SUBURBAN BIRDS - A NEW Ashworth/Breed collab

Dr Ashworth · 06-04-2014, 07:36 PM

yo guys! i haven't posted here in a while. thought i'd give you an update to my musical stuff.

so in the past year, i've been creating music with a live band. which is CRAZY different than what I did in the past with my own solo stuff. i wanted to have a project that has more of a live sound. then, since dylan and i felt really good about our meet the strangers stuff, dylan said he'd jump on as a creative producer/engineer. anyway, let me know what you think! here's a few songs:

SUBURBAN BIRDS - AWAKENING

Dr Ashworth · 06-04-2014, 07:37 PM

SUBURBAN BIRDS - GOODBYE GOODBYE

(not actual album art btw)

Cubert · 06-05-2014, 05:49 PM

this is fucking delicious, the first track i like more than the second, but that's very probably because this is new, and i listened to the first one if you know what i'm getting at. is there an ETA on the final album?

Dr Ashworth · 06-13-2014, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cubert

this is fucking delicious, the first track i like more than the second, but that's very probably because this is new, and i listened to the first one if you know what i'm getting at. is there an ETA on the final album?

nice, thanks man! we're bouncing around ideas for that. we're mostly working on our live show, but for releases, i've thought of making three mini-albums. i don't like calling them ep's, but they'd essentially be like 4 tracks each.

i like that because it allows us to make more easily consumable releases and we can have each mini-album be a slightly different style.

we'll still be releasing early tracks for this pretty liberally tho.

Jt Copper · 06-07-2014, 01:02 AM

This sounds alot more like the music I would listen to. Has a good Modest Mouse feeling IMO.

Amazing work dude, cant wait for more!

Orcus · 06-09-2014, 12:26 AM

Awakening is great compositionally although there doesn't seem to be much power in the bottom end and the distorted guitars are pretty thin and quiet when they come in as that part sounds like it should have much more of a punch when it comes in. As with the bass I dig the actual basslines I just don't really feel anything behind it. Granted I'm on laptop speakers although I did listen with headphones and the effect wasn't that much greater. Perhap it was just a combination of the mix and SoundCloud?

Dr Ashworth · 06-13-2014, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Orcus

Awakening is great compositionally although there doesn't seem to be much power in the bottom end and the distorted guitars are pretty thin and quiet when they come in as that part sounds like it should have much more of a punch when it comes in. As with the bass I dig the actual basslines I just don't really feel anything behind it. Granted I'm on laptop speakers although I did listen with headphones and the effect wasn't that much greater. Perhap it was just a combination of the mix and SoundCloud?

not sure! get new speakers? just kidding (3dmm joke if you remember), these are definitely early mixes and you're right, there are improvements to be had. we spent a lot of time on the composition first, but it'll get finished eventually.

Nixon · 06-09-2014, 12:38 AM

really liking goodbye goodbye, especially the change up near the end

Eukos · 06-09-2014, 12:11 PM

FUCK YES!

Dr Ashworth · 06-13-2014, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickson

really liking goodbye goodbye, especially the change up near the end

i had the first half of that song done for like half a year before i thought, "i need to fucking add a change up to this song". slight, but yeah, glad you noticed.

anyway, here's a picture of us recording awakening and another unreleased song in tom breed's arizona studio:

that's the breedster at the helm, recording drums.

John Coffee · 06-13-2014, 07:42 PM

cool. i dig the second track a lot. both could use a lot less delay and reverb on the vocals and the guitar imo. it sounds like you're singing in a stadium at the bottom of the ocean, while the drums and bass sound very dry, like they're in a studio. you have a really cool voice, i think using effects in many cases can help vocalists, but in your case it might be taking away from the performance.

Lowgain · 06-13-2014, 10:02 PM

Jt Copper · 06-15-2014, 01:00 PM

Hey Zach, question. Are you and Tom Breed still "Meet The Strangers" or was that just for the album?

Dr Ashworth · 06-15-2014, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jt Copper

Hey Zach, question. Are you and Tom Breed still "Meet The Strangers" or was that just for the album?

that moniker was pretty much for that concept album only... the concept was that it was two strangers making music, and now that idea has kinda disintegrated now that we not only added three more members to our project but also met each each other! so we wanted to make this one a brand new project.

Jt Copper · 06-16-2014, 11:04 PM

haha, okay then thats cool. So who else is working on the project, anyone here?

Dr Ashworth · 06-18-2014, 12:12 AM

nah, two 3dmmers is enough crazy for one project. the other guys are friends of mine who happened to play other instruments really well! it's been cool working with more people, we can get music out much faster.

Scatterbrain · 06-19-2014, 08:47 AM

this is sounding really great, glad you guys are taking things further, getting others in etc

Dr Ashworth · 06-25-2014, 12:05 AM

thanks man!

Jt Copper · 08-15-2014, 08:07 PM

So hows progress, Zach? Just wondering if anything has happened.

