AMT Posted April 30, 2010 Posted April 30, 2010 This Is Noise - May We Be Contagious I've just put the finishing touches on my first album, May We Be Contagious, which is available now as a free download! It's a heavy punk album with synth elements and a variety of influences. You can get it now at www.ThisIsNoiseBand.com or stream it for free on Facebook and Tindeck. Thanks for listening! Quote
AMT Posted May 3, 2010 Author Posted May 3, 2010 Anyone listen? Comments / criticisms would be awesome. I worked on this for a long time and I'd really like to get some feedback. Thanks! Quote
atmuh Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 the first thing i thought of when i saw "this is noise" was rise against's european album but yeah thats just an aside this is my kinda style music so yeah im enjoying it Quote
Level 99 Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Aggressive, with hints of Primus all over the place, interspliced with alterna-rock and metal, this album is in a style that I honestly haven't heard much done well with lately. As a first release, damn this is a great start. I'll have a song-by-song review up soon! Quote
Brandon Strader Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Is this noise? Hah, heeey AMT! I didn't know this was posted. I'm going to download it ASAP then I'll let you know what I think. I'm also looking forward to your ff1. Quote
Level 99 Posted June 2, 2010 Posted June 2, 2010 Alright, here we go: 1 - Nice subtle intro until the drums smack me in the face. Then that very Primus-y bass and drums stuff. Not as deliberately complex or weird as their music, but I like it. Some of the vocal levels are too low and, even when I can hear them, it's hard to discern half of whats being screamed/sung. Still, it fits the style you're going for. Nice synth choices, and I like the aggressiveness of the harder parts. Pretty good way to start the album. 2 - Oh, here's a faster punky song! Maybe it's just my headphones, but those drums sound a little weirdly mixed. Man, this style really takes me back to my punk days...it's that brand of punk that's not quite pop, reminiscent of NOFX and Antiflag. And it's short. A little too short but I'll take it. 3 - Back to the more bizarre style like the first song. I'm noticing that your instruments are handled a lot better than the vocals are. That's something you should definitely focus on improving. It's definitely possible to keep the "sound" you're going for while increasing the comprehensibility and quality of the vocals. Again, also might be the headphones I have on right now. The drums, bass, and guitars are all mixed pretty well though and the riffs are cool, though I'm not liking this one as much as others. 4 - slooooooow doooooooooownnnnn. Liking this a lot, as it keeps the album from burning full-steam the whole way through. This is the kind of song played in between songs at a live set, and I'm liking what you did with the guitars in the back. Simple and almost dour song. Let's keep on rolling. 5 - Despite the title making it obvious that noise was an intended thing here, it feels like there's still just a little much for the first part after the bass comes in. Same issues present with the vocals here as previously, but the instruments here are all pretty awesome. I like the clean delayed guitars and the bass, and the drums do a very good job holding things together. 6 - ...interesting start. I can hear the vocals a little better here, probably because it isn't layered as much. Not a bad song, it's got character, but not really blowing me away...at least until a little more than half way through. When the guitar start to take over more I'm getting into it. This song shows a lot of potential for where you can go and grow. 7 - aggressive from the start, I'm not really digging the glitch noises you have on the top layer before the vocals roll in. Cool song besides that and that Primus influence is clear here again. I can hear the vocals better in this song, which is a plus. Good bridge section that reminds me a lot of the Z.O.E. first game theme song. This is my favorite song on your whole release. 8 - Harder rock vibe here. I'm finding it hard to word critiques for this one, but it's quite good! Maybe it's that I'm not really digging the vocal dissonance but that's a personal preference, I think. 9 - and an interesting way to end the album, with a long song that just goes on eventually into silence. I'm oddly reminded of Husker Du with this one. Strong final track. So, in all, it's something that feels pretty fresh to me, with hints of many different influences scattered throughout the 9 tracks. You show a versatility of songwriting in a good few aggressive styles, so this is a great start. Most importantly, it shows that you're bursting with ideas and that you need to now buckle down and refine them, and their execution. Definitely a good and interesting listen and you've got my attention for whatever you release next. Keep at it! Quote
AMT Posted June 3, 2010 Author Posted June 3, 2010 Wow, thanks a ton Stevo! That's exactly the kind of feedback I needed. I know what to focus on and what to smooth out for my next attempt. Thanks a ton, I really appreciate it Quote
Brandon Strader Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Oh dude, I've been reading it as "We May Be Contagious" this whole time... May We Be? That doesn't make sense. It's like you are asking permission to be contagious. Quote
AMT Posted June 6, 2010 Author Posted June 6, 2010 Haha, it's more like a hopeful statement. Like "Let us be contagious," or "I hope that we're contagious." Quote
Nabeel Ansari Posted June 6, 2010 Posted June 6, 2010 May We Be? That doesn't make sense. It's like you are asking permission to be contagious. May the force be with you. bleeeeeeeeeh Quote
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