Moonchild ( King Crimson ) by The Irate Pirates published on 2018-10-31T20:10:58Z Halloween….I felt a dare coming on :) I was 'musically challenged' on FB to use my 7 guitars on a song and only guitars. No samples or keys. I looked round for a suitable song to cover as that would save me the extra headache of writing new material. Only anoraks should proceed beyond this point because I'm gonna waffle. I chose 'Moonchild' by King Crimson for it's Halloween feel and the 'cobwebs' and 'ghosts' in the lyric. I recorded a basic guitar /vocal with a classical gtr via single mic as a guide track, freehand – no click/tempo defined. Then recorded the classical and vocal separately and faded the guide track in and out at low level here and there. Next a bass using a Tanglewood acoustic which I dropped an octave. Next I created a 2 pads with a Fender F3 acoustic, an Echo 12 string set up 'Nashville'' ( remove the standard six strings). Not by 'traditional' sampling but by recording a single note to each track, reversing, then to a buss with a reverb set at 'infinite' to create a drone. I avoided creating 'chord' pads to help with clarity. You can form chords from the notes if you want to though I find 2 note intervals work better. Crunchy guitar is a Squier Strat, via Native Instruments Guitar Rig. On the last verse I added a little bit of detail with two acoustics, a Taylor and Gibson J45. I used two non-guitar samples. A stone flower pot dragged across flagstones and grandfather clock chimes from Washington Old Hall in County Durham ( ancestral home of George Washington). Simples :) Never dare a Pirate ! Genre HALLOWEEN Comment by PFawkes love this ....got a lovely edge (and that bell :)) 2019-02-13T02:18:45Z Comment by Little Lone Waltz A very fine cover indeed! Has a haunting intimate feel.... 2018-11-17T02:30:54Z Comment by cam-o the chameleon dare well-executed :) :) 2018-11-07T13:52:10Z Comment by Jonathan Beckenstein I'm glad you accepted the dare, Lenny. What an intriguing piece of process (thanks for the note!). Very imaginative, and I'm sure, a lot of work. But as Paddy suggests, what is important is that it sounds and feels good, and it sure does. 2018-11-05T16:18:44Z Comment by spanishlilies Oh man, i completely forgot this song existed. 2018-11-04T15:15:58Z Comment by The Sturmey Archers yeah love the creativity, very interesting, but most importantly it sounds great 2018-11-04T13:35:11Z Comment by The Sturmey Archers Love the track and the waffle, thanks for sharing Cap'n 2018-11-04T13:32:14Z Comment by markjbennett Wonderful post Lenny. Made my day. 2018-11-04T12:32:33Z Comment by The Secret Red Orchestra A nice rendition indeed Mr Vortex. 2018-11-04T09:26:19Z Comment by man On a grill Subtle use of 'crunch', it's great. 2018-10-31T21:17:24Z Comment by man On a grill Anorak on. 2018-10-31T21:12:10Z