Dr Ashworth · 09-19-2014, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jt Copper

So hows progress, Zach? Just wondering if anything has happened.

yeah! we've been working on our live performance and actually just played our first live show yesterday. here's a bunch of random footage from 5 different songs (starts in sort of a jammy part of awakening):

it was so damn fun. i was surprised by the response. we'd been jamming these songs in our box of a bandroom, so to finally play them in front of a crowd was amazing.

thanks phil and james, you guys rule. james, i know on the art... it's pretty cool, but word is that aaron haynes may be doing art on this project as well. ;P

Phil Williamson · 08-15-2014, 09:35 PM

missed this the first time around - good stuff! looking forward to hearing more

James Burgon · 08-23-2014, 02:23 AM

first track has a definite temples vibe to it, but cleaner and overall more going on.
Really liking this, a lot more than meet the strangers. like, i appreciated those songs and liked a few, but this song instantly grabbed me.
on to the next one now.

EDIT: Shame that's not the album art, it's lovely

EDIT: Both are fantastic and i wish i'd wrote them. You win at music on 3dmm. these are great, i'm eagerly awaiting an album.

06-04-2014, 07:36 PM	#1
Dr Ashworth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,302	SUBURBAN BIRDS - A NEW Ashworth/Breed collab yo guys! i haven't posted here in a while. thought i'd give you an update to my musical stuff. so in the past year, i've been creating music with a live band. which is CRAZY different than what I did in the past with my own solo stuff. i wanted to have a project that has more of a live sound. then, since dylan and i felt really good about our meet the strangers stuff, dylan said he'd jump on as a creative producer/engineer. anyway, let me know what you think! here's a few songs: SUBURBAN BIRDS - AWAKENING

06-05-2014, 05:49 PM	#3
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990	this is fucking delicious, the first track i like more than the second, but that's very probably because this is new, and i listened to the first one if you know what i'm getting at. is there an ETA on the final album?
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990

06-07-2014, 01:02 AM	#5
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463	This sounds alot more like the music I would listen to. Has a good Modest Mouse feeling IMO. Amazing work dude, cant wait for more!
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463

06-09-2014, 12:26 AM	#6
Orcus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,146	Awakening is great compositionally although there doesn't seem to be much power in the bottom end and the distorted guitars are pretty thin and quiet when they come in as that part sounds like it should have much more of a punch when it comes in. As with the bass I dig the actual basslines I just don't really feel anything behind it. Granted I'm on laptop speakers although I did listen with headphones and the effect wasn't that much greater. Perhap it was just a combination of the mix and SoundCloud?
Orcus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,146

06-09-2014, 12:38 AM	#8
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	really liking goodbye goodbye, especially the change up near the end
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

06-04-2014, 07:37 PM	#2
Dr Ashworth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,302	SUBURBAN BIRDS - GOODBYE GOODBYE (not actual album art btw)

06-09-2014, 12:11 PM	#9
Eukos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,133	FUCK YES!
Eukos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,133

06-13-2014, 07:42 PM	#11
John Coffee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,595	cool. i dig the second track a lot. both could use a lot less delay and reverb on the vocals and the guitar imo. it sounds like you're singing in a stadium at the bottom of the ocean, while the drums and bass sound very dry, like they're in a studio. you have a really cool voice, i think using effects in many cases can help vocalists, but in your case it might be taking away from the performance.

06-13-2014, 10:02 PM	#12
Lowgain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 9,288	A+
Lowgain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 9,288

06-15-2014, 01:00 PM	#13
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463	Hey Zach, question. Are you and Tom Breed still "Meet The Strangers" or was that just for the album?
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463

06-16-2014, 11:04 PM	#15
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463	haha, okay then thats cool. So who else is working on the project, anyone here?
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463

06-18-2014, 12:12 AM	#16
Dr Ashworth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,302	nah, two 3dmmers is enough crazy for one project. the other guys are friends of mine who happened to play other instruments really well! it's been cool working with more people, we can get music out much faster.

06-19-2014, 08:47 AM	#17
Scatterbrain Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,564	this is sounding really great, glad you guys are taking things further, getting others in etc

06-25-2014, 12:05 AM	#18
Dr Ashworth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,302	thanks man!

08-15-2014, 08:07 PM	#19
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463	So hows progress, Zach? Just wondering if anything has happened.
Jt Copper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,463

08-15-2014, 09:35 PM	#21
Phil Williamson Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 16,900	missed this the first time around - good stuff! looking forward to hearing more

08-23-2014, 02:23 AM	#22
James Burgon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8,689	first track has a definite temples vibe to it, but cleaner and overall more going on. Really liking this, a lot more than meet the strangers. like, i appreciated those songs and liked a few, but this song instantly grabbed me. on to the next one now. EDIT: Shame that's not the album art, it's lovely EDIT: Both are fantastic and i wish i'd wrote them. You win at music on 3dmm. these are great, i'm eagerly awaiting an album.