SUCH a VIBE! Such a pleasure to listen to your recomposition. I loved you description how you came to this version of Aimee. I think we should send this to Aimee actually, she would appreciate it :D It's so bold and I thank you so much for going with you guts and revealing this side of the song. It has so much truth to it. Yes that is what it is, you are playing truth... xx

The Crossing

This is my re-imagine, recompose of Alev Lenz's Aimee Mann for the Spitfire Audio Recompose Competition.

I tried different versions with synths and different elements but ended up with this version, because at the heart, I felt this song is blues. 
I tracked this song with acoustic and electric guitars and electric bass over a beat I've manipulated kick and percussion sounds. First I tried to sing, but the the vocals on the original track were so perfect, I didn't use vocals. Instead I played the vocal melody with guitar. But I didn't want to leave the lyrics aside. And recently buying Anne Clark's vinyl from a local record store, inspired me to read the lyrics as a poem over the melody played by guitar. And this is the short story of how I recomposed this beautiful song.

I would like to thank Spitfire Audio & Alev Lenz for hosting this competition. I hope you enjoy listening my version of this song.

Aimee Mann Recomposed

Guitar player for PRESAGE (https://soundcloud.com/presageplanet) and power trio tribute project ELEKTRIK.

Aimee Mann Recomposed

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