Slumberland Records Spring 2009 Sampler

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: March 10, 2009
• Label: Slumberland
• Copyright: 2009, Slumberland Records
• Total Length: 37:25
• Genres: Alternative Rock/Indie & Lo-Fi, Alternative Rock/Singer-Songwriters, Rock/Singer-Songwriters
• ASIN: B001W2I9U8
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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35 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars That "Indie" sound..., April 14, 2009

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Shadomega (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slumberland Records Spring 2009 Sampler (MP3 Download)

For some reason, people get the idea that "indie" means they can get away with lousy sound mixing, and that it makes them sound raw and sincere. It doesn't. What it does do is make it hard to enjoy the often quite talented musicians who are making the music because the mix is muddy. So for those aspiring indie musicians looking for tips, here is Sound Engineering 101 - Voice track goes crisp and clear in the front. Always. If the lead is singing and the bass is drowing them out, there is no point to singing, the words get lost in the mix. You can still use EQ's that give an edge to the sound, but you have to put the focal point in the front and set everything else behind it. If someone has a solo on their instrument, the level is brought up for the solo and lowered down when they are done. Never set your levels and walk away, music is dynamic and so should be your mix. Above all else, if there is a lead vocal going on, it has to not only be heard, but clearly heard. Thank you, class dismissed.

Every one of these tracks suffers from poor mixing. They may be quite talented musicians, their lyrics may be pure genius, and they may sound great live, but this recording is very muddy and hard to enjoy. Some tracks have nearly indistinguishable vocals, while others have distracting or even grating imbalances in the instrumentation. I just want to reach through my computer and fix their board setups. Decent engineers can't be that hard to find, can they?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the free indie downloads!, April 2, 2009

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Cloudbreak (Los Angeles, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slumberland Records Spring 2009 Sampler (MP3 Download)

Crystal Stilts is probaly the best track off this sampler. It goes well with the albums self title track and Dazzled, followed by The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and so on. Not all tracks are great, but most are. Hey what do you want for free!

1.0 out of 5 stars Can u say garage band?, August 28, 2009

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Pamela S. Horrell "Susta" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slumberland Records Spring 2009 Sampler (MP3 Download)

I like several other of the reviewers could not tolerate the noise and poor production long enough to determine if any of the contributions had musical merit! While some music suffers from overproduction, this sampler crashes from the lack of iton every cut. Yikes