In the Beginning...

Ash Tree

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Part of a concept record I’m working on. One song already posted here, “Dear World” (http://www.macjams.com/song/31574). This song takes place after World War III, when people are rounded together in a place called The New City. Then everyone in the new community has a transcendent, evolutionary experience together. Yep.

I tend to add guitar parts over and over again, so the end part’s supposed to sound that way, a wall of sound, but perhaps I went too far this time…

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Lyrics

The New City is my home
And I love all I know

In the beginning of our lives
Is it the end of what we’re like
In the beginning of our time
Is it the end of our desires
In the beginning of our childhood
Is it the end of adult vice
In the beginning of our rise
Is it the end of our decline

The New City is my home
And I love all I know

Song Stats

Hits: 825
Comments: 11
Fans: 10
Plays: 37
Downloads: 46
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Apr 25, 2008 - 04:17:22 PM
Last Updated: Apr 25, 2008 - 04:17:22 PM Last Played: Nov 09, 2009 - 09:24:09 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs

Song Actions

Keywords:

rock opera (9)

Hardware:

Simmons SD7K drumset, guitar, Macbook

Software:

Logic Express 8

Comments

egobandit	egobandit said 575 days ago (April 25th, 2008)
	I really got into this I was painting put this on and bam I couldnt stop Excellent song! Check out my latest song called when its love

michael2	michael2 said 575 days ago (April 25th, 2008)
	really cool i love the way you layered the guitars, it's like a guitorchestra. this music is genre-less, and that is really cool. what kind of guitar are you using, love the brightness. how are you amping it? you get really great sounds. really nice song. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

Ash Tree

Ash Tree said 575 days ago (April 25th, 2008)

Thanks
A lot. I'm using an old, old Squier Stratocaster that has trouble staying in tune from one take to the next. It's around 20 years old - back then Squiers were built better than they are today, I think. Running it straight into a M-Audio Firewire solo and whatever effects LE 8 has to offer. Anyway, thanks, I'm trying to take more time with sounds. Used to be more lo-fi and lazy about it.

Check out my latest song called So Long

elmopedo	elmopedo said 575 days ago (April 25th, 2008)
	very enjoyable it defnitely keeps you engaged when you listen. i always like when someone figures out a way to get this much happening simultaneously without ever once overwhelming. Check out my latest song called One Man Demo

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 575 days ago (April 25th, 2008)

I love the multi-guitars...
I'm listening on my third time through...

I also love the song/countersong arrangement, and the simple, hypnotic melody.... Neat song, and I bet that in context it'd be even stronger...

At the end, there's some guitar buzz, but the ending stops too fast... It'd be better, even with the buzz, to bring the fader down slowly. It'd fit thematically, and actually sound better. Or use SoundSoap or another noise eliminator...

Those guitars, though...awesome...

Ed

Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

Ash Tree	Ash Tree said 574 days ago (April 26th, 2008)
	yeesh that's annoying. Serves me right for not listening to the mixdown to the end before posting it. I didn't set the bounce for long enough. Check out my latest song called So Long

tokai	tokai said 575 days ago (April 26th, 2008)
	war and peace you have written a great song here, well done. Check out my latest song called maizuru/Bud/Char

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 574 days ago (April 26th, 2008)
	excellent song great approach on the guitars. they contrast and gel real nicely. i really like how this progresses all the way through. too many layers_ nah never. really enjoyed it. Check out my latest song called November

screamalexz	screamalexz said 574 days ago (April 27th, 2008)
	... sounds cool. i like the story behind the song. it's like an orchestra of guitars :) Check out my latest song called Die (Album Version)

Ash Tree	Ash Tree said 572 days ago (April 28th, 2008)
	new. I made a new mix with a marginally better drum take, a better fade out in the end, and used the LE silencer to cut down noise. There should be an option here to replace an old mp3. Anyway, to be found here: http://hbaum.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-beginning.html Check out my latest song called So Long

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 515 days ago (June 25th, 2008)
	Love the layers and the dark melody going over those bright guitars. Very well done. Great drum sound, too. Check out my latest song called Anarchy, Inc.

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Artist Info

Name: Henry Baum

I've spent most of my time playing drums. Sometimes I played bass. (Montag, JZ Barrell, Semi-Gloss, Odes, Eva Haze, Deformo) I was always writing songs of my own. I also write fiction and I've published a novel: Oscar Caliber Gun, also published as T... [see more]

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