"JRNEY - Begins" New side project. Chill.

[zstjohn]

So i got tired of doing four on the floor and sat down yesterday and made this

Hope you all enjoy

thanks for any comments, criticisms, or love

http://soundcloud.com/zstjohn/jrney-begins-jrney

[ResinPocket]

piano and female vocals in the end super! I'm really fan of these kind of vocals. well I'm not so experienced but i think kick is a bit to loud - or maybe its parallel compression pumps to much...anyway nice feeling when listening!

[LawrenceL342]

this is beautiful <3

[kubin]

I love it, that one's got a beautiful feeling.

I'd agree that the kick's maybe a little bit too loud/heavy, but besides that, great job.

[DayOne]

I'd think about shortening the release of the sidechain on the kick to make that compression a little tighter.

Other than that this is a great track. Very chilled. Loving the hit hats!

[zstjohn]

Thanks for the comments guys more well received than i'd imagined

To adress some of the comments there are no female vocals it's a patch in reason from a refill called flute piano. I am however thinking about adding Vocals at some point and maybe lengthening it.

The more i listen i agree with you all that the kick is too big. Although i didn't use parallel compression just good samples and light compression!

Thank you so much for listening guys!

[mateogonzalez]

great ambiance your really paving a new genre in this one , your instrument in the middle of the song was a little drowned out, not the piano, but the one ontop of that.
im not sure if thats what you intended or not but i would have let it stand out a little in the track and mabey automated it when you wanted it to sound faded,
try it out!

[Pokey]

What might sound good is some fast high hats occasionally, like really fast to kinda make it feel like it trips into sections a bit more. I love the portamento synth though

[bambi]

amazing sound, i like the atmosphere its very emotional! although i'm not so sure about the kick - doesn't sink very well in the mix, maybe work on the compression. other than that good music!

[Adage]

I'm a huge fan of chilled music .
First thing from the straight off, the hi-at could do with the extreme high end eqing down, just to relieve some of the sharpness/piercing.
The piano riff is perfect, absolutely beautiful. The strings go well with it it all and in general it's a great track, mix is nice and tight. Agreeing on the kick drum though, do you have it side chained a little?
Much respect from me though man. Big ups.