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Unusual Pairing (WB18)

By spry on May 8, 2022 6:40 pm

Thinking about how our paths cross and part and sometimes mingle



Recorded the harmonium over top of a basic rhythm and then all the other tracks over top it in about 10 takes. I set it down and came back to it the next day and chopped, copied, layered and mixed the vision together. Similar workflow to usual but different approach with the different instrument pallet. In all it was harmonium, Hawaiian ipu drum (still learning how to use this thing!), hand cymbals, 3D printed ocarina and vox.


Lyrics:

When the world stops spinning
A new beginning


At the/our chapters end
Do the/our stories blend?

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May 10, 2022 10:57 am

Devieus

Very beautiful and harmonious. That harmonium really provides a nice backdrop to everything.
- Spider

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May 10, 2022 6:43 pm

Q-Rosh

a beautiful analog and folky enlightenment. put this also on the record, please.

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May 11, 2022 1:31 am

levelcapybara

What a neat song! Love the percussion and lyrics in particular.

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May 12, 2022 3:02 pm

sad_infamy_sings

Oh! So that's how you play an ocarina... Lovely track! I really like all the percussion and the lyrics and vocals are great.

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May 19, 2022 10:23 pm

spry

Devieus wrote:

Very beautiful and harmonious. That harmonium really provides a nice backdrop to everything.
- Spider

That harmonium has a whole lot of potential that I feel like I've only started to tap into


Q-Rosh wrote:

a beautiful analog and folky enlightenment. put this also on the record, please.

Added to the list smile


levelcapybara wrote:

What a neat song! Love the percussion and lyrics in particular.

I really love all the finger snaps you get out of the ipu big_smile


sad_infamy_sings wrote:

Oh! So that's how you play an ocarina... Lovely track! I really like all the percussion and the lyrics and vocals are great.

Thats one way to play an ocarina :-X Thanks! Sometimes the stream of consciousness comes together into something coherent and I think this was one of those bits with the lyrics and structure all sort of came out at once.

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May 22, 2022 9:19 pm

sad_infamy_sings

Haha, sorry I meant the first part as a dig at myself- I got an ocarina at a ren fair and haven’t figured out to play it properly and have used it in some of my tracks in what I think is a pretty clunky way. I like how you played it in this song! it sounds nice! I love stream of conciousness as a method for lyrics/singing! good job again on this awesome track

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