Hi! I'm Lee. Welcome to my blog. Here we talk music: news, reviews, interviews, tips, tutorials and more. I'm also working on the upcoming podcast Influenced as a guest, writer and researcher alongside music aficionado Mark Williams and friends. Watch this space! I have been a lover of music for as long as I can remember, an amateur lyricist for 25 years, a music writer for 15 years and a hobbyist musician and blogger for almost 10 years. My tastes range from jazz to house to hip hop and I love helping artists from all genres develop their sound. My music, videos, reviews and interviews have been featured in a variety of magazines and websites, including: B-Boy Tech Report Gimme That Beat Humanhuman Audio Skills Dream House Beats Where Did the Road Go Beat Tape Co-Op Push Power Promo Drum Magazine You can find my music on Bandcamp: Monkey Mind Sounds AKA LeeTNB And you can find me on Facebook: The New Beatmaker page Lee's personal page
NEWS: I submit new remix of Jessamyn Rains 'Land of the Living' to Indaba music competition
The song style and subject matter brought to my mind films such as 'The Others' and podcasts such as 'Midnight in the Desert'.
I was inspired to turn the vocals into a message from 'the other side': whereby you cannot hear exactly what is being said, but it still connects with you on an emotional level.
The bassline especially was reshaped to act as a 'wall' between the listener and the vocals. The vocals were distorted in a number of ways to further build this wall or a veil between 'the other side' and 'The Land of the Living'.
A slightly psychedelic folk intro gives way to a second half inspired by UK 90's rave and drum 'n' bass.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did creating.
All elements (aside from electronic drum sounds) are samples from Jessamyn Rains 'Land of the Living'
Electronic drum sounds: Native Instruments MASCHINE
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The song style and subject matter brought to my mind films such as 'The Others' and podcasts such as 'Midnight in the Desert'.
I was inspired to turn the vocals into a message from 'the other side': whereby you cannot hear exactly what is being said, but it still connects with you on an emotional level.
The bassline especially was reshaped to act as a 'wall' between the listener and the vocals. The vocals were distorted in a number of ways to further build this wall or a veil between 'the other side' and 'The Land of the Living'.
A slightly psychedelic folk intro gives way to a second half inspired by UK 90's rave and drum 'n' bass.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did creating.
Electronic drum sounds: Native Instruments MASCHINE
DAW: REAPER
Follow The New Beatmaker on Facebook,youtube, Twitter and Soundcloud.