(electronic,80s-ish) Voyager 2

[man made material]

first song to share on here... gulp!...
This is written as a message to us from Voyager 2 as it hurtles off into deep space...
Everything is done in Reason 11

[Popey]

Nice track i really enjoyed a the synth sounds and the feel of the track, its very polished. There were elements in there that reminded me of edm/trance and I was wishing there were some drums in there to drive it along, however this is just due to the types of music i usually listen too and totally get this was not your vision for this song. It added an extra element at the end when some drums came in. Really good song.

[EdwardKiy]

Cool ultravox/duranduran/tears-for-fears vibe! Drums no later than at 0:58+ please, and maybe some elements even earlier. Vocal a bit too dry (needs more reverb) for this style I think. Explore more range with the vocal. Lots of potential here.

[raymondh]

Cool ultravox/duranduran/tears-for-fears vibe! Drums no later than at 0:58+ please, and maybe some elements even earlier. Vocal a bit too dry (needs more reverb) for this style I think. Explore more range with the vocal. Lots of potential here.

I agree - good advice here.
The phrase "The things I've seen" would be a good place to introduce something rhythmic but subtle.
A bit more reverb would be good.

That said, it's a lovely song and really like how delicate it is.

It also reminds me a little bit of Freur, especially with the late drums.

Nicely done!!

[Skimrok]

love what you trying to do here , i do agree the vocal in places is very dry , as for the drums being moved forward I'm in two minds but hay nice first tune on here

[man made material]

Thanks for listening @popey @EdwardKiy @raymondh @Skimrok !
I appreciate your comments... the things you bring up are also things I considered quite a bit... so here’s why I made those choices (I’m not saying they’re right!) I kept the lead vox reverb free because I thought it felt more intimate and vulnerable- I wanted to try and humanise the voyager probe... I had quite a bit of reverb on the BVs and thought that gave enough lushness/space... it took all my self restraint to hold the drums back right until the end as I thought they had more impact and it felt like being breaking through something (out of the solar system)... again not saying I’m right just why I made those choices.... cheers guys