Track 1 Hymn/Him was produced in my home studio using overdubbing and mixed in-the-box. It imagines its female narrator teetering on the edge of sanity, having experienced resounding loss. The lyrics use homophones to add to the feeling of blurred reality: Die/Dye; Hymn/Him; Scene/Seen. The rhythm is in 3/4 time, imparting a Waltz-like feel to a song of yearning, loss and regret.
Original Key: E minor
BPM: 78m
Instruments:Vocal, Drums, Castanets, Timpani, Bass Guitar, Violin, Cello, Piano, Horns, Synthesizers (Bell, Droplets, Breaths).
Track 2 Plutonium Party was recorded in my home studio, with sound effects produced by blowing the gain of my Yamaha CP88 stage piano and recording the sonic aftermath. The song's lyrics depict a parallel present in which the narrator dryly describes the fallout from a major nuclear event. The chorus is a burst in a major key, before descending back to a minor tone without resolution.
Original Key: F# minor
BPM: 112
Instruments: Vocal, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizers, Vibraphone, Cello, Kanun, Violins, Cello, Horns, Piano.
Original Key: E minor
BPM: 78m
Instruments:Vocal, Drums, Castanets, Timpani, Bass Guitar, Violin, Cello, Piano, Horns, Synthesizers (Bell, Droplets, Breaths).
Track 2 Plutonium Party was recorded in my home studio, with sound effects produced by blowing the gain of my Yamaha CP88 stage piano and recording the sonic aftermath. The song's lyrics depict a parallel present in which the narrator dryly describes the fallout from a major nuclear event. The chorus is a burst in a major key, before descending back to a minor tone without resolution.
Original Key: F# minor
BPM: 112
Instruments: Vocal, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizers, Vibraphone, Cello, Kanun, Violins, Cello, Horns, Piano.