So after a conversation today with Lo about which REM tune we wanted to cover, I came home and had a go at a solo version of this. It was the first one I thought to try, and this is the 2nd time I played it (I missed recording the first). So here it is, and it starts/ends with a different REM song. 

from a technical stand point - the main point of interest is probably the backwards delay from the Kaoss Pad, onto which I also sample 4 different notes/phrases which I mess with as the tune progresses... fun times :) 

The chances of my next album being all covers has gone up by about 80% in the last few days :) 

[update] there's now a 2nd version of this on Youtube, another take, a little shorter, I think... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8D6dHcr2yE&list=UUHlI8xnDnhdcquOZk1QL3zg

Steve Lawson - Orange Crush

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