Churches, Florida and New york, part 2

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Things this last week have been hecktic, and as a result, I haven’t been able to get much music written.  Fighting my computer was just the icing on the destraction cake made of building a fence and getting sick.

To be honest, I’m pretty nervous I won’t get these done in time.   It’s my fault; I knew about the deadline for quite awhile, and should have been writing for it, but it’s tough to write for something without knowing what Brandon wants.  Stll, it’s my fault.

Anyway, to keep up with the trend of posting progress tracks, here goes:

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The previous version of this felt a little weird, so I tightened up the timing; less emphasis on the swing.  Also, I changed the bass, added a second drum track, layered the piano track with a honkytonk piano, and added a bridge of sorts.

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This one’s taken up most of my time, lately, ’cause I want it to be amazing.  The previous version had a solid foundation to build on, so I did.  I’ve added what I call “indie drums”, which I think work well but need a bit of refining, as well as strings.  Most importantly, I added a bit of random-seeming sound effects (it’s the sound of a ZIP drive rewinding layered over an old toy robot) that I think will add something, if only I can get them mixed right.

Anyway, let me know what you think; I’m always up for critiques.

Related posts:

1. Churches, Florida, Track One
2. Churches, Finale
3. Churches, New York, Track One
4. Still Truckin’
5. Churches: The First Video