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As many of us know, Eduard - aka Drakonis - posted a while back a piece called "Ember", which was to become famous for its numerous versions of all kinds, a tremendously fascinating thing to hear - all this diversity based on the same score - even more so when you've done a version yourself.
To hear the original version, click here.
When I first heard it, I liked it too and felt like giving it a go. Initially, I thought I'd use it just as it is, go along with its gentleness and simply add something like a solo on classical guitar. Fair enough, yet that wasn't taking into account the fact that, if we allow our creativity to flow freely, it takes us to unexpected places. Thus it was that not only did I change some of the original score, I also ended up adding quite a few tracks.
A little history on the making of it. . .
If I recall rightly, the first thing I changed, to a piano, was one of the track in the middle, quieter section. One thing leading to another, I turned the piano's single notes into chords which turned out having a jazzy flavor, then to that I added bass, then drums. So now I had a trio ! It needed a soloist, so I added a track of electric guitar - on which I spent a good bit of time to get a certain sound that I'm quite happy with. Finally, at the beginning of this middle section, I added for a short time an ambient type of sound I did with Absynth.
That done, I moved back to the intro, the first section of the piece. There, I noticed a bell-like sound and added a some chimes, gently, following this lead. Then I added a melodic line on classical guitar. Finally, I added a single stroke of a high pitch bell, which reoccurs a second time later on. I came close to transform that section more, then settled for keeping it much as it is to let the spirit of the piece as Eduard composed it be there, and then lead us to new grounds.
Then I move to the third and last section, which somewhat echoes the first. While i kept it, I made the bass and drum go on through to the end, kept the electric guitar I used for soloing although by now just keeping sparse notes, then added a track of strummed acoustic guitar. Then, as the final touch, I added another track of electric guitar doing a melodic line processed with delay, coming in and out gently.
Voilà.
*
My heartfelt thanks to Eduard for providing me
with the opportunity to add my touch
to this inspiring piece.
Enjoy.
To hear the original version, click here.
When I first heard it, I liked it too and felt like giving it a go. Initially, I thought I'd use it just as it is, go along with its gentleness and simply add something like a solo on classical guitar. Fair enough, yet that wasn't taking into account the fact that, if we allow our creativity to flow freely, it takes us to unexpected places. Thus it was that not only did I change some of the original score, I also ended up adding quite a few tracks.
A little history on the making of it. . .
If I recall rightly, the first thing I changed, to a piano, was one of the track in the middle, quieter section. One thing leading to another, I turned the piano's single notes into chords which turned out having a jazzy flavor, then to that I added bass, then drums. So now I had a trio ! It needed a soloist, so I added a track of electric guitar - on which I spent a good bit of time to get a certain sound that I'm quite happy with. Finally, at the beginning of this middle section, I added for a short time an ambient type of sound I did with Absynth.
That done, I moved back to the intro, the first section of the piece. There, I noticed a bell-like sound and added a some chimes, gently, following this lead. Then I added a melodic line on classical guitar. Finally, I added a single stroke of a high pitch bell, which reoccurs a second time later on. I came close to transform that section more, then settled for keeping it much as it is to let the spirit of the piece as Eduard composed it be there, and then lead us to new grounds.
Then I move to the third and last section, which somewhat echoes the first. While i kept it, I made the bass and drum go on through to the end, kept the electric guitar I used for soloing although by now just keeping sparse notes, then added a track of strummed acoustic guitar. Then, as the final touch, I added another track of electric guitar doing a melodic line processed with delay, coming in and out gently.
Voilà.
*
My heartfelt thanks to Eduard for providing me
with the opportunity to add my touch
to this inspiring piece.
Enjoy.
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drakonis
and she swings! Bernard, such a wonderful direction you've taken, here. I love reading your notes on how you slowly built this up, and where this took you. There's still a lot of the "taste of Ember" here and there, but that middle section is a wicked-cool take-off, and the guitar work across this just sparkles and dances across the coals. Very beautiful work, and rather quickly done too, for such careful complexity. But I'll stop gushing about your work here, let's see what other people think :-)
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Drakonis