Here's my take at the japanese citypop genre, maybe my favorite genre ever (go check Taeko Ohnuki, ANRI and Momoko Kikuchi on youtube !).
After finding those chords (inspired by Miki Matsubara's Stay With Me) on my piano and my bass, I've play them with a rhythm on Noraus's Mellow Keys cause it has this perfect DX7 tone wich is a synth used a lot in late City Pop. Same for the 80s slap bass by Kyba, it has the exact timbre.
After finding a melody played by 3 synths to make a bigger sound, i've wrote some lyrics that follows the prosody of said melody. I've used the recording tool for singing with my cheap voice (it's the hidden samples), after a de-essing, I've used a natural signal, a compressed one and one going into delay/reverb. Besides the recordings, the only samples used are the Audiotool Ressource Collective - @atrc - ARK Drum Kit, after a tuning in E and B, snare and toms are going throught a gated reverb once and into a room send (emulating a room mic, reverb+comp+dist/exciter).
The finished signal is divided into a dry one and a heavily compressed one to give a hell of a lot of attacks and dynamics. Then, they go through a Quantum and an EQ for master.
Lyrics :
Avec la peur au fond des yeux
Je les vois s'éloigner
Et sans comprendre pourquoi
Verse : E7 - c#7+4 - E7 -c#13 - F#7 - c#7 -B7M
Tellement je t'aime, je pense à toi
Tellement je t'aime, je rêve de toi
Tellement je t'aime, passionnément
Tellement je t'aime, à la folie cependant
Tu n'es plus là, tu manques à moi
Tu n'es plus là, laissé.e.s aux abois
Tu es parti.e.s, je suis encore ici
Tu es parti.e.s, j'en suis abasourdi.e.s
Chorus : E7 - E°7 - d#7- g#7 - c#7 - c#°7- F7sus4- B7M
Les larmes au bord des yeux
Je te vois partir
Et ne t'retourne pas
Son'nani Itoshi teru
Yumemiru Kimi
Ça reste dans la tête pour sûr ! 👌 top. L'outro est magique.
Oct 17, 23
this is fucking awesome like WHAT
Oct 17, 23
holy shit
Sep 21, 23
Merci pour ce bout de france, ça fait du bien !
Feb 11, 21
Interesting one, I love the track, and the line. Etant français, ça aide aussi :')
Jun 19, 20
seriously, this is the most adorable song i have ever heard. Once again, love what you did here!
Jul 1, 20
Thx !
Jun 18, 20
i like this!
Jul 1, 20
Thanks :)
Jun 17, 20
Okay. This is awesome! I love it. You have my vote! (If there's any voting.)
Jul 1, 20
Thanks !! ( ・ω・)o─━・*:・:・゜・:
republished
Jun 12, 20
- Added a bit a phaser on toms (like on the 80's Lupin's III theme)
Jun 7, 20
Lyrics:
With fear deep in your eyes
I see them go away
And without understanding why
Verse:
So much i love you, i think of you
So much i love you, i dream of you
So much i love you passionately
So much i love you, madly however
You are no longer there, I miss you
You are no longer there, left at bay
You left, I'm still here
You left, I'm stunned
Chorus:
Tears at the edge of the eyes
I see you go
And don't turn around
I'm trying so much
You dream
Jun 8, 20
For real, it's pretty close. The japanese part come from, almost, a google trad, so it's double google trad ! ^^
Jun 7, 20
crappy google translate version
Jun 4, 20
You've really nailed the citypop vibe here!
Jun 2, 20
)wh'at t'he friedee,gee'.I don't know what hes saying but its fire☺☻♀♪♂◙.(_*-*_)
republished
May 30, 20
- Verse's bass slides slightly boosted
- I was looking for a way to emulate the vinyl pitch shift like Solace said, but couldn't find any way to do it :/
May 29, 20
sounds very wholesome through my vinyl sim
May 30, 20
I should really emulate the dust and pitch shifting of a vinyl ! Really great idea thx. But i can't figure out how to do it in AT without ruining the stereo :/
Ça reste dans la tête pour sûr ! 👌 top. L'outro est magique.
this is fucking awesome like WHAT
holy shit
Merci pour ce bout de france, ça fait du bien !
Interesting one, I love the track, and the line. Etant français, ça aide aussi :')
seriously, this is the most adorable song i have ever heard. Once again, love what you did here!
i like this!
Okay. This is awesome! I love it. You have my vote! (If there's any voting.)
- Added a bit a phaser on toms (like on the 80's Lupin's III theme)
Lyrics: With fear deep in your eyes I see them go away And without understanding why Verse: So much i love you, i think of you So much i love you, i dream of you So much i love you passionately So much i love you, madly however You are no longer there, I miss you You are no longer there, left at bay You left, I'm still here You left, I'm stunned Chorus: Tears at the edge of the eyes I see you go And don't turn around I'm trying so much You dream
You've really nailed the citypop vibe here!
)wh'at t'he friedee,gee'.I don't know what hes saying but its fire☺☻♀♪♂◙.(_*-*_)
- Verse's bass slides slightly boosted - I was looking for a way to emulate the vinyl pitch shift like Solace said, but couldn't find any way to do it :/
sounds very wholesome through my vinyl sim