this is the version you get on the box set. the hardest of the core fans will be arguing that it's the superior version on internet threads.

yes i do think its interesting the process of a putting a piece together

a bit of the medieval in this sketch, dig it!

what an interesting piece of studio process. i always like following such things. thanks for posting. in my own case, the initial gesture is often "better" than the finished product.

something primal in this - growing fast then relaxing - I can't pin it, but I like it!

**WAV file download enabled if you want to do a different take on this - thanks for listening!**

This was the starting place for "Eden Is Emptied." Some songs start with acoustic guitar, some with lyrics, while others begin something like this - me messing around with a synth or two in the headphones while lying in bed. Later we added a full compliment of instrumentation to this, and I thought it might be interesting to show what we started out with.

Of The Morning Star

Eden Is Emptied (Initial Sketch)

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