CAPE V -- Team Omen

E. Shaun · #1 June 16th, 2007, 05:24 PM

Congratulations to Team Omen for successfully completing CAPE V!

The team, as it was assigned, consisted of the following folks:

TEAM OMEN

POINT MAN: Carlo
SONGWRITER: Carlo
MIXER: Fletcher
ALL VOX: Carlo
GUITARS: Trazan, Tomhansen
KEYBOARDS: Amopae
SHAKUHACHI: Scodiddly
BASS: Scodiddly
DRUMS: Anduin

If there were any drop-outs or replacements, feel free to make note of such in this thread.

Thanks to the Womb's technology gurus, you now have TWO options for listening to this CAPE's offerings: you can either listen to the tunes in real-time by using the CAPE radio, or download the 320 kbps .mp3s. So without further ado…

Play Me!

Download Me!

E. Shaun · #2 June 16th, 2007, 06:53 PM

Damn Carlo...this one came from a particularly dark area of your soul, didn't it? What a dark and brooding song...I love it. I think Sleep Country USA could use it as their jingle..."The Bed Ain't The Same Without You"...

Seriously though, I love it all. The shakuhachi adds something surreal to this tune...wonderful work there Scodiddly. And Fletcher was clearly in the same thoughtspace as the tune required...the mix captures the mood perfectly.

Great performances all, too. Special props to Amopae on his keyboard work!

Zoesch · #3 June 16th, 2007, 07:01 PM

Fuck me silly... damn Carlo, did you get possessed by Layne Staley during the tracking sessions for the choruses or what?

And yes, props to Amopae for his keyboard parts, that kid's a genius I tell ya...

E. Shaun · #4 June 16th, 2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoesch

Fuck me silly... damn Carlo, did you get possessed by Layne Staley during the tracking sessions for the choruses or what?

Wow. You hit it on the head, Zoesch. "Rooster" anyone?

Nice!

chrisj · #5 June 16th, 2007, 07:14 PM

Whoa! Spooky- absolutely killer vox, especially in the harmonies, and what an arrangement! I particularly like the way it switches over to a one-drop reggae pulse- Anduin, that came off great

leester · #6 June 16th, 2007, 08:46 PM

Carlos you suck.

Call me, k?

Very nice and soulful delivery from all of ya. Keys kill. Oh man how I love that sound.

What the hell is a SHAKUHACHI?

Drums THUMP!

Yes, this is a new fav of mine. Dreamy. How's come none of my reverb sounds like that?

Great mix.

lees
(did they ever actually KILL the rooster? I think not)

chrisj · #7 June 16th, 2007, 11:48 PM

Dude, don't you know, they'll kill the old red rooster when she comes?

They're still waiting for her to come

(a shakuhachi is a very awesome Japanese bamboo flute. one of the coolest instruments around. It can do mellow or give you a rasp like a saxophone, only airy and woody instead of brassy. I want one

)

E. Shaun · #8 June 16th, 2007, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisj

(a shakuhachi is a very awesome Japanese bamboo flute. one of the coolest instruments around. It can do mellow or give you a rasp like a saxophone, only airy and woody instead of brassy. I want one

)

Totally.

Scodiddly should know by now that when I see a unique instrument like that in someone's sign-up thread, it's SURE to be a mandatory part of a team!

Love that sound, and Fletcher has it in the mix perfectly.

Jason Phair · #9 June 16th, 2007, 11:54 PM

Aw man, mood city.

Carlos, no words for your always stellar pipes, man. And that tune!

Lovin' this one, guys.

BigBubbaJ · #10 June 17th, 2007, 02:52 AM

GOOD LORD.

CARLO!!!!

I fucking love this.

I am a SUCKER for all that 90s grunge and this could have been any of my favorite bands.

MOTHERFUCKER!!!! VOCALS!!! DEAR LORD.

Love the drums.

Mix is great. Nice fx on the drums.

This is my favorite. I haven't said that yet either.. and I am listening alphabetically.

Watershed · #11 June 17th, 2007, 02:56 AM

Killer mix Fletcher.

Carlo.... you nailed it man. Great track.

seagate · #12 June 17th, 2007, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watershed

Carlo.... you nailed it man. Great track.

Ditto!

Good work everyone involved!

mousdrvr · #13 June 17th, 2007, 06:50 AM

Carlo you know I'm a huge fan of yours and I can honestly say this the best thing I've heard you do, it's absolutely perfect!
Guys you all kicked ass!

No Element is out of place. YOu guys all sound VERY major league and as has been said the MOOD! OMG! It's sounds a little like southern fried Pink Floyd. This track gave me a really strong visual hit, of a guy driving around a run down neighborhood were he used to live with his woman, she had made it beautiful for him but now it's just all washed out and everything is sepia.

Haunting!

-mous

McAllister · #14 June 17th, 2007, 06:51 AM

Carlo & Fletcher - hats off.
Sounds like a song Aerosmith woulda nailed back when they rocked.

Nice.

M

Goes211 · #15 June 17th, 2007, 12:32 PM

So, if I remember right, this was a "problem team" ?
Yeah right.

E. Shaun · #16 June 17th, 2007, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goes211

So, if I remember right, this was a "problem team" ?
Yeah right.

It always seems that the "problem" teams wind up with some of the best CAPE tunes don't they? Team Downbeat in CAPE III, Team Progression in CAPE IV... Hmm. Maybe there's something to that. Perhaps Ded4now should pick the teams next time.

By the way, in case I didn't mention it in my praise earlier in this thread, well done on the mix Fletcher. You got a bit of flack last time for your unconventional mix of Team Tombstone, but if you needed redemption (which you didn't, really) you've certainly got it with this mix!

kingkai · #17 June 17th, 2007, 04:18 PM

So this is what happens when a bunch of Jedi's get together....

Woof!! Wonderful

Peace - Out, Irv

Palewailer · #18 June 17th, 2007, 04:47 PM

You guys got paid for this, right? Nice work all around.
I coulda used just a tad more of Carlo's wonderful pipes in the mix, but that's a minor gripe from a big fan.

Scodiddly · #19 June 17th, 2007, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E. Shaun

Scodiddly should know by now that when I see a unique instrument like that in someone's sign-up thread, it's SURE to be a mandatory part of a team!

Love that sound, and Fletcher has it in the mix perfectly.

Yeah, I knew that might get me into trouble. Took me most of the tracking period just to get back into practice so I wouldn't embarrass myself. I'm just glad that the team agreed to let me choose the key, otherwise I would have been screwed.

Anyway, the song turned out great and everybody turned in cool stuff. I didn't even hear some bits until Fletcher glued it all together.

ATTICus Finch · #20 June 17th, 2007, 06:40 PM

<===had to look up SHAKUHACHI. hehehe Then be like I knew that...kinda. Very fitting. One of those tunes that keep turnin it up a notch and you think you can't move it forward anymore and then it smacks you in the face with some more highly polished rawness. The Vox and writing KILL. I love the progression and the singing is so freaking on with the mood it provides.
-R3