I had seen the 100 Second and One Synth challenges, then I was reminded of the Muse tools, and used ‘Titular’ to get the title, with under 2 minutes to work with, the lyric had to be simple and short so Included the Full Moon Challenge too!
I used the Surge XT VSTi synth for 5 separate tracks on this. It’s a new virtual synth for me, and it has so much to offer!
Madness copyright 2022 Michael J Birch
Is it the full moon
Maybe we’re all doomed
Is that what you meant
Where’s the common sense
Am I going crazy
Am I insane
It’s the same old same old
Again and again and again
Madness
Am I going crazy
Am I insane
It’s the same old same old
Again and again and again
Madness
@headfirstonly Mar 2022
Awww, this was much too short. Really digging the vibe of this. Sounds like the sort of thing Yello used to bring in the late lamented Billy Mackenzie to do vocals for.
Surge is a great synth, isn't it? (I just noticed version 1.01 dropped in January and am now installing it...)
@tukayandryan Mar 2022
Oooh I feel proper 80s vibes here. The vocal is really great and creates such an atmosphere. The use if repetition works really well.
@valeriecox Feb 2022
Love this. It has an 80s pop vibe that is super cool. And very impressive how full it sounds with one synth. The way you produced really filled up the sonic space. That is one cool synth. I also very much like the repetition of lyrics. I think sometimes we start writing lyrics and forget that we aren't trying to write poetry. Repeated lyrics really help bang in the hook and get people singing along. Nicely done.
@johnstaples Feb 2022
Very cool music and that synth is quite lovely! I love how you sung this and mixed your vox! So sweet!! Your lyrics are quite good for such a short song!!! This all works so beautifully!!!
@williamjames Feb 2022
Such haunting vocals and melody. Very cool synths too. Very ethereal experience!
@oswlek Feb 2022
This is cool! Sometimes challenges can bring out the best in us, and I think that happened here. From the very open of the song, you built a really cool atmosphere, and employed creative-but-effective ways to add dynamics. This is definitely worth seeing if the song wants another minute or so added to it. Great stuff.
@bethdesombre Feb 2022
That's a lot of challenges in one song! The "again and again and again" is effective here. And the simplicity of "Madness."
@jeff9 Feb 2022
Lots of nice atmosphere crammed into these two minutes, Mike. Clever synth utilization. Look forward to hearing what else you do with that when you have more time & space to spread your wings.
@colgoo Feb 2022
This is really cool! Nice work, Mike!