Huntin'

French Salsa was written at about 3 in the morning. We were not allowed to use the kit, because apparently, neighbours need "sleep"...softies!! Therefore, the music itself uses acoustic guitars and a didgeridoo. tony came up with the main riff and he and Alex jammed it out until it was ready for vocals. the vocals were done by Kamal and Chris, and at the end of the song, everybody in the room instinctively began to sing the "ba-badaba's". It sounded so natural, and cheesy that we couldn't not do it!! Later on, Tony and Chris added the beach boy harmonies. It was quite a sight to see 2 men standing side by side at a microphone, belting out falsetto! Great days! The song itself deals with two sets of lyrics intertwining throughout the sone. it deals with a confusion of feelings, a wish to make love apparent and an ambiguity between the emotions of love and frustration. This meaning tends to get lost in the gaiety of the music, and although it deals with these confusing feelings, it still has a lightheartedness about it that can only come through love.

French Salsa

Seven years and 2 hours ago, I had some friends come over to make music for 24 hours straight. There were specific online rules we were abiding to... which I can't find, but they were along the lines of... every song we made had to be recorded and mixed within the 24 hour period.

"The song: 'Beat the night' was the first song of the night. It was written by Damo and Chris, and deals with the ambiguity surrounding the night, and its influence over humanity. The day 'beats the night like a jaded lover', and it is overpowering. As a result, the night is a better time for art, for becoming someone completely different. The night has 'divides where any man can stash his soul for a while'. In this way, the song is about the idea of transforming into someone completely different.

"The song is also about the task at hand. Being the first song that was undertaken, this song deals with the time constraints of the project, and the idea of 'beating' the night, 'beating' the concept of time and being 'beaten' down by the ideas that are coming out through the music.

"The song features Tony on drums, and unfortunately, the obscure tempo of the song, made Tony have a hissy fit at his drums, scream and start hitting the alcohol. You got to love rock and roll!"

nishi

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