Hi, all:

I’ve been a bit absent from the board . . . though I have stopped in from time to time to give things a listen (with a few likes along the way). Sorry about that. I’ve tried to catch up a little bit tonight, but couldn’t get to everyone. Will try to do more listening over the next few days. At any rate, I hope all of you are well!

Here’s a new tune from Rayc and me. Ray reached out to me with this musical mix along with lyrics for the chorus. After giving the mix a listen, I couldn’t not want to be part of this. So, I penned the verses, made one or two small tweaks to the chorus lyrics, and searched for a melody. Ray took it all and ran, and even humored me on some of my mix suggestions.

It’s an interesting thing collaborating virtually with someone on the other side of the globe. I have this feeling this song may have been a bit different if Ray and I were sitting in the same room thinking this out live. But I hope, and think, it’s come out the better for it.

Caution, it’s a longer song, but I trust your interest will not wane. Your suggestions and feedback are as always very welcome.

Last side note: I don’t often suggest this, but I think you’ll enjoy Ray’s mixing work more on headphones; and, also, don’t miss the tasty live cello by Alison Reynolds.

Here’s the song:

YOU'RE THERE

Here are the lyrics: (Actually, given the length of this post, I’ll just refer you to the lyrics on SoundCloud).

And here’s the band (notes and elements):

Piano: BIAB RT 2045, 1949 and 1837 (soloist)
Organ: BIAB RT 2692
Guitar: BIAB RT 177 (soloist)
Drums: BIAB RT RockNorthern^4Ev16 + crash & China cymbal additions
Cello: High & Low passes by Alison Reynolds
Bass: Vantage through BDI21
Guitar: Squire Mustang & Harley Benton 12 string electric
GTRFX: Yamaha FX500 stereo Tremolo, stereo delayed chord + distortion, Dig Spring Reverb & ACTONE pedal.
UGLY NOISE" ACTONE pedal with Voice, Drive & Mids maxed and controlled by the gtr vol knob
Strings: REDTRON-SE MIDI mellotron (played & written) violins, violin & some cello; actual .wav files of Melotron tapes cut & pasted - string section.

Written by Ray Cochrane and Dj Lekich
Mixed in Reaper by Ray Cochrane