yep, that's something we should mention explicitly in a thread like this: the overall sound of his records is always great. so don't be sad, devin! but you should treat the mighty masturbator a bit more carefully than synchestra when it comes to mastering.
back to topic: city has got a great sound. not so much in terms of technical perfection, but it suits the atmosphere and meaning of the record perfectly. same thing goes for infinity.
@yeast: i think what gene does to his cymbals is great as he does it, they were just treated bad in the mix. you can make a sound stand out or at least be locateable and still keep a large amount of dynamics. maybe devin didn't want them any louder or he just lost them out of sight in some way. if you have one huge project in your head for weeks, you most certainly loose distance to it. it's already unreal what amounts of musical informations devon can keep in his head at all. and, talking of terria: i think the rest of the mix is enormous! there's so much going on all the time, and everything is in such harmony, it's easy to ignore such minor flaws IMO.
back to topic: city has got a great sound. not so much in terms of technical perfection, but it suits the atmosphere and meaning of the record perfectly. same thing goes for infinity.
@yeast: i think what gene does to his cymbals is great as he does it, they were just treated bad in the mix. you can make a sound stand out or at least be locateable and still keep a large amount of dynamics. maybe devin didn't want them any louder or he just lost them out of sight in some way. if you have one huge project in your head for weeks, you most certainly loose distance to it. it's already unreal what amounts of musical informations devon can keep in his head at all. and, talking of terria: i think the rest of the mix is enormous! there's so much going on all the time, and everything is in such harmony, it's easy to ignore such minor flaws IMO.