Promo video, ya dig! =D Makes it real easy to share on Facebook and everywhere else. Hope you guys like it, even though it’s not an actual video where we’re acting everything out. That may happen in the future. Who knows?
Let’s see what the future holds. =]
-mnshyn
If you have been following this blog, you’ll notice that the first ten blogs were about this particular song which took almost 2 years to create when you include all the delays (no pun intended) and the different versions and iterations.
Well here is the final song, in all its splendor and glory, [at 96k though, CD quality available from iTunes on March 1, 2010 ;o) ] and I hope you guys like it. Considering it’s the first song where every active MsP member’s voice is on it, this is a very important song to me and one of the ones I’m most proud of. =]
Order of performers:
0. GnP’s Takewun on the prologue.
1. Cocoa
2. DiMpLeZ (MooN ShynE and ADM in the background)
3. K-Maculate
4. Less with a cameo by GNP’s Boy Gnyus yelling “Aiyyo back the f*ck up!”
5. Harmony Speaks (on the walkie-talkie, talking to MooN ShynE)
6. FoRcE oNe
7. Brian Bullion
8. ADM (with MooN ShynE)
9. Destiny Soprano
10. MooN ShynE
Some blog posts of importance to this song, for anyone wanting to ask about production techniques:
History of the song
Robot voice used for DiMpLeZ
Vocal notes for Harmony Speaks
Comp’ing Destiny Soprano’s vocals
Hope you guys like it. =] Remember, to get the CD Quality version, get it on iTunes when it comes out on March 1, 2010 when “Phase 3 – L.Y.R.I.C.A.L. Without Fear” makes its debut.
-mnshyn
Yeah, so I messed up. Vincent is in the credits section of this outro, but I forgot to shout him out as part of GNP. I know that doesn’t seem like a big deal, but when you shout out a full crew and you miss a person, indirectly it’s almost like you’re saying he isn’t a part of it. So my apologies to Vincent. I want to redo the outro to put him in there and mention some others I want to name as well.
I mention at the end that I never mean to forget people, but if I really wanted to put everyone in, it could be a 12 minute track, and I wanted to avoid that. The first take of it actually was almost 15 minutes, and that wasn’t going to go. So some parts I was rushing through, and later on I realized I didn’t put in Vincent with the rest of GNP as well as other people that I hang out with that I should’ve shouted out in with my baller people from Dumont.
So anywho, here it is. I just wanted to post this up because when “Phase 3 – L.Y.R.I.C.A.L. Without Fear” does get released on iTunes on March 1st, I want it known that I am aware that I forgot to put people in and I will try to resubmit it with the names in the right places. =] So my apologies to those I missed in this outro.
Anyway, more to come. =]
-mnshyn
All the tracks on the album are done. All I’m waiting for is Destiny Soprano to re-record her part on “Bomb Squad” and it’s a wrap! She’s coming by tomorrow to record her part, and as soon as the mixing is over, it’s being sent over to TuneCore and it’ll be on its way to iTunes. March 1, 2010 is the tentative release date, as it usually takes 4-6 weeks for iTunes to have stuff up via TuneCore.
I released “Phase 2 – Lyrics to an Identity” almost 5 years ago. It took 5 years to make this album, and it’s gone through so many iterations and name changes that at one point, during a low point in my life, I didn’t think the album was going to come out. I have to thank God for that one (and everything else), because ever since I started playing in the church band every Sunday and cleaning up some of the stuff in my life that needed cleaning, I became revitalized and re-inspired. I’m not exactly making Christian music right now totally, though I have made Christian songs in the past, but He’s blessed me anyway with inspiration, wisdom, and freedom of creativity.
