And more.
And more.
QuoteI hope Jemima's Kite continues to make more music. I want to hear more. And more.
you wont have to wait too long there is a couple in the pipeline
I can't think of enough superlatives. This was just unbelievably good and professional. If you aren't selling albums, why?
wow - #1 fan here.
Are there any plans of you three actualy getting together this year?
or planning on coming to the US..hint hint Chicago?
Hey if you guys come here to Chicago, I'll be there!
LG
Jemima's Kite
Congratulations guys! Well written and performed and great production for an all M-BR job. Love the harmonies, the guitar sounds and that's a mighty full bass sound you're getting there Mike. Sounds like you guys had fun with this one and looking forward to hearing more. With both Tim and Jim in the same group there shouldn't be any shortage of new material to work with!
Tim,
FFS please change your avatar, you look as miserable as sin and you're depressing me! ;D
Quote from: Flash Harry on January 24, 2009, 05:39:32 PMTim,
FFS please change your avatar, you look as miserable as sin and you're depressing me! ;D
'Tis done. And my girlfriend totally agreed with you, so she took the pic for the new one :D
I haven't commented on this one so far, so I thought I would- this is another great song and the mix is spot on. When ORH's ears are back to normal, can we have it's jemima's kite mixed like this? Love the video on Soundclick as well. Who does that and creates the imagery? The dwarf pic on Soundclick is great for this. You really have a nice overall package with jk. T-shirts please!
Cheers,
Nigel
Quote from: Ferryman_1957 on January 28, 2009, 04:10:11 PMWho does that and creates the imagery? The dwarf pic on Soundclick is great for this.
I did that one. I used to do freelance illustration, and still do a fair amount of painting / art / design. It's where I started creatively - even before the music kicked in. I've done so many album covers for myself that I've lost count. All the latest ones are on my soundclick site. I enjoy the design part just as much as the music... :)
And as for dwarfs... not sure where that love comes from, lol. The same goes for octopi. Both get a regular look-in in my lyrics / art etc :D :D :D
Quote from: Greeny on January 29, 2009, 07:19:01 AMAnd as for dwarfs... not sure where that love comes from, lol. The same goes for octopi.
I think you spend too much time watching Hentai movies.
Quote from: Flash Harry on January 29, 2009, 07:22:23 AMQuote from: Greeny on January 29, 2009, 07:19:01 AMAnd as for dwarfs... not sure where that love comes from, lol. The same goes for octopi.
I think you spend too much time watching Hentai movies.
You'd think they would appeal to me. But funnily enough, they don't! :D
Question for you guys - are there strings on this? I'm hearing strings in the chorus. If there aren't, you've done a great job to make me think there are. If there are, what did you use?
Cheers,
Nigel
Quote from: Ferryman_1957 on February 20, 2009, 06:27:44 AMQuestion for you guys - are there strings on this? I'm hearing strings in the chorus. If there aren't, you've done a great job to make me think there are. If there are, what did you use?
Cheers,
Nigel
No strings, just a load of vocal harmonies and guitar! :)
Flash added some piano too.
It's the kind of song that begs for strings though - I always have that kind of arrangement in my head, and even though I could add a poor approximation of strings on a keyboard, it's not the same as a proper string section.
Quote from: Ferryman_1957 on February 20, 2009, 06:27:44 AMQuestion for you guys - are there strings on this? I'm hearing strings in the chorus. If there aren't, you've done a great job to make me think there are. If there are, what did you use?
Cheers,
Nigel
Nigel,
I'm not sure, I may have put some synth strings in. I really can't remember. Tim's workrate is so high I can't even remember all the tunes we've done.
If there are, they will be from my Yamaha Clavinova. It's the only synth I have. I wanted weighted keys. The Yamaha was the best feel I could find. The XG stuff is OK as far as it goes.
... maybe you DID put some on then. Who knows?! :D
Quote from: Greeny on February 20, 2009, 06:38:36 AM... maybe you DID put some on then. Who knows?! :D
ORH will know. He mixed it. Mind you.....
Quote from: Flash Harry on February 20, 2009, 06:40:06 AMORH will know. He mixed it. Mind you.....
.....he's forgotten more than he knows? :)
I'll believe there are some - I can definitely here a nice string line in the chorus. Works really well, lovely song. And still loving the dwarf pics.
Cheers,
Nigel
QuoteORH will know. He mixed it. Mind you.....
a cannea mind whit day o the week it is. this was the very first j kite song and i honestly cant remember what went into it. i know that a few songs used up the 32 tracks on my microbr and like mike i have lost track, i recall putting a sitar on one song but bugger me if i can remember which one lol.
Sitar? That could be it!
naw i think it was on ladybird, i dont think there are any string keys on this one i think its an effect caused by the harmonics between all the instruments in the mix. i think i recall mixing the keys in seperately and putting lots of effects in to get a john lennon imagine type feel to them, so there are lots of tap delays reverb and echos going on with the piano.
OK, that could be it. It's the chorus "sweet misery" harmonies and I wondered if the rich production is making me hear a string line. It's just going round in the headphones at the moment. No strings on Filthy Animal that just kicked in. Except five rusty ones on each guitar....
Cheers,
Nigel
Quote from: Ferryman_1957 on February 20, 2009, 06:53:57 AMExcept five rusty ones on each guitar....
hey! my bass is brand new and the strings are shiny and not at all rusty!
A couple of nights left out in the garden should sort that out though.... ;D
Quote from: Ferryman_1957 on February 20, 2009, 06:53:57 AMOK, that could be it. It's the chorus "sweet misery" harmonies and I wondered if the rich production is making me hear a string line. It's just going round in the headphones at the moment. No strings on Filthy Animal that just kicked in. Except five rusty ones on each guitar....
Cheers,
Nigel
I'm playing my Takamine jumbo 12-string acoustic... it always adds a nice 'lushness' to the mix. And this is the only JK track with an acoustic guitar on it, so it sounds quite different to the others anyway.
Not much rust on my strings, but plenty of DUST - especially on those upper frets where my fingers rarely venture... :D
i love this place and i love this song and what it lead to.
Oh this is very special guys in every way.
This is still my favourite of all our songs.
I had a look at the vids on Youtube last night, really good - shared the Animal one on Facebook - I'm loving the six-pack guys!
Quote from: Hilary on May 11, 2012, 05:05:36 AMI had a look at the vids on Youtube last night, really good - shared the Animal one on Facebook - I'm loving the six-pack guys!
That's ORH and his 'coffee only' diet. I think he secretly sneaks cigarettes too when his missis isn't looking
:) - been wracking my brains since last night to try and think of something creative for my video after watching yours - nope nothing . . . still nothing!
inspiration for my videos as you can probably gather comes from either cans or bottles