"THE LOTUS EATERS" {live track w/ minimal production}

this is a kind of crappy live studio recording as a sketch for an interesting song. i went in afterwards and simply doubled the live vocal and added some recorded phone conversations that my bass player Dan used to make when we all lived together as a band few years back (he's quite and odd one as we all are lol). the first is that pulsating landline-off-the-hook sound that was droning after my girlfriend broke up with me over the phone and hung up with me sitting in the room ready to hang myself. then there are other snippets of conversations that Dan recorded eg my dad calling after a business trip and asking about one of our gigs & Dan accidentally cutting him off and yelling '****', my drummer Rob (whose house we lived at) and his wife in a drunken argument, Dan telling my dad about my hospital stay for a hemorrhoid removal etc... just weird trippy ****. my guitar in this is tuned to an open E♭sus2/add9 chord [E♭, B♭, E♭, F, B♭, E♭].

http://soundcloud.com/abe...virus/the-lotus-eaters


THE LOTUS EATERS (rough demo) 
© 2012 MRI / Words & Music by Daren Thomas Turner
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you may find me smoking in a field 
and the flowers on the pond 
are floating over me 
they tasted good, know what i mean? 
 
you saw me visiting the sun 
and the atmosphere was warm 
and i'm telling everyone 
the lemonade was made by me 
you drank it too, how did it feel? 
 
do you remember driving in my car? 
and we didn't drive fast 
but we drove it too far 
where did we go, what did it mean? 
i recall sitting on a fence  
and the poppies grew high and so were my friends 
they danced like visions in the sky 
i can't complain i did not die 
 
you saw me walking in the street 
you could tell by hands that i needed new feet  
what could i say, what could i do? 
i found some needle and some thread  
and i stitched me some yarn and i stitched it to my head  
i didn't know i went too deep 
i didn't know it played for keeps... 
 
i bought some sugar at the store 
to sweeten all the liquid that tasted all the more 
like candy canes and créme de menthe 
i though that reasons for the more 
was after the though of reasons from before 
you though it too, i've seen you since 
you didn't laugh, you little ****...
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Daren Thomas Turner: guitar, vocals
Rob Wilson: drums
Daniel Denial: bass

Fantastic, Daren.  Your versatility and originality are on display.  Are you writing these as you go, or, are you pulling them out of the vault?  No matter, I like the fact that one never knows what you're going to produce next.  I love the element of surprise in a songwriter.  I also like the fact that your vocal level is up there where the lyric sheet is no longer necessary, though I love your lyrics, and I enjoy reading them.  This may be a sketch, but it sure sounds polished to me.  Where's it gonna end?

I like this a lot! This is really an oddity for the style but that's been my favorite stuff.

Well done!

I really like this. I hope if you re-record it you do not loose the feel. Its got something special going on. Sometimes it's not about "production", IMHO.

Guitarpima


I like this a lot! This is really an oddity for the style but that's been my favorite stuff.

Well done!

thanks bro- oddity indeed :) 

bapu


I really like this. I hope if you re-record it you do not loose the feel. Its got something special going on. Sometimes it's not about "production", IMHO.

cool. yeah this was bare minimalism in its quintessence. didn't even use a click (so we speed up a little at the end) i agree with you about not being 'about production' all the time, but feel instead, as opposed to other MRI tracks like Helicopter Head, which i produced the hell out of.

& yeah i thought the avatar was a better choice then the three of us standing like idiots trying to look cool lol 

thanks Bapu

I agree with bapu...I wouldn't change much. It has a vibe I wouldn't want to lose.

I'm with Ed on this one.  Great creativity! ;)

Cool!  great rock song. sounds nice

Nice one, I could hear this as a movie trailer.  It is very unique.  I liked Vicente's description, 60's Grunge.   It is really cool.
 
Regards

thanks Markno- yeah maybe some type of indie film like Gus Van Sant ;p 

much appreciated Mark- I am totally diggin' The Pugtones so it's an honor to hear your feedback :) 

Very engaging tune, like the production, gritty springs to mind, but in good way.

Thanks for sharing'

Wookiee


Very engaging tune, like the production, gritty springs to mind, but in good way.

Thanks for sharing'

hey cool, Wookiee- you have a keenly discerning set of ears so much appreciated! 

a hippy nirvana!

had that attractive uniqueness to it.

Fuzzy guitar was a nice touch middway.

This is not stuff I would listen to it put its all well put together.

Cian

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a hippy nirvana!

had that attractive uniqueness to it.

Fuzzy guitar was a nice touch middway.

This is not stuff I would listen to it put its all well put together.

Cian

"a hippy Nirvana" lol.  love it.  suffice to say aptly stated ;p thanks bro