Indie Soul = Freedom

Indie is a shortform of "independence" or "independent", it may refer to independent media. But what I'm about to talk here is indie music. It shows how musicians express their idealism for creating and playing music, out from pop culture mainstream, i.e. rock, heavy metal, punk, grunge, etc.

So here we have Human Radio, some indie rock band from Memphis, TN with their tune called "You And Me And The Radio".

Human Radio - You And Me And The Radio


You can feel freedom, isn't it?

This track, once again, was provided by hi specs microphone manufacture Telefunken, recorded through a D&R Cinemix console in Pro Tools HD at 24/44.1 through Black Lion modified 192 converters. No EQ or compression was used. 

Microphones featured in this session include the AR-70 Stereo on drum overheads, M80 Dynamics on snare and toms, and the new M82 Kick Dynamic on the kick drum. The M81 Universal Dynamic and AK-47mkII were employed on guitar rig, with the M80 Dynamic and CU-29 Copperhead positioned on the electric bass amp. Organ was tracked with a stereo pair of ELA M 260s and a stereo pair of CU-29s were stationed on the grand piano. The male lead vocals were cut using multiple microphones including the ELA M 251E, U47, CU-29, AR-51 and AK-47mkII. 

I mix this song totally in the box with various plugins from Avid/Digidesign, Waves, and a bunch of free plugins.

So, can you feel freedom?

Admit It: Girl In A Rock Band Are Hot As Hell!

Yes, we love to see them rockin in stage, and perhaps we also love to hear their tunes played in your favorite radio. Fronted-female band has been popular since 80's. Let's say Marie Frederiksson of Roxette, Dolores O'Riordan of Cranberries, their singles are still enjoyable to hear these day. Also there's Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, and Hayley Williams of Paramore, hundreds of list, and they are all smoking hot.

So here we have ACTIONS!, an UK based fronted-female band. Let's hear their songs:

ACTIONS! - One Minute Smile

ACTIONS! - South Of The Water

Pretty good isn't it?

The first song is called One Minute Smile, a medium-fast rock tunes with strong overdriven guitars and punchy drums. The Second one is called South Of The Water, a bit slower and more intense, but still have that rock energy.

For drums, I replace the snare, kick, and toms with Slate samples combined with my own custom samples. I did this because the drum tone on closed mic was kinda weak and bleeding was a bit of uncontrollable. The vocals has a star quality but sibilance is out of control, even when I'm using multiple deesser in series. So here I did my best to mixing their songs. Am I did it?