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Festival of Kites by MacFerret [Email]
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Last Played: Dec 01, 2008 - 12:02:04 PM
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Uploaded: Dec 10, 2007 - 03:10:32 PM
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2007 - 03:10:32 PM
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Description:
I did this in Cubase but am thinking of redoing it in GB.

Lyrics:
Festival of Kites

And in the middle distance
Where molten sea meets sky
It seems that all the silk in China
Is floating up on high.

Spirits that are truly free
Of human mind and hand.
Because I can see the kites control
The people on the sand.

You draw a moustache on my passport
I panic, but it rubs off easily
Like memories,
Like memories.

These young men standing on the beach
Make tiny supple movements of the hand
But they’re just puppets
Of these soaring gods.

It’s a festival
Where no-one has to dance or shout or sing.
It’s a festival
Where all you need is a yard of silk and a reel of string.
It’s a festival
Where no-one has to dance or shout or sing.
It’s a festival
That frees the heart and gives the spirit wings.

We climb steel ladders,
Our footfalls ring like fractured bells -
Sounds stolen by the salty breeze,
And torn away across the swell.

We clutch the rail, then roll together.
I smell the sea and taste your hair -
The hair you washed so carefully
Now lashing wildly in my face.


Hardware:
PC, Tascam US-122 card

Software:
Cubase
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very enjoyable listen &mdash 12/10/07 - 03:27:04 PM
this song meanders and floats along weightless... kind of like the kites that you describe... interesting and different changes that move us through this airy piece.... I'm a sucker for this kind of chance taking, and this is the kind of song that should always appear on an album, to let it breath...

I enjoyed this

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Lovely ballad. &mdash 12/11/07 - 12:43:16 AM
Easy going,soft and simple pop magic.Like that guitar solo in it's tone and melody.Theres a sort of innocence and unassuming quality in your approach to song crafting and delivery which I find very fresh and appealing.A very good and solid song.

Blessings,

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Just &mdash 12/11/07 - 10:39:54 AM
fabulous. And I, alone, have seen (quite independently) the inspiration for this splendid song.

The lyrics are your best, by far. A high standard rarely met by others. "We clutch the rail and roll together.... lashing wildly in my face" Astonishingly evocative.

And the music is divine. Beautifully performed. And not a unidyne in sight...

Sir Dennis approves.

Please don't change it if you do re-record.



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nice &mdash 12/11/07 - 01:46:35 PM
wonderful mix. very impressive skillage

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Sweet, light and melodic &mdash 12/15/07 - 07:33:22 AM
The piano work is lovely. Sweet bit of songwriting too.

I really like your voice ... it has a lovely tone and a soulful character which really suits the kind of songs you do.

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