I found a razorblade that had fallen from a pencil sharpener and started grinding the strings of an arch top with them. I layered on another track where I used the razor wedged between the strings and played with an ebow. I don’t recommend using sharp objects since you could get similar results with paper clips or coat hangers. I panned that hard left and right before settling into a bass melody. I paired an alesis drum beat with that. I added baritone, synth and a few more layers of guitar before it started to fall into shape. I used manual panning for everything. I had experimented with sonic motion a good deal about a decade ago, so I tried to make something that held song structure. I was concerned that it not be a labor to listen but rather the kind of piece that opens up as you hear it repeatedly. I remember the feeling of hearing some songs I loved on headphones and finding a bevy of details that are felt but not always heard when listening on a boombox or a stereo.
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