The acronym in the title of the album, “Phase 3 – L.Y.R.I.C.A.L. Without Fear,” stands for Leave Your Regrets In Christ And Live. This is the basically the approach I took with the album as time went on. The songs that were going to originally be part of the album were all pretty standard, and although I love every song I make, it was the songs that were different from what I’m used to doing that were the most enjoyable to make. There were three guitar solos (“Mostly Boast,” “Found Me,” “The Bomb Squad”), a video game sample (“Call to Arms” from Final Fantasy VI), a symphony orchestra (courtesy of Project SAM Symphobia, on “Round and Round”), capoeira rhythm (“Roll Your Windows”), blaring choirs with my “Bleeding Heaven” technique (on “Devastator,” more on the “Bleeding Heaven” technique later), multi-layer samples (“Roll Your Windows”), Beatles style build up and scream (“Mostly Boast”), live drums, bass and piano recordings (“Live Hip-Hop,” available on the iTunes version of the album) and other things. Although some signatures of mine are there, this album sounds distinctly different from my past two, and I think it’s for the better.
As far as concepts go, I think “The Bomb Squad” was the most fun. You also have “Found Me” and “Round and Round” which are both incredibly personal to me. “Mostly Boast” was the record that I let loose on and I stopped caring about what people would say if I did certain things in my music. “Call to Arms” was actually inspired by a crew of people I was running with that was finally getting over past beefs to go have fun again. “4 My Ghostwriter” actually makes the idea of a ghostwriter a more positive thing (listen to the song and you’ll see why). “Do Something” was my declaration that I wouldn’t just sit around and do nothing, especially after my best friend Rain past away in 2007. “Every Move” was me slowly getting to the point where I wouldn’t let people dictate what I rhyme about. “Handle Our Biz,” “Spear,” and “You Need To..” were getting my people involved with some 5fam love. “Devastator” was simply me kicking ass and getting you to want to kick ass too; in some ways an “I OWN YOU” part two.
I had a lot of fun with this album, and about just as much frustration. All the frustration was worth it though, and what resulted was an album that I’m most proud of and can’t wait to show the world. I’ve even got a plan for the songs I will perform, and hopefully I can gain some traction with some new listeners.
I have to thank everyone who helped me on this album with their contributions: Harmony Speaks, Destiny Soprano, CoCoa, DiMpLeZ, Brian Bullion, FoRcE oNe, Less, K-Maculate, ADM, Boy Gnyus, Vincent, Takewun, JC and SL. Each recording was a fun (and funny) experience. Especially “The Bomb Squad,” which took two years to complete and everyone in MsP had a role and their voice recorded on it.
Hopefully, when you listen to it, you’ll learn some things from it, whether it’s personal to you or on a musical/lyrical level if you are a musician. Either way, most importantly, I hope you enjoy the music when it comes out on March 1, 2010.
Thanks for reading also! More to come!
-mnshyn
Half House, Half… Not Too Sure
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010I was just playing around, trying to come up with some different sounds. I ended up with this little catchy thing at 130bpm. The second half of the 16 bar loop sounds like House to me, and the first half sounds like… pop maybe? Not too sure.
Anyway, I’m still trying to find a fresh sound for Phase 4, while keeping to my roots. I’ve still got the Jazz/Swing stuff on tap, as well as some other ideas I want to try. Nothing solidified yet.
I’m guessing part of this is influenced by my visit to Ultra (club in Teaneck, NJ) this past Friday for a birthday party, the fistpumping nature of the Jersey Shore (which I’ve only watched once, and since people make fun of the fistpumping I thought I’d try the music out), and going through some of mine and ADM’s old music in the Chamber[303] days.
It’s nice to not be limited by anything. Hopefully I’ll get some traction, and maybe record a track or two that would be the foundation for my next opus. I don’t want to release anything though until Phase 3 has gotten around for a bit. Remember, it’s coming out March 1, 2010 on iTunes!
Drop comments with your thoughts. ADM might have something to say about this because if that one half isn’t house, I’m sure he’ll let me know. =]
Project inhalOr and Wind Beneath My Wings with Destiny Soprano are both on deck, as well as a few songs from Cocoa.
More to come!
-mnshyn
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