Jaelights

Slooping dupes over here

Succinct transbien musician behind Lorelei and the Ghost.
Bring me your finest Yuris!





Music Links:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Jaelights
SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/jaelights
BandCamp:
https://jaelights.bandcamp.com/



Writing:
https://www.wattpad.com/user/Jaelights



Business Email if you want music:
loreleiandtheghost@gmail.com



Profile Pic by @nomnomnami


Annnnnnnnnnnnnd.... here's that song that was causing me so much consternation. "The Ghost" was always supposed to be me singing through a vocal processor so, in a way, this is just more LatG stuff...but kinda not :D

Remember to share/repost if you like it. For now I'm just gonna do this one on Soundcloud, but if enough folks tell me to shove it on YT I might go about figuring that out.


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this is good! the song works well in your washed-out-reverb style, and the guitar and bass tone gave me filled me with the pleasant smell of cigarette-stained surfaces of bars, reminding me of my time playing saxophone with cover bands.

i really respect the relative scarcity of vocal processing here -- that takes serious guts, even without the ol voice dysphoria issues, and your voice has enough carrying power that it works well. the little growls, the clear enough articulation and strong enough tone to cut through the dense mix, it's all admirable and great to hear.

thank you for sharing this, for real! it's an honor to be able to hear it.

Yeah, the lack of processing, just in general, has been a revelation for me. Basically what I've learned is that the more you process things the more they become lush and settle into the mix. The less you process (and the more you add light distortion) the sharper it becomes and the further forward it moves.

As a result of this logic, I put a lot of processing on my synths (which are mainly there for mood) then I put a modest amount of processing on the bass and drums (song foundation) and then I put very little processing and some distortion (or saturation) effects on the guitar and the vocals to make them really sharp.

It's intended to guide the listener to what they are supposed to be listening to and, as a result, helps the song feel more organized. Well, at least imo.

And yeah, vocal dysphoria is all over the place on this one I'll have to admit. The good news is that the vocals are actually processed enough that it doesn't entirely sound like my voice to me, it sounds kinda like a really good vocal synth. That...seems to help. I used a VT-4 (which does parallel processing, I had it set at 30% wet) to add in a reverbed, distorted, octave pitch shifted secondary voice. It def makes the whole thing sound unwordly... And that helps. But, you know, I think it's just gonna be a struggle for the time being and...that's fine. Life is rarely perfect, but at least this is good :)

I listened to the original version after this one, and I find yours so much better!

Your singing voice's really good, though I can understand that you don't like it. Pretty impressed

I'm glad you shared this

Heh, I keep trying to tell myself that my voice is just another instrument, much like Lorelei in Synth V. I think it's gonna take a little mental stretching buuuut...maybe we get there.

I do appreciate the compliment though (you have no idea!) def helps me to feel good about maybe trying it on other songs as well.

GGGhghghgGHGGGH THE MAGIC YOU DO WITH GUITARS IS ALWAYS SO FRICKING GOOD..... I love their funky fricking sound so fricking much. I'm not too, too familiar with this song, outside of the main part of the chorus, but, regardless, greatly enjoyed this!!!! Again, your instrumentation and general vibes, especially with previously-described guitar magic, is so good...... BUT ALSO THE LYRICS ARE GREAT, TOO!!! So much fricking power being delivered through them, for sure. SUCH INTENSITY!!! SUCH CLEAR DELIVERY!!! SUCH A STRONG PERFORMANCE OVERALL!!! This whole thing just.... sounds great!!!!!! Thank you for making it!!!!!!!

Aww, thanks!! Playing the guitar is one of my favorite things, so I’m really happy that you enjoyed it. I’m also happy the singing worked for you 😁, I don’t know that I’ll be stop being self conscious about not sounding like a proper woman, but everyone has been so nice…it really helps 🙂