This song was recorded at Audio Recording, Inc. in Seattle by legendary engineer, Kearney Barton (who recorded The Kingsmen Jolly Green Giant of Louie, Louie fame, The Sonics Psycho, The Frantics Werewolf, Angel Of The Morning by Merrilee Rush and many others.) It was an 8 track analog studio, recorded onto 1 inch reel tape. This song was completed in a few takes. This particular take had one bass mistake that I was able to minimize digitally. It was recorded live with the lead guitar, bass, and drums. The cowbell and rhythm guitar was overdubbed later that session. I especially liked the sound I was able to achieve when it came to the lead guitar, a kind of mix between the 60s spaghetti western and the surfing guitar sounds. To finish off this particular mix, I had to convert it from a cassette format onto the Audacity program on my computer with a JVC TD-W254 Double Cassette Deck 3 motor Silent Mechanism. The players: Wayde Brown (me) on guitars, Sean Crain on bass, and Dan Penland on drums and cowbell. This, the 185th song that I wrote, was inspired by the spaghetti western movies of the 60s. Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone were a big influence in the sound of this recording. I picked the year 1879 since I felt it was one of the last years that America had the old West feel; the kind of stuff movies are now made of when they make westerns. The first gas driven automobile came out and a new era began. With every 10 songs I wrote, it seems I wrote 2 avant-garde and one instrumental song soon afterwards. I like the purity and simplicity of the guitar work in this song, driven heavily by the bass riff. THEME FOR 1879 INSTRUMENTAL Written and performed by Wayde K. Brown & The Santairs Copyright 2010—All Rights Reserved Recorded at Audio Recording, Inc. in Seattle, WA.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:03:19 +0000
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