"AWAKENING" is something that I wrote as a rock instrumental but these days I'm thinking of writing the lyrics to it... Maybe...
The way it was recorded was conditioned by the fact I did it as an exercise whilst doing my digital recording course. On a small MIDI station I quickly programmed a very simple basis [a few loops: drums, percussions, some keys (organ style) and the simplest of bass lines].
Then I asked Colin McNeish [otherwise a bassist] to play some additional keyboards and he kindly obliged, mainly the piano part, a few dabs on the organ...
After that, I added the guitar, driving the melody, the riff and some impro... Nothing much, as I said, done very quickly, Boss GT 5 to my aide, that's all...
Can you hear it as a soundtrack? Who do I ask to play it? Gary Moore or Santana? Maybe Joe Satriani? Hehehe... I wish... ;)
A nice thing happened when we rehearsed it: a band in the neighbouring studio stopped their rehearsal to come in and give us some really cool compliments and at that stage I only managed to explain 2 or 3 parts to the gang... Really cool of them to do that! Made our day!! Thanx whoever you were/are, guys!!
Enjoy if it's your cup of tea... And try to imagine it Gary Moore style, at least initially...
Aloha rock'n'soul surfers!!!
A few words of explanation about where I come from, that is, who I am... Musically first:
As you will be able to see [I hope] I write in all sorts of "styles"... Hence the name of the band, if I ever p... Read More
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