My curiosity has been piqued after listening to Belong's Colorloss Record, which features vocals that are really only perceptible if you turn the volume up really loud & are already familiar with the lyrics to the original songs. What are some other recordings like this, with the vocals mixed so that they barely penetrate the threshold of perception?
― *triumphant sauce horns* (crüt), Thursday, 25 October 2012 07:41 (6 months ago) Permalink
Always liked Graham Coxon's vocals when they sounded like they were being recorded from the other end of the room. At work, so I'm not sure about this YouTube version , but:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTxoWTK25TE
Similarly, always thought Coffee & TV by Blur was strangely mixed for a hit single. The vocal's almost completely swamped by the production. Wouldn't have it any other way.
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Thursday, 25 October 2012 08:48 (6 months ago) Permalink
I've always wondered why "Love Will Tear Us Apart" does this. It could've been a nice pop song if the vocals were higher in the mix, now it sounds crappy.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 25 October 2012 08:50 (6 months ago) Permalink
But weren't the vocals on "LWTUA" only sort of guide vocals, and they intended to rerecord them when they got back from their American tour? I'm sure I read that somewhere, could be completely wrong.
― Rob M Revisited, Thursday, 25 October 2012 09:11 (6 months ago) Permalink
The Jam's "Trans-Global Express." It sounds like a rough mix that mistakenly made it onto the album.
― 5-Hour Enmity (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 25 October 2012 13:33 (6 months ago) Permalink
FWIW Tuomas, plenty of people like Love Will Tear Us Apart just as it is.
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Thursday, 25 October 2012 13:37 (6 months ago) Permalink
Lots of Feelies stuff, especially on The Good Earth.
― Jazzbo, Thursday, 25 October 2012 13:39 (6 months ago) Permalink
Of course there is the b-side version of LWTUA which has much less understated vocals...and a better keyboard mix during the bridge.
― Kent Burt, Sunday, 28 October 2012 00:39 (6 months ago) Permalink
This one: http://youtu.be/aVoaIXma5BQ
maybe not as quiet as some on this thread but definitely *very very quiet* especially in the mumbling and fantastic chorus. song is genius any way, as i know we all agree.
― piscesx, Sunday, 28 October 2012 03:30 (6 months ago) Permalink
was thinking this today about Lindsey Buckingham's Under the Skin.
― charlie h, Sunday, 28 October 2012 14:04 (6 months ago) Permalink