I either started this song 24 years ago, or last Wednesday. Either way, I finished it this afternoon, and put the backing track together in 10 minutes, and boom here you go. It’s funny how that happens. From my forthcoming EP, I guess :)
The guitar (my Schecter Omen Elite tuned to A-E-B-F#-C#-F#) plays a pleasantly simple chord loop to make space for the words. The drums come from my new Beat Buddy (setting: “Brushes 8” at 96bpm) - again, they’re supposed to stay out the way. The drums are double tracked, with one track with a dotted eight note delay added in post-production. The vocals are coming through a TC Helicon Mic Mechanic - I picked up a used one over the summer. It’s providing a smidge of tape echo and room reverb.
I recorded it while I performed for the video, and here’s the track (the vocals come through a bit better):
I’m wearing my Slugdge t-shirt, but death metal this song aint. (Slugdge are a formidable and interesting band, and also famous for developing a fanbase through bandcamp)
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