INSANE BLUE – DOWN WITH THE MIRACLE

Nantes (France) based act, Insane Blue, have recently released their latest single, Down With The Miracle, and we here at the Send Me Your Ears studio have been taking a listen today.

Down With The Miracle is a song about war, loss of hope, and the struggle to survive. Insane Blue say; “we couldn’t be indifferent to what is happening around the world.”

Down With The Miracle starts with a quick drum fill and then straight into the song. With a dreamy guitar and lead vocals similar to perhaps Neil Young, this feels instantly like a psychedelic Doors-inspired track. There are also a few nods to the stylings of Pink Floyd – especially Roger Waters’ writing.

Down With The Miracle rises and falls and sets an emotional soundscape. With some big builds and changes in instrumentation, this is a song that you could easily get lost in. It feels, to us, like a song which could be used in the backdrop of a movie or TV show. It has a harrowing and poignant message which we believe would work well as a TV placement and we would urge Insane Blue to seek out an opportunity such as this.

Down With The Miracle also has something of a “study vibes” feel to it. It is dreamy and distant and the instrumentation is something you can truly get lost in.

From a production perspective, we found a peaking frequency at around 196Hz so a careful surgical EQ cut here would reduce that tone and help balance out the low mids a bit more. A small but wider cut around 550-600Hz would reduce some ‘boxy’ tones too. A large boost across the high mids and highs centred around 12kHz but reaching as far as the top three octaves would add a great deal of presence and brightness, giving the track a sense of realness and life. Be careful not to boost the sibilance in the vocal track though. A cut around 5.5-6kHz would help reduce the sibilant peaks in the vocal track. Finally, a light compressor/limiter and maybe 3dB of make up gain will add to the warmth in the track as well as adding some overall volume.

Insane Blue’s, Down With The Miracle is a touching tribute to the devastation of war and the struggle to survive. A song for fans of perhaps the Doors or that era.