A much calmer take on the vocals, without the autotune effect and stereo double-tracking. I kept this one around because I liked the lighter feel of it. The guitar part is different as well, I felt like even though I was playing the right part, it kind of sounded wrong, which is why I went with the other version.
Category: River Tsunami
In 2007, I was itching to make some music. Our downstairs neighbors were keen to do a video show with us, in collaboration with Hello! Video, and I felt we should have a theme. No idea why we settled on “River Tsunami,” but I think we were just looking for as unlikely a topic as possible. So I set out to write an album about it.
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Calmed
Meant to mellow things out at the end. I think this was meant to have lyrics to tie it all up in a bow.
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Tsunami’s Revenge
Absurd, was meant for an interlude or a video piece in the show we were putting together.
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Old Man River
Just pure silliness. I’m not sure if The Frogs or Ween are more to blame for inspiring this.
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River Tsunami (Rock)
Somehow I talked Kandace into singing this one, and I’m glad I did. She had a cold, and hated me for making her do the vocals, which were sung directly into the laptop microphone.
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River Risin’
Needed a track to develop the story on our concept album a bit. Doesn’t sound like I quite finished the lyrics, but it did the job. It doesn’t seem as though I wanted to let the track end.
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Lionize
I’ve never been quite sure where I stole the chorus at the end from but I’m pretty sure it’s been done before. The first half was built onto that, drawing on Guided By Voices for inspiration. Another surprisingly disciplined mix.
