Another Light
By Cursory on October 4, 2024 10:42 pm
Unbelievably, we’re in Q4! Way to go folks, that’s a lot of music 
This is one of the other tracks I started last week, I had the pad, bass, and beat mostly figured out but needed more time to find melodies, lyrics, guitars, etc. A bit more energy to this track than usual for me, I think this is a “muscle” I need to keep exercising and a good contrast to most of what I’m inclined to make. Also a bit of 80s feeling (e.g. “The Promise” by When in Rome) which isn’t where I usually find myself.
› Lyrics
‹ Lyrics
Certain you are, how this will turn out
Colors away, from within
It’s been a while, let ‘em spin a while
Will not be found anymore
If you can anymore
You gotta come down from where you were hiding out
Stand in tune, it’d help to redefine
Still this weight, still it weighs
On a cornered mind
And hope you may find another night
Another light
Traveling far, or burrowing in the yard
Roots and traps, and all that blocks your path
Size it up, psyche yourself up
You’ve already gone this far
Surrender your pall, run yourself through the hall
What you need, you’ve had all this time
Circulate, make your way
Right across that line
Past your desire to hide
Search through the darkest nights
So you may find another light
Another light
› Recording Notes
‹ Recording Notes
I’m pretty sure this one started with the pad/chords, every once in a while I peruse the Logic synth sounds and see if anything clicks - this one was called Cloud Shimmer, though I made some small tweaks. I thought the weird tail that sounds kind of like birds was really cool and I can take no credit for this - I couldn’t figure out which parameter made this happen 
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I’ve been trying to experiment with drum sounds a bit more so these drums have some saturation and are fed through an amp sim. Turns out you can just put anything through an amp sim and it’s a pretty good time? I liked the “over the top” beat with the dreamy pads and pretty static bass line (again, sounds like “The Promise” to me). This bass line was also haaard for me, the chops are not what they should be but this is how we learn.
