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This is another track based on my grandfather's WW2 letters, but this one to his sister-in-law Mildred. I found the change in tone in the early letters to her really intriguing. There’s more bravado and levity from my grandfather, almost like he’s showing off a bit. Then as the years go on, the tone changes and he becomes much more sceptical and pessimistic about the direction the war was going in. He questions the leadership and the morality and whether it’s all really worth it. Throughout the letters is my grandfather's trademark mix of wartime horror tempered with matter of fact detail, which I've tried to recreate through the lyrics. 

I tried to recreate this contrast through the music. With lighter, swaying verses and slightly syncopated vocal phrasing to suggest a bit of swagger, juxtaposed with darker, denser choruses. The beat is direct from my old Casio VL-Tone. This meant I couldn’t midi-sync any arpeggiators or sequencers, so it forced me to come up with a different approach to arranging. It also includes the only library sample on the entire record. A little clip of a marching band that really fitted the mood and lyrical content of the verses.

Lyrics:

A show
Issued gin to make us glow 
Morning comes and we still sing 
Dropped flares, didn’t see a thing

Crawled into bed
Regrets and ‘never again’
Heavy shells and night bombs stop 
Keep entertained until they drop

And in the photograph
There’s one face that will never come back 
So they find things to make us laugh 
Some light entertainment

On his knees
So why would they send us east? 
I need some news that I can trust 
One more front and I’ll be crushed

And in the photograph
There’s one face that will never come back 
So I shaved off my moustache
For rejuvenation

08 - Debris Discs - Letter to Mildred

She (Monkees cover) remix

this is a lovely colab, akin to the postal service via Whatsapp and email, between myself and my cousin Ruari. He has done most of the leg work, and I've just sprinkled a little on top. check out his post of the same song... 

PAUSED.

Produced poorly by Yours Truly®
Emma Gonzalez - Vocals
Jordan Vermillion - Rhythm / Lead Guitar
Jarrid Young - Rhythm / Lead Guitar
Dave Glass - Drums / Bass Guitar / Production

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Composed, written, played and mixed by Guglielmo Allegro aka WillyKuma
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Making music to learn music. All tracks are poorly produced by myself ;)
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