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I`ve always wanted to do a mini-symphony. Well, here it is! I conceived most of this in two nights and proceeded to rearrange it too many times! Rob Stankiewicz played the way cool drum part and I played the other instruments.
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This is where my roots are at: classical metal with a weird twist. Again it`s Rob Stankiewicz on drums with David Harbour on bass this time.
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I had this G#-E riff stashed away for a while, but when I thought of the simple melody over the top of it, that really kicked it into gear for me. I then added the progressive touches, another great job by Rob Stankiewicz and David Harbour in the rhythm section.
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Nothing beats playing a progressive groove like this. One of the tracks that had rare "magic" to it, the rhythm section of David Harbour and Keith Carlock just smoked.
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This little "guipriece` was recorded all direct through a Digitech GSP 2101 with volume swells. I added some distant keyboards as well.
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The melodies were paramount here as I was just trying to paint pictures, cop "visuals", and put a chill up the old spine. Keith Carlock added a very tasty drum part.
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I wrote a twisted little melody in Lydian mode for this one, which was really a demon to record because of all the tight starts and stops. I cranked my studio monitors to earsplitting volume for the middle feedback solo. (A little vintage Rush influence in the midsection-it`s in my blood!) My original demo was more basic, so this song really grew teeth when Rob Stankiewicz added his killer drum track.
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I just wanted to have fun on this one, and give everyone a chance to chop a little. I`ve always loved funk, but it was especially fun with this David Harbour/Keith Carlock rhythm section. This is a groove that the "father of psychoanalysis" would have dug.
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Well I had to show my real heavy side sooner or later. The melodies in the song actually ended up being a combination of Lydian and Phrygian. I just went for total mental illness in the middle solo. Matt Thompson, the drummer for another band of mine, Surgeon, ripped on the skins.
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Probably my favorite composition of the lot. I spent a lot of time orchestrating this little beast, and it was a learning experience. My "all harmonic" short solo break in the middle was something I`ve wanted to try for a while. Clint Barlow added some very nice drum work. The bass lines were courtesy of Mr. Harbour again.
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