C_Matt's "Hot Space (HD Revision)"

I really like coolcat but i still prefer the end of the first take version. it's a bout ten seconds long.

Thanks to you all for the replies. Hot Space is a good album is you check it from different perspectives. 'Back Chat' is really cool, 'Las Palabras de Amor' is a very Queen song, 'Body Language' very original, POtF is a perfect rocker, the album is great. But it's true it sounds a bit flat, like if the lows were spilled and a bit bodyless. 'Cool Cat' is an excellent song, and as I love the demo guitars then I added them to the original song. I think I prefer the album version's ending, which fits more in the album, but it's always interesting to hear the unheard bits of the demo, which makes it very interesting.

Cheers!

Cool Cat is amazing. I love it. Never used to, but in the last 5 or so years I think it's stunning.

I don't think I'll have a similar rethink about the comparably throwaway My Baby Does Me.

Dysan, I think something like that too. 'Cool Cat' is a great underrated song, trought I don't understand why they deleted those great guitars or the short drums start like the demo version. Those two things change a lot the song, that's why I'll include a version with an abrupt start and without guitars (like the album one) and a hybrid with the drum intro and the guitars, which I like a bit more. MBDM is not a bad song, but yes, it's a comparably flatter experiment, which doesn't transmits to me the same level of the joyful feeling or desire they had to made it. Thought I love the "Turn it up a bit please" bit on MBDM, I prefer CC a lot.

Very soon I'll upload a little preview of 'Hot Space'.

Hi everyone, since I'm not in my hometown by a couple of days I brought with me some songs to work with. I made a little preview of some hot tracks I finished from 'Hot Space HD Revision', excluding 'Dancer', 'Cool Cat' and UP. I made a final EQ between songs but it's very blind since I don't have my own workspace and everything sounds very different. I hope you really enjoy this very much! Very soon I'll upload the complete album.

Cheers and enjoy it very much!

This preview sounds promising ! thanks Matt !

Hey, how are things going?

You are welcome! Well, I finished POtF yesterday and I'm making some extras, so the album is actually ready, but I can't do anything about 'Life Is Real' and it's fucking mixing. It's ruined as hell. Freddie wanted a "Lennon" sound, but this is not a good try, in my opinion. I think I'm going to give up with it. Even some 'Jazz' or 'Queen' songs sounds so much better. I'll correct at least some missing notes and hits, but It's almost time to upload once for all the album and start with ADatR.

Meanwhile, 'Put Out the Fire':

General:
   -Cleaner sound.
   -Inverted channels, so it sounds more like a Queen album, with the hi-hat by the right.
   -Eliminated some percussion "ghosts" (ex: the very start before the other channel guitar starts)
   -Corrected the end, sounds more like shoots now.
   -Enhanced some explosions (ex: 0:34).

Drums:
   -Restored shines.
   -The hi-hat has now More hit, and doesn't sound like a mattress weak hi-hat.
   -More natural sound to the general drums.
   -Enhanced shakers.
   -Stronger machine shoot snare.
   -Replaced the choruses snare.
   -Not so spilled drums.
   -Restored a lot of missing kick hits at the 2:18 part.
   -Cleaner hi-hat.
   -Not so cheap sound, especially at the machine hi-hat or when the ride bell is played.
   -Restored some missing fills (ex: 1:30 or 2:52...).

Vocals:
   -Extended backing vocals.
   -Balanced various volume issues (ex: at 0:23 "I HAAAD TO make him pay").
   -Stereo expanded Brian's backing vocals (ex: the 0:28 part and similar parts).
   -Cleaner backing vocals and different priority (more audible Roger and Brian's voice).
   -Balanced backing vocals stereo volume and EQ.
   -Eliminated a "Bab!" which sounds at 0:50, like if Freddie were sing "Baby!".
   -More natural vocals, less old radio effect.
   -Enhanced the "fire" effect at the second chorus.
   -Eliminated a strange noise at 2:50.

Guitar:
   -Raised up guitar shine.
   -Made more audible some guitar fills, like at the 0:49 "Put out the fire!".
   -Not so annoying and ear driller solo guitar sound.
   -Eliminated some strange noises at the silenced channel when the guitar starts.
   -Added some demo eliminated guitar bits after the known guitar solo.

Bass:
   -Enhanced the bass at some key places.

Well done! I always look forward to new stuff from you!

Great Matt, great !

I had a very strange reaction after listening to POTF the first time.

Initially I said to myself "no, no, Matt what have you done? I don´t like it!"

but after three or so additional listenings and, what´s more important, being able to notice the modifications (those lists you do with the changes are wonderful), well, then I changed my mind !!

Hahahah, I am almost anticipating this release as much as Roger´s "Fun On Earth". Can´t wait !!

Oh, and I am so sorry for the problems you had with Life Is Real .... thanks anyway for trying !! I´m sure the rest of Hot Space will shine so much that we will be able to forgive you :)

I'd guess with LIR one approach would be to strip it right back - the recent acoustic versions have been splendid.

Matt, I would like to ask you two things, if I can:
1 - The speed of POTF has been slowed down or was it so?
2 - It was your choice to make it look more prominent the drums that the guitar (or so it seemed to me)?

I am loving these! It's like hearing the songs again for the first time -- definitely not a bad thing.

Thank you for your responses! Haystacks, I'll upload the whole album by August 12th, if I can earlir, but I doubt it

Vali, I got the same feeling too! But I think that's because of how the song changed from the version we are used to know. I didn't make list for two albums, but it's better to take my time and write the changes, because unless somebody knows every song 100% (I'm sure a lot of people can do it) it's hard to recognize all of them. I'm giving a last try to LiR, correct at least what I can do. And I really want 'Fun on Earth' too!

Dysan, I'm sorry, I couldn't understand what you wanted to say with "strip it right back", would you explain me? Thanks! And I think too the acoustic version was awesome.

Blaise, about the speed, it's the original speed from the 2011 remasters, which is just a little bit slower than the first press. I wanted the drums to be prominent, but I think they are a bit loud now (the snares actually). I'll low them down just a bit. About the guitar, the first verse guitar is in mono, and shares the channel with the vocals: When I eliminated a bit of that 'old radio' sound from the vocals to sound cleaner, the guitar was lowered down too. But that change is really necessary to change the song sound from being muddy and without the needed shine.

The general master was really strange. The first chorus backing vocals are cleaner but panned to the left, the second chorus backing vocals are over burned and have lots of volume levels problems, and the last chorus ones sounds more louder and expanded, but it hasn't the power from the previous ones because Roger is playing the ride bell and that steals a lot of shine. The song is muddy (I think the second one after 'Action this Day'), that's why it gives a feeling that it has more mids (guitars) and lows (bass), because it doesn't has highs, which makes it sound cleaner.

I'll correct all the songs speed to make them sound in the right key, trought there are some exceptions. Look at 'Scandal', AoBtD or AKoM, if you slow them down to be in their original recording speed, they loose a lot of power and energy.

Thefantasticdrowse, I'm really glad you like this! I hope you enjoy this and the other uploaded albums as well.

Thank you very much for your comments!


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I have some problems to download "Hot Space"
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