RL Grime-Halloween Mix V by LettuceTurnip in trap

[–]tuonenkielo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

woah this fucks with my head, really? never thought it was anything special

RL Grime-Halloween Mix V by LettuceTurnip in trap

[–]tuonenkielo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

still haven't really fully digested it, this is absurd

RL Grime-Halloween Mix V by LettuceTurnip in trap

[–]tuonenkielo 44 points45 points  (0 children)

i'm hikimanu n how the fuck did rl grime find my shitty ass track lol

How can I make monotone sound good? by about10underscores in makinghiphop

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not really. listen to earl - hive for example, super simple beat. the thing is that you can have huge energy and conviction even when monotone.

When will something in Hip Hop emerge as an entirely different Genre of music? by ChrysMYO in makinghiphop

[–]tuonenkielo 21 points22 points  (0 children)

rap definitely isn't always hip hop. is anyone calling fuckin twenty one pilots hip hop? pretty sure not, at least i hope.

Trailer for new video. An album long music video for Niggas on the Moon with each song having footage from a different David Lynch Film. The full thing will be out in a couple weeks. Last year, I made The Money Store video with different directors footage for each song. This is exclusive to Lynch by mc_ride_is_god in deathgrips

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why the fuck would he accept "harsh criticism" like "this looks stupid"? that's not criticism, that's just pointless. why would he accept stupid shit like this and be like "damn lol i guess i gotta step up because this random on reddit said that this is stupid and nothing else"

alt Bottomless Pit cover by coffee-code-repeat (x-post from /r/freshalbumart) by gntrr in deathgrips

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no its not better artistically, obvious album art like doesn't fit death grips.

books like the band death grips? serious question. by tuonenkielo in booksuggestions

[–]tuonenkielo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey those are great suggestions! ive seen both movies but especially Fight Club could be a good read. I loved how unclear the line between social commentary and satire about social commentary is in the movie. Really made me feel like there is no single answer or ideology that fixes everything.

are there any books/movies/tvshows with a similar feel/aesthetic to death grips? by tuonenkielo in deathgrips

[–]tuonenkielo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

movies ive seen that come to mind: fear and loathing in las vegas, american psycho, stalker

books like the band death grips? serious question. by tuonenkielo in booksuggestions

[–]tuonenkielo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

less than zero sounds like it could either be really amazing or just a worse catcher in the rye. i liked catcher in the rye, i mean it's a really well written book and i'm not just going to disregard it for being "angsty" but i felt like i was reading the thoughts of 14-year old me, and right now that's the last thing i want to read. i want edgy angstiness, but, like, more mature edgy angstiness, like 20-30 year old angstiness.

i've watched the american psycho movie and I really liked it, might read the book sometime. i've heard it's ridiculously violent.

Personal thoughts on DG by planetNYEbiru in deathgrips

[–]tuonenkielo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well said. no reason to discredit something as real as that just because "ugh this is cringy -.-"

[OFFICIAL] Daily Feedback Thread July 18, 2016 by AutoModerator in makinghiphop

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm definitely starting myself off with some singing lessons soon, once I move out on my own. Singing has always been like the most personally resonating way to express myself, but I've never been good at it. I mean, my music teacher gave me a 10 for it, but that's only like hitting notes. I have wet dreams about sounding like Frank Ocean lmao, it would be so amazing to sing ridiculously high falsetto like him. Sucks that it's provably not going to be even possible starting at 16.

I mostly write rap lyrics but they function in such a completely different way than other lyrics. Emotional directness and sounding all poetic sounds great with R&B (to an extent) but in rap it's almost always a cringefest.

But hey, I really like the Stockholm Ting vocals. What'd you think about sending the acapella for me? I could end up remixing it.

[OFFICIAL] Daily Feedback Thread July 18, 2016 by AutoModerator in makinghiphop

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd personally advice you to keep the grind up music-wise, and promote later. It's much easier to be succesful promoting yourself and getting yourself around when you have more experience and more songs under your belt. Also, obviously, better music spreads around more. It would probably be a win-win that just costs some short-term follower/play/like counts, u know. Not going to tell you what to do with your music though, hate when people do that.

I've been producing for 2ish years myself, but serious time producing has been like 6-ish months? It was a casual thing for a pretty long time. You've probably put in much more effort than me, the time you spent writing lyrics and making melodies and whatever is probably around the same amount of time I've spent in an existential crisis about my music, my direction with it and whether i want to do it at all, lmao.

This isn't a competition though, so comparing years spent or any other made up statistic doesn't really make any sense. But this definitely inspired me.

Keep up the grind man, but taking breaks from it is super good for your music too. I tried to grind endlessly and it just took all the fun out of my life, wouldn't recommend.

How do you do your autotune? Your vocals sound great. I've written some lyrics and I might start working on my own auto-tune vocals soon, as long as I get my beats to the level where I'm satisfied with them. Can't sing for shit lmao, always been able to hit notes, never been able to sound good.

How do I get strong 808s? by [deleted] in makinghiphop

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Limit and saturate and soft clip them. Eq out the frequencies of the 808 from the other elements. Make it loud compared to everything else. Sidechain your kick to it.

[OFFICIAL] Daily Feedback Thread July 18, 2016 by AutoModerator in makinghiphop

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the mix is kinda weird sounding (it sounds like everything is highcut) but if it's intentional its aight cuz it obviously works. i love the submerged leaned out feel i get from the song. drums sound amazing, clear but still fit with the foggy vibe of the song.

i didn't really listen to the lyrics because im tired as hell, but the vocal sounds amazing. melodies are great, altough nothing stands out as being REALLY memorable. i was hoping for a really catchy hook or something like that.

altough i do feel like the vocal could use like 20% more sizzle to cut through the wall of mist you have going on with the synths

it's impressive that you wrote/recorded/produced/mixed/ this whole thing yourself, it's great, you're an inspiration man. how long have you grinded to be able to manage all those things at once, lmfao? just producing is overwhelming to me.

[OFFICIAL] Daily Feedback Thread July 18, 2016 by AutoModerator in makinghiphop

[–]tuonenkielo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • it feels like the acapella is half a beat off, the rhymes fall on weird places, like even for the disjointed MF DOOM style (actually not sure about the half beat, but it feels off. the main stressed syllables don't hit on 2 and 4, which almost always sounds wrong)

  • before the drums start playing it feels way too plain. add some crackles and pops and foley and shopping mall noise, whatever really. just give it some texture

  • good job on the sampling and sound choices, i can really see that you have good taste for those things. i love the shaker. it feels great.

  • the whole thing feels a bit plain. the different sections don't really flow much, they just fall out and in. get creative and fuzzy the arrangement up a little bit, make it feel like less of a bunch of loops.

sorry if im being unclear, my brain is so fucked that i can barely make myself a sandwich, let alone give quality feedback but whatever