Sometimes in electronically based music productions, theres a tendency to overproduce everything.
Especially music where the mainpart of the production is electronic, has a tendency to be crammed full with ideas and smart techniques.
I think, that if you reach that point in your production, where there is something lacking, and you dont know what it is, you should just leave it as it is for a week, and then return with fresh ears and ideas. This is just my workaround mind you.
Its not easy, if you are really anxious to get it done and if you have a deadline, but believe me, in my opinion there is a much better chance of a good result, if you give it time to breathe.
Ofcourse there is alsways the risk that you find out that it just doesnt work at all, and you have to ditch it entirely. But thats still better than some crap mix ending up on an album or in some other kind of publicaly available production. I tried it, and I am not goona say where its at…hehe. It was sound track work I can reveal that much.
Anyways, this struck me when i listened to Nightmares On Wax “Smokers Delight”, which is a brilliant example of a less is more production technique. Some of the tracks anyway.
Just listens now to the track “Stars”. Its a long track, 7 minutes, and there is not much going on.
But it diesnt matter, because the right mood is established and the elements are there and they work perfectly together. Its ofcourse very much a slow track like this, that the “less is more technique” can be applied with succes to.
On the other hand, slow tracks make room for much more details to be permitted, the risk of plastering it over with all sorts of unnessacary stuff is very much there.This doesnt happen here though.
Looping is great, could be some kind of mantra for this chill out downbeat sample based music from Nightmares On Wax. It almost puts you in a trance with its long meditative grooves eating its way in and out of your attention span in the nicest way.
Perfect for a nice dreamy afternoon at the beach. Go get the album I say. Its worth every dime.
Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music
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http://www.gangamusic.info
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Tags: chillout, Downbeat, Ganga, Nightmares on Wax, production technique, smokers delight, stars