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moongirlfr · 07 May 2003, 18:05

You know how much I love what you do, Streetside Romeo, can't wait to hear you playing live again....
Your music is just like you: strong and sweet at the same time. Keep on making music...

Moongirl

Streetside Romeo · 08 May 2003, 00:24

You are so sweet, Christine! You really are! Thank you for these moving lines!

Jonatan · 08 May 2003, 01:03

I like the lyrics for "Love's a lie" a lot! Unfortunately it's in the middle of the night here right now so I can't play any of the songs without waking up my parents. I will listen tomorrow if I get a chance.

I guess I'll have to put some of my own works on the net soon too. I have no less than 30 songs at the moment, but most of them is pure crap

Streetside Romeo · 12 May 2003, 13:59

Great to hear - I am very curious to your oppinion!

I have more than 50 pages of songs and most of them is NOT crap...and I am sure that yours won't be crap, too. Not too much understatement :-)
But there's only one way to judge it: Go for it and post them!

Jonatan · 12 May 2003, 16:29

Hi Romeo! I've listened to the songs on the homepage now. I think you write great songs but they really deserve to be recorded better!! I recommend you to put some reverb on the voice recordings. I liked "Song of a Siren" the most. The drums are so cool!

Keep writing!

See another topic for my song(s)...

Streetside Romeo · 20 May 2003, 00:50

Hej Jonatan!
Thanks! Last wednsday I re-recorded song of a siren in a slightly different version (with a variation in the beat) and with much better quality. I hope that I will be able to upload it soon - a question of time.
I'm glad you like it and as you see I try to give the tunes what they deserve...just that real studio time is too expensive (at least 1000€) and I hate working with computers only - so I got to work on with my MD-recorder and some digital makeup and see that I optimize this constellation.
I am curious to read your songs...let you know when I found the time!

russharvey · 20 May 2003, 00:58

looking forward to hearing a newer and better version of the siren song there Romeo!!!! I understand how you feel when you have songs inside you that you can't get out like you want them to.... keep up the struggles - it will be worth it!!

Streetside Romeo · 18 Aug 2003, 09:56

Things are in progress: I re-recorded most of the songs and recently we bought a new professional microphone thet should do wonders!
In a competition, we didn't get one of the prices for the best 3 %, but we left with an interesting professional studio software.
Plus, I finished some new songs.
Last week, we made an a-capella-cover of "Miracle Healing", and I did a piano version of Song of a Siren that I love a lot.
As soon as I will get to my FTP again (end of september) you will be able to check out some more of the stuff, and by October the album should be ready to be sent out to music labels!

Dustin · 18 Aug 2003, 18:12

I just visited your Ephemere-site! And I'm amazed. If I ever found a band it would be a lot like Ephemere for sure! Influenced by Alphaville (music style, mysterious lyrics...) but still something very own. I can't explain it any better, sorry. Now to the music: Song Of A Siren: The voice sounds a little bit boring and somehow far away.
Hopelessly: I like the vocals on this one. But it reveals also the limit of your microphone...
I'll comment on the other songs later.

Streetside Romeo · 20 Aug 2003, 09:48

Hey Dustin! Thank you very much for your feedback! I am proud and happy that you like my project so much - such feedback, to see that what we do really has some kind of effect, is fuel for us to invest even more time (and money...that is the hardest thing when you found a band and try to get something bigger started) in Ephemere. I am also happy that I obviously succeeded in transporting the desired athmosphere.
Thanks also a lot for your honest feedback to the songs!
Well - the difference between the voice on Song of a Siren and Hopelessley is, that it's me who sings on the first, my brother who sings on the second track.
So I hope that on my further records I will be able to satisfy you with my voice :-))
No, for real: I like to be criticized constructively, and this record is -when it comes to recording quality and expression- really not the best ever done of that song, which is also a bit owed to the rather cheap technical equipment.
On younger records I sang with more devotion and gave more input level to the voice-track. And with our new microphone the songs should finally sound quite as good as they do life and not that filtered.
I am very looking forward to your comments on the other songs! Keep in touch!

08 May 2003, 00:24	#12
Streetside Romeo Strange Attractor Join Date: 18 Mar 2001 Location: Dötlingen, Germany Posts: 739	You are so sweet, Christine! You really are! Thank you for these moving lines! I prefer to walk with my own feet I prefer to dance to my own beat I prefer to sing my own song I prefer to live - do you wanna come along? (Ephemere - Eternal Travelers pt. III) NEW ALBUM RELEASED: Check out my synth-rock band EPHEMERE's latest, the wonderfully synth-heavy LP "Hobos & Architects": www.ephemere.de

08 May 2003, 01:03	#13
Jonatan Arranged in White Join Date: 17 Nov 2000 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Posts: 3,521	I like the lyrics for "Love's a lie" a lot! Unfortunately it's in the middle of the night here right now so I can't play any of the songs without waking up my parents. I will listen tomorrow if I get a chance. I guess I'll have to put some of my own works on the net soon too. I have no less than 30 songs at the moment, but most of them is pure crap Take care

12 May 2003, 13:59	#14
Streetside Romeo Strange Attractor Join Date: 18 Mar 2001 Location: Dötlingen, Germany Posts: 739	Great to hear - I am very curious to your oppinion! I have more than 50 pages of songs and most of them is NOT crap...and I am sure that yours won't be crap, too. Not too much understatement :-) But there's only one way to judge it: Go for it and post them! I prefer to walk with my own feet I prefer to dance to my own beat I prefer to sing my own song I prefer to live - do you wanna come along? (Ephemere - Eternal Travelers pt. III) NEW ALBUM RELEASED: Check out my synth-rock band EPHEMERE's latest, the wonderfully synth-heavy LP "Hobos & Architects": www.ephemere.de

