As most of you know, Tall and Tiny began in the spring of 2011. That same year, during winter, we decided to make a fun music video for our favourite song: I like it. Early in the morning, we dragged loads of clothes and camera equipment through the snow and went to class. We sat at the back of the auditorium, with all our bags around us, eager to start filming. After class we dragged everything straight to our rehearsing location, which fortunately, was nearby.
It was all done very clumsily, but we had so much fun. To this day, we cherish the memory of making this music video because it was absolutely a day to remember.
We never uploaded it though. It got edited and everything, but we never decided to share it. We kept thinking we might make a new version of the song and so we kept postponing it. Today however, we realise that the song is perfect just as it is. It's not as 'finished' as our newer songs, but it's a classic! We finally uploaded the video and you can watch it below. We hope you enjoy it!
If you are wondering what those 'newer songs' sound like, you should come see us perform. That's right, we are performing live soon! We are going to play on October 25th @Kinky Star in Ghent. Check out the Facebook event here. We will be playing loads of new songs! If you can't come, you can always keep an eye out for new songs on our Soundcloud. We are going to upload something really soon!
We have finally released our new song! We've been working on it since... March? Maybe even February! Anyway, it's undergone so many changes throughout the past 9 months or so (it's like a baby), and we're actually really satisfied with the result! Scroll all the way down to listen!
We kind of feel like our music has gone through several phases. Let's review!
Phase 1 - Octopus One
We started out with nothing but a piano and our voices. We created fairytale-ish melodies and tried recording them with an old laptop's built in microphone. That ended up sounding like this:
We also started working with electronics. We recorded through midi and tried some stuff out on Garageband. We also started adding drums, which lead to these two:
Phase 2 - Enter Electronics
We wanted to make more complex compositions, and got better at the computer technicalities. Enter arpeggiators, synth soundscapes and space vibes. We switched from Garageband to Logic and did some live shows to get over our initial stage fright.
Phase 3 - Album Time
With the new recording mic and the Maschine we were able to really bump up our sound quality. Also, learning how to work with equalizers, limiters and compressors has really made a huge difference to the way our songs sound! In phase 1, we would write, record and release a song in less than a day. In this phase, however, we really like to take our time with each song. We spend months sending the files back and forth to each other and tweaking little details over and over again. There is still so much we want to learn, but we are definitely making progress and that's what matters! And what matters most to us is that we still have fun with it, and we totally do! We're feeling really ambitious about the upcoming year. We want to make an album and make at least one music video! We have got so many songs that are in the "almost-finished" stage, so you can expect to hear from us in 2017! It's going to be a great year!
Also, don't you just love this picture? Check out the photographers' website HERE! They make such great and original pictures and we look forward to shooting with them again sometime!
