Mix Analysis 9 - Lost Kitten

Band: Metric

Song: Lost Kitten

Album: Synthetica

Year: 2012

0:00 Drums and bass intro

0:02 Drums, Bass, Vocals

0:45 Drums, Bass, vocals, guitar, glockenspiel

1:00 Drums, Bass, guitar, vocals, glockenspiel, backup vocals, drum machine, claps

1:14 Drums, Bass, vocals, synth

1:27 Drums, Bass, vocals, synth, drum machine

1:29 Drums, Bass, vocals, guitar, glockenspiel

1:42 Drums, Bass, guitar, vocals, glockenspiel, backup vocals, drum machine, claps

2:12 Acoustic guitar, synth

2:20 Acoustic guitar, synth, electric guitar, glockenspiel

2:27 Acoustic guitar, synth, electric guitar, glockenspiel, drums

2:34 Drums, Bass, guitar, vocals, glockenspiel, drum machine, claps

2:47 Drums, Bass, guitar, vocals, glockenspiel, backup vocals, drum machine, claps

3:03 Bass, Vocals, synth, glockenspiel, electric guitar

Instument Level Pan

Vocals 8 0

Vocal reverb in the verse 5 -6, 6

Bass 8 0

Drums 8 0

Glockenspiel 7 -7, 7

Backup vocals 6 0

Electric Guitar 6 0

Drum Machine 7 0

Claps 6 0

Acoustic guitar 7 -4, 4

Synth 6 -6, 6

This is a very interesting tune rom Metric, throwing in some interesting vocal effects, some great backing vocals, interplay between a synth and a glockenspiel, and a trade between acoustic guitar ad electric guitar. The vocals are interesting to me, since there’s this very spacious and distant reverb that seems less like it’s connected to the main vocals, and more like another singer taking up more space on the sides. There’s also varying degrees of distortion added to the vocals, but it all seems light and doesn’t fully change how the vocals sound. The glockenspiel works to make this song spookier, and with its panning it makes the whole effect much more interesting, especially on headphones, since the sound seems to just bounce from left to right. The acoustic guitar also swerves left and right during its part. The bass is solid and provides a good center to allow the other parts to be erratic and spacious. There’s also some synth in the background of most of this, adding some atmosphere but not being too loud. During the chorus there is a drum machine making a constant clicking sound, and some claps. Those claps might have come from the drum machine, and the drum kit might have too, I don’t know. I also used a lot of ideas, like distant panning reverb tracks and distorted vocals for my minor project, the Creepoid song.