The Darkness In Me.
By Highlander
May 2000
Approximate Length: 5 mins 15 seconds
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Hey there, folks! Now, I (Probably) know that you're thinking right now
that this song starts off more than a little similar to a certain
Portishead track. And to tell the blatant truth, you're totally right.
I mean, don't they always say that imitation is the highest form of a
compliment? Yeah, I thought so, too! So I heard 'that' song and thought
"Hey, that's cool". That cool analogue moog sound is just so dreamy, and
I had to figure out a way to imitate it using Impulse Tracker, which was
actually deceptively easy. I just gone to the volume envelope section
(Via pressing F4 - check it out!) and prodded about with it until I had
it sounding how I wanted it to sound, and I think it really works rather
well, don't you? Oh, and by far the most elaborate (Call it cheaty if
you want) thing in this song is the juke-box sound effect at the
beginning. It's not a juke box at all! It's a cunningly constructed
collision of cool sounds I found on a sample CD. The first part is, if
you listen carefully, an old-fashioned phone dial; the second part is
a pair of handcuffs (US Style) being fastened - minus the ratchet sound!
It works, too! But the dusty record sound was really hard to find, I
eventually found it, though, after ten thousand web sites and stuff.
Anyways if you like this song, or want me to assist in the make-age of
any tunes, I'd be more than happy to help. Gimmie an e-mail - my addy is
at the bottom of this text! See yas!
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Greetingz fly roughly in the direction of:
My Family, of course ( Particularly Tracy & Paul...MISS YAS LOADS!),
Neil Howie, Bill Reid, Brian Robertson (Best Mates in the world!), Lara
Rose (The Miles Away Girl!), Cuz Thomas, Jhonen Vasquez and all the cool
people at Slave Labor Graphics, David Mack (Your Work is SO inspiring),
Ginger (Re-form the Wildhearts, please?), Trent Reznor (My Other major
musical influence!), Mary Janczyk (You changed my life, you did!), aaand
of course everyone who I've not mentioned! I could go on and on...
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Hey! E-Mail Me! logan@adamantium.freeserve.co.uk
