Photo: Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2024.

Like most of my tracks this started as a sketch of ideas that were gradually melded together starting with the guitar progression at the start. I was going for a textural kind of sound in this and in the intro there’s an effect approach to ‘grab’ a note from the guitar in a couple of places, sustain it and effect it – seemed to work okay and something I had wanted to try for a while now.

As ever, if you get a chance listen to this the whole way through 😉 🙏

Drums: NI Kontakt sample pack, through Baby Audio IHNY-2 compressor and Arturia Efx Motions for the intro/outro. Some sample editing for fills.
Bass: Sandberg Elektra 4-string newly strung with flats through NI Guitar Rig.
Guitars: a little PRS CE24 but mainly Godin Montreal thin-line jazz strung with flats including the solo. All through NI Guitar Rig and Archetype Tim Henson and warmed up with UAD Verve Analogue Machines.
Keys: various NI, Arturia keys and Crow Hill R+D Strings. Used Crow Hill Piano Rack for the first time on this as well for processing.
Voice: Dot Allison’s Crow Hill Dulcet Voice 
Mastering: Ozone 11 Standard.
DAW: Ableton 12.

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