Preparing Absinthe
drip by drip..
I did the guitar and bass tracks first, then procured my 10 year olds cello for the main bass line :) I also tried my luck playing cello with a bow on this track- which was a new experience.
The trumpet and violin bits are played with Korg keys.
I played the trap set on this initially but also asked Norm to add a simple percussion track to this tune which I think really grounds it well. Plus, I dont think I could write a song about Absinthe without Norm involved.
Thanks Norm !
I had the pleasure of hearing an alternative version of this song. One where the green fairy exploded. It was good. Norm agrees that a) both versions are awesome, and that b) bottle rockets are good. ~Eloise
Wow... this is pretty interesting. It evolves and moves in ways I didnt expect. Well done!
Or rather dramatic chipmunk...PETA is going to be all over my email tomorrow...d+mn...
For some reason...might be the whiskey talking...I picture in the "future" version of this with a video...opening it with the "hit sensation" dramatic squirrel youtube video? Call me nuts...it would totally fit...
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Good ole wah pedals ;) I think sometime in the future i would like to invest in a talk-box...why? i have no idea, i think if i ran my guitar with a synth effect on it, through the talk box to a wah....it might get interesting.
like Jarufus says: do da maff.
he was nuts. too creative for his own good. he used to get high on absinthe all the time and that really altered his reality. it essentially fucked him up good. Hemmingway was another absinthe user/abuser. do da maff.
Van Gogh would be proud.
Thanks for the listen and comments! LOL, ya Norm, thats actually not far from the truth !!
If I close my eyes to this one, its December 1973 in Del Mar California listening to Pink Floyd, really cool RW!
had me grooving secretly...loved it!
You see, I heard this groovy little tune on AT, then I downloaded it after about a minute because I knew I'd be looping the damn thing for about an hour straight. Solid, solid, solid - Fantastic work!
This is an exceptionally tasty track! Just deep, multi-layered and clever!! And your cello lines are superb considering you don't play!! I mean, wow!!! They add so much... I just love this track! PS - Bethan, I haven't had Norm yet.
cool.
The emerald green essence turns to the color of a Monarch’s chrysalis and the dripping sugar swirls into a gentle cloud. As your guitar carries me away, I smile and turn to the nonchalant fairy sitting next to me, who hands me a rather large bottle rocket.
great track, nice sideviews, absinthe , the green fairy, gave me already some psychedelic help...
Norm certainly is popular, I think we have all shared him now! Enjoyable track!