It dawned on me yesterday that I would not be able to make it to an independent record store this Record Store Day. This saddened me. Then, last night (Friday the 15th of April 2011), at approximately 7pm I decided I would compose a song from scratch in less than 24 hours to coincide with record store day (for fun - music is supposed to be fun). A challenge I unexpectedly succeeded in completing much faster than I anticipated (I even managed to have a full night sleep). In the end the below track took me about 7 hours work from idea to internet, working at a pretty mellow pace.
This track as you may have noticed is both short and instrumental. Annoyingly I have misplaced my microphone, if I had not I would certainly have added vocals as well as recorded real percussion. For lack of another alternative I had to settle for garage band beats and loops (hopefully I’ll get my hands on something more pro and interesting sounding soon). Also, I'm pretty sure I could easily extend this song to 3 minutes, but I’m not going to; to do so now would feel force, not mention at odds with the writing process and the vibe of the track.
For anybody interested in 'what ifs', the vocals would have been about the photograph I took that accompanies the track: a frost bitten pier on Derwent Water, Keswick.
Everything you hear (bar the drums) I produced on three instruments – a guitar and bass guitar, as well as a retro Yamaha keyboard – played into garage band. Not particularly high tech.
Everything you hear (bar the drums) I produced on three instruments – a guitar and bass guitar, as well as a retro Yamaha keyboard – played into garage band. Not particularly high tech.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
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Happy Record Store Day!
Scott