12 May 2003, 16:29	#15
Jonatan Arranged in White Join Date: 17 Nov 2000 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Posts: 3,521	Hi Romeo! I've listened to the songs on the homepage now. I think you write great songs but they really deserve to be recorded better!! I recommend you to put some reverb on the voice recordings. I liked "Song of a Siren" the most. The drums are so cool! Keep writing! See another topic for my song(s)... Take care

20 May 2003, 00:50	#16
Streetside Romeo Strange Attractor Join Date: 18 Mar 2001 Location: Dötlingen, Germany Posts: 739	Hej Jonatan! Thanks! Last wednsday I re-recorded song of a siren in a slightly different version (with a variation in the beat) and with much better quality. I hope that I will be able to upload it soon - a question of time. I'm glad you like it and as you see I try to give the tunes what they deserve...just that real studio time is too expensive (at least 1000€) and I hate working with computers only - so I got to work on with my MD-recorder and some digital makeup and see that I optimize this constellation. I am curious to read your songs...let you know when I found the time! I prefer to walk with my own feet I prefer to dance to my own beat I prefer to sing my own song I prefer to live - do you wanna come along? (Ephemere - Eternal Travelers pt. III) NEW ALBUM RELEASED: Check out my synth-rock band EPHEMERE's latest, the wonderfully synth-heavy LP "Hobos & Architects": www.ephemere.de

07 May 2003, 18:05	#11
moongirlfr Dreamer Join Date: 30 Apr 2002 Location: montmorency, , France. Posts: 23	You know how much I love what you do, Streetside Romeo, can't wait to hear you playing live again.... Your music is just like you: strong and sweet at the same time. Keep on making music... Moongirl

20 May 2003, 00:58	#17
russharvey Dream Keeper Join Date: 13 Jan 2001 Location: Grants Pass, Oregon, USA Posts: 3,892	looking forward to hearing a newer and better version of the siren song there Romeo!!!! I understand how you feel when you have songs inside you that you can't get out like you want them to.... keep up the struggles - it will be worth it!! *This life is expensive, but at least it comes with a free trip around the sun!*

18 Aug 2003, 09:56	#18
Streetside Romeo Strange Attractor Join Date: 18 Mar 2001 Location: Dötlingen, Germany Posts: 739	Things are in progress: I re-recorded most of the songs and recently we bought a new professional microphone thet should do wonders! In a competition, we didn't get one of the prices for the best 3 %, but we left with an interesting professional studio software. Plus, I finished some new songs. Last week, we made an a-capella-cover of "Miracle Healing", and I did a piano version of Song of a Siren that I love a lot. As soon as I will get to my FTP again (end of september) you will be able to check out some more of the stuff, and by October the album should be ready to be sent out to music labels! I prefer to walk with my own feet I prefer to dance to my own beat I prefer to sing my own song I prefer to live - do you wanna come along? (Ephemere - Eternal Travelers pt. III) NEW ALBUM RELEASED: Check out my synth-rock band EPHEMERE's latest, the wonderfully synth-heavy LP "Hobos & Architects": www.ephemere.de

18 Aug 2003, 18:12	#19
Dustin Dreamer Join Date: 24 Jan 2003 Location: Bonn, , Germany. Posts: 147	I just visited your Ephemere-site! And I'm amazed. If I ever found a band it would be a lot like Ephemere for sure! Influenced by Alphaville (music style, mysterious lyrics...) but still something very own. I can't explain it any better, sorry. Now to the music: Song Of A Siren: The voice sounds a little bit boring and somehow far away. Hopelessly: I like the vocals on this one. But it reveals also the limit of your microphone... I'll comment on the other songs later. ------------------------- who the heck could be bigger than Bernhard and smarter than Gold!?

20 Aug 2003, 09:48	#20
Streetside Romeo Strange Attractor Join Date: 18 Mar 2001 Location: Dötlingen, Germany Posts: 739	Hey Dustin! Thank you very much for your feedback! I am proud and happy that you like my project so much - such feedback, to see that what we do really has some kind of effect, is fuel for us to invest even more time (and money...that is the hardest thing when you found a band and try to get something bigger started) in Ephemere. I am also happy that I obviously succeeded in transporting the desired athmosphere. Thanks also a lot for your honest feedback to the songs! Well - the difference between the voice on Song of a Siren and Hopelessley is, that it's me who sings on the first, my brother who sings on the second track. So I hope that on my further records I will be able to satisfy you with my voice :-)) No, for real: I like to be criticized constructively, and this record is -when it comes to recording quality and expression- really not the best ever done of that song, which is also a bit owed to the rather cheap technical equipment. On younger records I sang with more devotion and gave more input level to the voice-track. And with our new microphone the songs should finally sound quite as good as they do life and not that filtered. I am very looking forward to your comments on the other songs! Keep in touch! I prefer to walk with my own feet I prefer to dance to my own beat I prefer to sing my own song I prefer to live - do you wanna come along? (Ephemere - Eternal Travelers pt. III) NEW ALBUM RELEASED: Check out my synth-rock band EPHEMERE's latest, the wonderfully synth-heavy LP "Hobos & Architects": www.ephemere.de