Have you ever noticed that nothing really ever sounds all that great in the workspace?   It sounds "eh," it turns out, because you have to publish and listen to it in Kompoz streaming radio for it to sound "wow" like it does in your DAW!  Perhaps that is why it is called a "work space," as in, space to work.  Hmmm....  

After the work is done, there is one more step to finish.

Few people I collab with, myself included, ever publish.  But, truly, if you publish and the song plays in the radio, then the audio fildelity goes up to 11!  Well, maybe 9, but that's still pretty darn good, comparatively speaking.

Can you tell me where else we can upload that has good sound?   I haven't been impressed with Soundcloud, for example.   

Thanks for listening!

In the world of Kompoz all natural laws are suspended - nothing is as it seems - we are all "through the looking glass"! ~ Nigel Robinson

My unending gratitude goes to everyone who had a part in creating these giddy feelings of success: from the casual listener to the nimble-fingered liker, to the crafty comment-maker to the mad-genius muso to the masterful mixer. You have all made this a dizzyingly wonderful experience!

POOR ALICE WAS LOST

I hope you can tolerate a few, short words about Alices. The original concept track was a gift from Andy Baker (Wholetone) a year or two back, when he offered a heart-wrenching guitar track he called "I Couldn't Stop You." I worte the vocals for Like Alices but tragically, the project was abandoned when its files were destroyed in a computer disaster.

I've kept this hidden away along with some others until just recently. Will Krause (DistortedMinds) was the guardian angel who stood by Alice and me, and whose friendship and help for which I will always be grateful.

ALICE WAS ALL MIXED UP

The individual mixes that were contributed to the "Like Alices" project are each worthy of signature title and publication. I can't get over the talent and creativity that poured from these fellows.  And the humor and friendship they've bestowed is some of the most love and fun I've had in Kompoz.

The cast of visionaries and talents who made the magic in this project (in alphabetical order):

• Andy Baker (Wholetone) - Original Song Concept
  
• James Billo - Humor, friendship, fun 
• Mauro Clerici - Lead Guitar/Rhythm Guitar 
• Francesco Corrias (Homedrummer) - Drums 
• Dan Grubbs (DantheMan2) - Bass/Lead Guitar/Ukulele/Mixing/Mastering
• Chrystal Kafka - Melody/Lyrics/Vocs/Arrangement
• Will Krause (DistortedMinds) - Rhythm Guitar/Arrangement/Mother
• Jonathan Legg (Bluemeanie72) - Strings/Arrangement
• Ian Pellow (FretlessIan) - Bass
• Nigel Robinson (Gemini) - Bass/Strings/Organ/Arrangement/Mixing/Mastering/Raconteur
• Tim Rose (ecopunk) - Midi/Arrangment/Mixing/Mastering

                                                  -жжжжжжжжжж-

- LIKE ALICES -   This is the track we asked for when Will and I first prayed to the gods of Kompoz.  The bountiful mixes that follow are manna from the very same gods (and gifted Kompozers.)

• Dan Grubbs - Mixing/Mastering/Fine tuning
• Chrystal Kafka - Melody/Lyrics/Vocs/Arrangement
• Will Krause - Rhythm Guitar/Arrangement/Mother
• Jonathan Legg - Midi/Strings/Arrangement
• Ian Pellow - Operatic, Growling Contralto]
• Tim Rose - Missing Drum track!!/Blankie

LIKE ALICES

If you like this, you'll find the other amazing versions in this blog. 

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