So quick!
The title gives this song away slightly – it started as an attempt at a middle eight for Subtitles 888, but proved completely unsuitable. I liked it however, so I saved it as “Next Song“, and the next song it was.
The original idea was based on some chords out of the Reason Chord Sequencer driving a Malstrom patch. The patch was slightly sparkly/shimmery and had nice presence. Over the top I used the Complex “modular” synth with a patch called “Hold One Play Another” which added a legato feel.
In the finished version you can hear the chords very slightly in the background of the verse, behind the guitars. It’s a bit louder in the chorus. The Complex patch ended up getting ditched, though I took the lines and played them on the heavily echoed guitar lines in the bridge and chorus. For some reason I labelled them “Herald Guitars” in Pro Tools because they had a bit of that kind of feel. There’s lots of chunked out echo chords that add nice texture. Good old dotted eighth note delays.
The last bit of the puzzle was the play out, where I used the bridge for a build up after the breakdown, before repeating the chorus. It felt like I should have a more or less complete stop before the breakdown, but the echoes didn’t quite fill the gap. After various false starts, I came up with the backwards piano chord that adds some interesting tension.
I feel like I want to do something accoustic next, but that probably means it’ll be back to the synths and disco!
I cried when I wrote this song 