The lesser mabinogion
This one kind of morphed quite a bit. It was originally going to be an industrial piece – but I guess it was just a little too far out of my comfort zone, so it ended up turning into something a little more my style.
Another attempt at lyrics and singing – unfortunately I still can’t find what the exact formula is to make my voice sound good – there’s a certain range and volume at which I actually sound all right, but I don’t think I got either of them here. I also still don’t know how to mix vocals, but I guess practice is what this is all about, so I can only improve. My vocal melody writing could do with some improvement as well.
Otherwise there’s not really a lot to say about this piece – the seagulls and waves seem to work quite well bringing the intro in – they’re from an old sound effects CD I bought years ago, and that sample fits pretty much exactly right – the volume drops off a little just as the vocals start, and the whole thing finishes almost as soon as the chorus comes in.
I’m pretty happy with the guitars in the leadout at the end too – it never seems like I’m doing anything when I’m playing something like that, but in the end it always goes to show that less really is more.
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