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  • "MICROCEPHALY" {heavy grungy alternative}
2012/09/07 23:12:11
ABeautifulVirus
rough mix demo. rather heavy & grungy alternative rock. very compressed. guitar riff is pretty bludgeoning, but chorus is a tad sweeter w/ acoustic guitars layer in there. drums are both live apple loops meshed w/ some of Alan's hits/loops i made from the library i created of his hits. verses vox are very wet and delay laden harmony layers, contrasted to the drier, simpler two part harmony chorus and bridge. all guitars are tuned low to open C (C,G,C,G,C,E). used Mesa Boogie dual recto & Marshall JCM 2000 through 4 x 12 Mesa Boogie cab. solo is this weird modulating half-tone modal Robert Fripp-ish slice of revolving insanity.

http://soundcloud.com/abeautifulvirus/microcephaly

Microcephaly (demo)
© 2012 MRI / Words & Music by Daren Thomas Turner

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i’m shrinking my head
shaping my thoughts
into a ball

no other place i’d rather be
no other way i’d like to bring you into me

i’m shrinking my skull
psychiatry
so internal

no other place i’d rather be
no other way i’d like to bring you into me

i’m shrinking my head
whittle my brain
down to one cell

i’m shrinking my mind
{ "the medical profession is justly conservative; human life should not be considered as the proper material for wild experiments" ~ sigmund freud }
the atrophy wand
is in my hands

no other place i’d rather be
no other way i’d like to bring you into me

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Daren Thomas Turner: acoustic & electric guitars, vocals, loops
Alan Cruz: drums
Daniel Denial: bass



2012/09/07 23:33:56
The Band19
I'm bludgeoned...

I think the vocals need to be processed just a tiny bit more?

2012/09/07 23:41:05
ABeautifulVirus
;p maybe a little lol
2012/09/08 10:33:50
Lynn
The serious crunch of the guitars and the heaviness of the overall mix is spoiling my monitors.  I can no longer listen to the Carpenters without them whining for more.  "Please, play ABeautifulVirus", no more Eagles!" they keep telling me.  It's as if they need the exercise ;)  

Daren, this is way cool from the beginning to the end.  Your neat little production touches are the icing on the cake.  This tune doesn't have far to go to be ready for anything.  Your mojo is shining bright; can I borrow a cup?
2012/09/08 10:46:08
mstodge
Wow this was very heavy indeed. Just what I needed to kickstart my day. It's not something I usually listen to, but I found myself really liking this song.

Loved the part at 3:03 when it gets all crazy. All in all a sublime piece of musicianship.

Mark.
2012/09/08 10:56:15
Wookiee
Definitely a wall of sound, thanks for sharing.
2012/09/08 17:38:50
ABeautifulVirus
hey thanks much, Lynn, Mark & Wookie for your feedback :) 

i still listen to The Carpenters too lol ;p 
2012/09/09 12:48:24
bapu
The Bapu likes it.

The Bapu is getting used to how you like your vox mixed.

Nice cacophony.

2012/09/09 13:08:09
daryl1968
I really like your stuff - this really isn't my cup of tea but you have a great way of drawing the listener in. Love the acoustic guitar strums and voices around 3.00
Lol on Lynn's comments :)
2012/09/09 21:59:21
Janet
We should collab sometime.  lol

Interesting stuff!  :)  
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