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Empty Bottles

from Before the Dawn Comes by Drew Eddy Jones

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I wrote this one after a bit of sleep dep. I think the lyrics are pretty self explanatory.

The interesting thing about thing about this recording is that I was using it to experiment with some new techniques for Artificial double tracking and manual double tracking. These techniques have been around for years but I decided to see if tweaking the volume of the reinforcing track and differing the amount of reverb applied would have a positive of effect and was pleasantly surprised.

All the vocals are double tracked or layered over even more than that.

Also I ended up recording a dulcimer and toy guitar for this one:)
I love getting a chance to use a dulcimer particularly since they can only play in one key at a time.

I am over all pretty pleased with the way this came out.


Instrumentation:
Left: Rainsong graphite guitar, finger picked and mic'd at the neck joint
center: vocals,
right: Mountain Dulcimer, overhead mic'd
right-ish: Phoenix brand toy guitar nylon stringed (lead guitar), mic'd at the sound hole

All instruments preformed by myself.

lyrics

Drink your lime green tea and
watch the white smoke rise
your mind belongs to me I
see it in your eyes
you've got it
Don't you?

I've watched you from afar and
I know you've seen
the pale light behind my eyes like
elements of kerosene
You see it
don't you?

and I see
your empty bottles
lying on your bed

and I know
those empty bottles
are filling
up your head

so drink your lime green tea and
watch the white smoke rise
Your mind belongs to me I
see it in your eyes
you've got it
Don't you?

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from Before the Dawn Comes, track released August 18, 2010

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