Feel so Low revamped

I had a discussion with a friend , that sparked off this blog. Upon hearing one of my recently recorded songs, he said something to the effect of 'Why don't you come over to my place and record it, we can mix it better and put in some effects'. (He's got a sweet studio!). That got me thinking , if I could select a song I'd recorded earlier , knowing what I now know , could I record and mix a better version really fast? I set myself a goal of one hour to re-record my cover version of Feel so low. The first one was recorded after a night-out with my friends, I was quite sleepy , had a terrible mike and it was kind of my first attempt at recording a song. Here's version 2.0 of the song of which I'm quite proud. The guitar and the vocals were finished in a couple of hours and the Strings in Ableton and final mixing took me an hour more. Please do comment if you like it :)

   Feel so Low 2.0 by aytida88

Starch Dye

This is my cover of Stars Die by Porcupine Tree. I just love this song. For some reason, I imagine an alien life-form trying to reach out to earth, when I hear it. Here's my cover. It's not the complete song. Just part of the original.

   Stars Die Final by aytida88

Guitar-less

I bust my guitar nut. The one in the low E-string tuning peg. I was a little bummed, but is isn't all bad news. I finally got around to using Ableton. It seems like a really good software. Came up with this after a few rounds of messing about, I thought it sounded pretty decent :)

Thoughtscape by aytida88

Don't be so Farmal

The members of Night Jammers met up yesterday after a long hiatus. During our typical strumming and jamming, we came up with a piece that sounded good to us. We call it 'The Farm'.

The Farm- Night Jammers by aytida88

The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase Infinity

"We lost the skyline, we stepped right off the map Drifted into blank space, Let the clocks relapse"

The lyrics of "The sky moves sideways” by Porcupine Tree rang clearly in my ears today morning. It was the perfect BGM for my early morning dip in the infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands.

For once in my life, I woke up half an hour before my alarm went off, and felt fresher than an original metaphor. Even the daunting combination of an ice-cold pool and powerful gusts of wind seemed trifling as I walked into the shimmering waters.

I glided along the pool, watching the moon twirl in and out of sight amidst the marching clouds. To my left lay a slightly diminished Singapore skyline missing its premium member, which I was currently a part of. The sound of my teeth chattering made me feel like a chopper cutting through the morning sky. It was a spine-chillingly awesome experience.

I shall be talking in superlatives all day. I’m believe I'm qualified to.

For, at the stroke of 6 a.m. on March the 13th, I was a lone singularity in the infinity.

Sound Check

Was trying to come up with something I really wanted to say. Get my message out to the world, if you will.

Nothing to say by aytida88

Lyrics

This is an exercise in futility
Maybe I haven't been trying too hard,
But the more I think about,
I really have nothing to say.

Where we would be - PT Cover

For me, it's one of the the best sounding tracks from the 'Lightbulb Sun' album by Porcupine tree. The guitar solo (on the live version from Warszawa, as well as, the studio version) blows my mind every single time. It's just one of those songs that stirs up classic memories. This is my attempt at an acoustic guitar cover of "Where we would be".

Where we would be acoustic guitar cover by aytida88