State of Epicicity
Fractal Fanatic
For sure.
I am no expert and no one would ask for my advice, but I find a lot of modern mixes
way too crowded for my tastes. I like a mix that breathes and where there is space for
every instrument. That is just not the style or flavour in ANY kind of music now.
We can definitely hear how sonics have evolved and how everything has tended to
become more prominent and bigger in recorded music (including mastering everything to the
point that there is ZERO dynamics). Loudness wars anyone!!
I find it fatiguing after awhile. Like someone is talking at the top of their voice all the time.
I know, cantankerous old fart alert.
Dude, I’m with you all the way on this one. There’s a great book by Greg Milner that, in addition to a ton of other histories, deals with the source of the loudness wars: Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music. I highly recommend it for anyone who feels the way you do.