Below I play a version of "Winter", a song written by Jake Erickson in 2004, which also appears as the 12th track on the album Jake and I released in 2006. For various reasons*, the album version didn't turn out quite as we wanted, but I've always liked the song. Consider this** a tribute to an under-appreciated modern artist. Perhaps other artists will join in the effort so we can make it a full album. :)
*All our recording was done with very limited time and money, and no prior experience. We barely knew what we were doing in there, did most songs in a single take (for each part), and yet certain things turned out really well. Others left something to be desired. Before we recorded Winter, I gave Jake some suggestions about how to sing the song that I think backfired and made it sound worse, and I've always felt a little bad about that. Having just re-listened to it, I can say it is not without merit. But I also think most of the live performances of the song Jake did were more satisfying than the studio version.
**Please excuse the poor framing of the video. Recording songs with a camera placed on a stack of books in a cramped bedroom is not an exact science.
PS: Stay tuned for the sharing of additional music, maybe even recorded with something other than my camera. I recently procured a decent-quality digital recorder, and I've begun to dabble. Now I just need a guitar that I don't hate...though I still use the hated one out of necessity.
*All our recording was done with very limited time and money, and no prior experience. We barely knew what we were doing in there, did most songs in a single take (for each part), and yet certain things turned out really well. Others left something to be desired. Before we recorded Winter, I gave Jake some suggestions about how to sing the song that I think backfired and made it sound worse, and I've always felt a little bad about that. Having just re-listened to it, I can say it is not without merit. But I also think most of the live performances of the song Jake did were more satisfying than the studio version.
**Please excuse the poor framing of the video. Recording songs with a camera placed on a stack of books in a cramped bedroom is not an exact science.
PS: Stay tuned for the sharing of additional music, maybe even recorded with something other than my camera. I recently procured a decent-quality digital recorder, and I've begun to dabble. Now I just need a guitar that I don't hate...though I still use the hated one out of necessity.
Update: I recently started a new website about guitars, which I talk about in this post.
No comments:
Post a Comment