time stands still bridge-to-nowhere mix 20090829

yelyah

I hereby name this the “bridge to nowhere” mix since it was the musical content of the bridge that I spent the most time on.

If you’ve heard the song before, I’ve provided a shortcut video that plays the bridge from last night’s version vs. tonight’s version so that you don’t have to try and figure out what’s changed.

the before and after on youtube

I’m basically attempting to make the bridge more compelling. A break from the norm, if you will. And while we’re on the subject, I realize I’m not even sure if I know the difference between a bridge and a break. It’d probably qualify as a middle 8 if it weren’t so close to the end.

I still feel like the end of the bridge could use a certain je ne sais quoi. I’m also concerned about the effects “bleed” that happens right after the bridge ends, since the content of the bleed clashes musically with what happens in the chorus. I experimented with cutting the effect short, but that made it worse. Suggestions are welcome. Or if you don’t hear a clash, then let me know that too.

Tech notes:
I’m still kinda disappointed in Logic’s support for rewire. There seems to be stuck notes occurring all of the time. It gets to be quite annoying.

So is this an improvement? Let me know what you think.