Saturday, December 12, 2009

He Makes Me Laugh

Ashlea isn't the only family member that dubs possessions with names from Middle Earth. My brother Patrick sent us his newest recording, "Walking in Falling Snow," with the following note:

"All tracks were recorded at Angband* Studio on Friday, 12.4.09. Mixing and mastering was completed on Saturday, 12.5.09. What sounds like strings is simply my strat plugged into a little magic box. It was an absolute blast to compose, play, and record this piece. I hope you enjoy it.

*Angband is what I call my studio. It's an allusion to the deepest, darkest dungeon in Tolkien's Middle Earth, a dungeon fraught with '[black dragons], and countless swords, and strong bars, and unassailable walls, and the dark majesty of Morgoth.' Admittedly, my studio's name is a tad pretentious. It's a bit of a challenge to convey 'dark majesty' with an amplifier, a lava lamp, and a few electronic gizmos. It is, however, my studio, and I'll call it what I want."

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