Verbatim

I have just finished recording the song related to I.O.U. It is great rock song. I must admit. It was very straight forward and repetative at first. But today i had the opportunity after work to record vocals (with lyrics written as I finished the song), add a new guitar piece in the background and a lot of time to chop up, rearranged and generally edit the song.

I initially came home, went straight for the computer after saying hello to my cats, and got to work on it. A lot of the time was spent on mixing the drum fills, which i think sounds excellent. Maybe for some it'd be a bit much, but considering i can't really play the drums, it sounds great.

After getting much of the drums sorted, i began recording some vocals. I unfortunely have a considerate nature, and so do not allow myself to sing to loud in the house, as to not piss off the neighbours. I could get the vocals better, but with the time I had and the conditions, I think they are still good. I wanted the words and lyrics to be quite angry and aggressive. It is a rock song and it has to be sung like that.

So the lyrics were written during the recording, about how society helps create psychopathic individuals. I had the idea to name a song 'Verbatim', using something word for word. Wanted to make a song based on someone elses words, like a suicide note or something, but hasn't really happened.

Verbatim

I am a beast,
History will absolve me,
Verbatim,
Dear sir, I shant stop ripping,
I am a lost cause,
Eat goodness,
Shit out hate,
Snap the crow by its neck,
Watch the sky darken overhead,
I killeth god,
Verbatim,
Sweet verbatim.

Written 11/09/2010

I began recording the vocals with a rusty, space age sounding effect; but didn't work with the distorted guitar and bass. Tried another version with a little bit of distortion on a more acoustic tone. Still too much. Gave it one more go. A little reverb and that was it. Sounded good. Vocals could be better with more practice, but good nonetheless. Edited the vocals, and decided that the vocals and music was too much.

When the vocals start i thought it would sound good to take out most of the music, and just left the bass. Then add in the drums later and then guitar riff too. Sounds good. Then i had recorded another lead part, and use it after the singing ended, which builds the song up better towards the end.

The overall recording is great. Vocals may need rerecorded again and the sound leveling needs tweeked, but overall I really like this new tune. It will go up on www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright in the next few days.

Watch this space,
Wullae

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Will be available to download when put up.