Leonard Smalls

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1426536924' post='2719108'] I proper enjoyed that , I would bring the vocal higher in the mix , it is worth it just so you can pick the lyric out Armani ,salami marney Oh yes ....Jimmy choo shoe , canoo sweet [/quote] Cheers! You might be right about the vox - but I'm kind of new to this "singing" lark so kept it down a bit. However, it was higher until Soundclooud compression! Still, it's good enough for sport, as we used to say at Auntie Beeb's.

ER! https://soundcloud.com/dredd-and-the-badass-weed/turn-to-the-left See if y'all can spot the lyrical influences...

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1426412310' post='2717666'] You could try option 4 - Rap [/quote] Be afraid... Be very afraid... For that is what I've gone for. It's not as bad as that terrible time Peter Jones did a bit of "Rapper's Delight" on Dragon's Den, and I'm hoping lots of compression and filtering makes it not too appallingly ill-thought-out! I'm sure The Kidz will love it.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1426242789' post='2715991'] You're obviously a natural when it comes to lyric writing... [/quote] Writing? But not fighting. The lover in me don't find violence exciting! (Rhymezone is your friend...)

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1426240128' post='2715938'] Lyrics are incredibly difficult, unless you're happy to just churn out the usual "Moon June"stuff. [/quote] But the moon in June inspires a lovely tune!

Like it - reminds me of my youth Anyway,I'd say it just needs a bit of thickening up at the bottom end. In other words make the bass, snare, and bass drum deeper and wider. Perhaps double up the bass tracks, pan them out a bit and put different compression on each, one with more bass boost...

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1426069881' post='2713934'] I let the Mrs hear what I've done so far & she was flabbergasted at how awful it is. [/quote] Don't let her hear mine then!

Or use something like "Mike the Drummer", which has thousands of drum clips, fills etc for every occasion. It just means a bit of editing... Though I'm tending to tap out drums now using my keyboard's pads. As for the Wal, I used my ancient one with an XLR cable straight into my Focusrite so it's just Wal electronics plus VST compression. Serious heavy bass tone!

For clucks sake!

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1425895153' post='2711808'] New York, London, Paris, Munich...? [/quote] Everyone's talkin' bout that Prada tunic! (that's a sneaky peaky)

Don't worry - the song was also inspired by The Grateful Dead so he'll be happy! Though there is hints of modern stuff like Bowie and the great M...

I've recorded my "singing"... And this month it's not free-form, but does have a wah bass solo!

I'll bet I could produce a nice catchy tune for 'em! I think it would feature a nuclear siren solo and vocals by my dogs...

Funnily enough I like Weather Report, and I'm a fan of Steve Coleman and Mahavishnu. But somehow I'm in 2 minds about the Snarkys. They seem to be lacking in edge - I'd prefer their [i]cojones [/i]to be hanging out a little bit more!

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1425580340' post='2708831'] He's Leonard's underpants? [/quote] My lightly worn undergarments can be obtained for the Yen equivalent of £5 from a number of vending machines in Tokyo.

More like this: [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdGBwxU1bZw[/MEDIA]

I've ditched the chickens... They were making a mess on my pedalboard. Now I'm going to have to write lyrics, and you know what that means...

I've already wah-wahed and pitch-shifted my chickens. Now I'm just off to record The Sound Of Trouble...

I've already got an improvised bass line down, as well as a drummer falling down the stairs. Now I'm off to record some chickens.

Excellently done, y'all - all cracking songs this month. And I got the wooden spoon... Whodathunkit?

I've always been into new music (51 now!) and have no desire at all to play covers unless it's interesting versions of songs you rarely hear covered. So I put an ad in the Black Sheep (local Shropshire/Wales/Herefordshire free music and arts listings) asking for folks who wanted to be in a band playing mainly originals with influences ranging from Parliament to Ornette Coleman via Motorhead. I knew it was a long shot, but twas worth a try... So I got 2 responses; one was from a singer/songwriter who thought I could get him gigs, and the other was from a drummer and guitarist who wanted to do exclusively Beatles covers.

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1424897372' post='2701753'] I guess that is up to you , but I always look for one , especially as the image is the inspiration for the piece , but then interpretation of that is totally subjective. [/quote] Aye! Personally I just use the image for inspiration; whether that's a [i]photo-reality [/i]type rendering of every detail or a Daliesque flight of fancy matters not. And voting-wise, I vote for whichever song(s) I like best having assumed that all of them are inspired by the image!

Awesome drum and bass sound...

You're not wrong... Over to you!

The singer has acted in numerous movies, including Johnny Mnemonic, and has collaborated with William Shatner...