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Originally titled "Off-Key Dream," this was our first song begun in somewhat of a practice/jam setting. After tweaking with a bass synth's LFO amount and rate, Brian began playing around with the sound. Its warbly character sounded spooky in chordal configurations in the upper register. From that first riff, the rest of the song was created in studio setting. After a general instrumentation was crafted, the minimalistic lyric line "Want you... want you bad" was thrown over the abstract music. It created a great mood for the song without overpowering the charm it had as an instrumental. We could space it out, repeat it in different rhythms and overlap with secondary voices.

At this point in time, we had been wanting to collaborate with our friend and fellow artist, Lex Gomez. This song was the perfect opportunity to begin the endeavor. In the days leading up to the session, Brian wrote lyrics and melody for the choruses and first verse. Due to Lex's low vocal register, both male and female vox were composed in the same range. The result sounded like an infusion of The Xx and Daft Punk. The second verse and bridge lyrics and melody were composed by Lex. With a completely new set of text and phrasing, the second verse both bring the listener back to something familiar (as most 2nd verses do) but added a progressive metamorphosis mid song, that keeps the listener floating comfortably through new exposition. The bridge (which leads into the drop) was, like the 2nd verse, a completely new idea. "I can't get no peace of mind" on its own sounds like a Stones rip off, but we thought it would function well as a chant, so we recording everyone's voices in multiple octaves: Benjamin in the low, Lex and Heather in the middle, and Brian in a high "screamy" distorted range. The main accomplishment this section was that it transitioned from chill and groovy, to a heavy drop.

The drop was itself a long process, from a dinky portamento electric bass riff, to a heavy, abstract "mushpot" of bass synths. Subservient to the low frequencies, is an etherial layer of reverbed vocal sample (that sound very creepy when soloed) and an ascending line from the original warbly synth sound of the song, a couple octaves up from the main riff. It's a strange creature, especially with the lack of any real meaty high-mids, but it's definitely something unique and it fits the song rather well.

The breakdown following the drop is a favorite section among the band. Everything drop out for a drastic volume and tonal contrast. More effects are added to the main riff, leaving a synth at death's door. From the out of the minimalism, whispers emerge and slowly crescendo along with a faint beat. The song grows from there, and we added as many elements, instruments, and samples as we could. Let the groove take you away!

Yours truly, Boarian

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Mixed and Mastered by Stephen Collins @ Harp Strung Trees
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