Hoester Sound System - Babylon (Versions)

Hoester · Post by **Hoester** » Sat May 24, 2003 12:57 pm

Dear Dub massive, It has been quite around Hoester Sound System the last months. This is over now! I did work on some cuts the last time and right now I am in the final mixing of a brand new track. However, I promised to release some Dub versions of my 2002 track 'Babylon' and now the first version is available on different mp3 hosts: 'Babylon SF Dub' is a sci-fi dancehall version of 'Babylon' with weird delay and phasing. Stream or download it for free from your favorite mp3 label. Links are provided here: <A HREF="http://www.hoester.com/song.php?song=19" TARGET="_top">http://www.hoester.com/song.php?song=19</A> As usual your feedback (positive or negative) is appreciated. Respect, Hoester <A HREF="http://www.hoester.com" TARGET="_top">http://www.hoester.com</A>

Mike Zee · Post by **Mike Zee** » Sat May 24, 2003 5:04 pm

NICE <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":)"> even goes nicely through cheap audio-technica ATN-M3X twenty bucks headphones... on "negative" point? heh heh, let's see...hmmmmmmmmm, nothing I could really hit you with. Delays are cool. Perfection in delay-timing? Maybe? I don't know. When everything in dub track is perfect timing-wise ... this gives me some sort of double feeling. I'm not sure how to explain this. I like some 'unpredictable un-perfections' going through the dub-tracks. Question: Does 'dub-transformation' of 'Babylon' word into 'Blah-Blah-Blah-blah--lah -ah' have special and intentional meaning? Or is it just a dub-accident? <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":)"> good work, /respects /Mike Zee, aka DrZEE <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/music2/mikezee/zdl.html" TARGET="_blank">z-d-l</A>

Hoester · Post by **Hoester** » Sat May 24, 2003 5:46 pm

Thanks Dr. Zee, Regarding your question: It was not intended to let this 'Babylon' preacher sample lead into 'blah blah'. In fact I just now realised it for the first time only because you mentioned it! Perhaps some unknown entity inspired myself on a higher level? Heh heh! But it DOES fit into the context, doesn't it? However, it was intended to have some kind of destructional element in the sample. Thus I added distortion to the delay loop. For sure you are right mentioning that the delay timing is *too* perfect. At the end of the day I am mostly working with digital machines during the production process and these bloody machines usually do not make failures. Sometimes I manually add some 'unperfections', random velocity on the drums for example. Anyway I must agree, that the over-perfect timing is a problem... Many thanks for your feedback, Hoester

dUBsTA aka zAd · Post by **dUBsTA aka zAd** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 4:15 pm

great song indeed ! <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":)"> great warm bouncing and rolling vibe.. my only advice would be: use "real" drums ,or at least filter the drum track with a slight lowpass ,some lukewarm saturation and reverb.. the track r0xx nonetheless , can I play it in my soundsystem? <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":)"> big up and Jah bless

Dubsta Z · Post by **Dubsta Z** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 4:18 pm

by the way , the whole "babylon" voice sample with the progressive echo-highpass-distortion is a hit, how did you achieve it? What kind of gear do you have? thnx in advance