I’m really pushing it by calling this one a Two Hour Challenge. I mostly just don’t know what else to call it.
This latest release started as an acoustic faux-bossa sequence of chords and mediocre finger picking. I wanted to avoid having it sound too samey with some of the other stuff we’ve recorded, so I stepped only barely outside the comfort zone:
- Programmed drums using sampled beats (not unlike some of The Name‘s stuff)
- Finger picking instead of strumming (mostly)
- Weird effect laden chorus that includes reversed guitar
Then Blonski completed it with some inspired out-of-the-box thinking of his own.
- Lyrics vaguely about terrorism?
- Smooth, relaxed vocal that lays just behind the beat
- Lyrically repetitive but harmonically interesting chorus
- Trumpet/melodica solo
- Awesome picture of a guy in a red scarf
Two Hour Challenge – Resistance
Bonus side effect of mixing this track: I realized that I’ve been mixing down in mono for the last few songs! Hooray, now Universe 25 sounds better too!
Until next time,
-Mike