Friday, March 27, 2009

Straight Lines (On A Curved Universe) (vocal, 1985, 1995)

Two versions of the same song, recorded ten years apart. In life as well as in art we must sometimes stop and take stalk of the journey so far. Was the path correct? Was there anything we could have done differently? What are the effects of our choices and our actions? These questions are dealt with both in the lyrics, and in the difference between the two versions. The earlier was recorded in one afternoon, the later over the course of several days and nights. Which do you like better?

Equipment:
1985: Hagstrom III electric guitar, Sequential Circuits Pro-1 Synth. Recorded on a Fostex X-15 4-track cassette recorder.

1995: G&L F-100 electric guitar, E-Bow, Casio CZ-101 synth, Korg Poly-800 synth, Yamaha TX-81Z sound module, Sequential Circuits Pro-1 synth, Yamaha RX-17 drum machine. Recorded on a Fostex Model 160 4-track cassette recorder.

1985:



Could I have been wrong somehow? 4.3MB

1995 (Big file--give it a few seconds to load. Hit the "play button, hit it again immediately, then wait a few seconds before clicking it again. Sorry.):



How naïve of me! 20.9MB

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