there
are a few ideas in my discography that i've explored from multiple
angles, but nothing else at all like this track, which has been through
multiple complete rethinks involving multiple people over the course of
thirteen years. as the revisions are so diverse, i think that a
comprehensive collection of interpretations is a proper entry within my
discography.
in the end, this emerges as my fourth symphony.
the collection is to be arranged chronologically in two discs, with the
first disc consisting of mixes that were meant for inclusion in band
projects* and the second consisting of mixes that were created after the
track was moved into my own various one-person projects. i've placed
the second disc at the front of the sequence to stress the july, 2002
release date.
further discussions of the various incarnations of the tracks appear on
the track pages, or are linked out from the track pages. please click
through.
written over 2001 and rethought repeatedly over 2002, again in 2007, a
third time in 2009 and one last time in late 2014. final mixes were
completed over the last week of november and the first week of december,
2014. as always, please use headphones.
*the classical guitar version and quiet isolation mix are available for
download only due to space limitations on the physical media
credits:
j - guitars (electric, acoustic, classical), bass,
synthesizers, drum programming, orchestral sequencing (10), drum
manipulation, vocal manipulation, voice (8), live & digital effects
processing, digital wave editing, loops, equalizers, soundscaping,
sampling, composition, production, cover art
sean - vocals/lyrics (2,4,6), ring modulator (6,7,8)
greg - drum performance sample source (5,6,7,8)
the rendered electronic orchestra on track 10 includes tuba, saxophone,
flute, clarinet, orchestra hit, piano, violin, viola, cello, contrabass
and various full string sections.
numbers refer to the physical tracklisting, rather than the bandcamp ordering.
released july 4, 2002
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/trepanation-nation
1) it was around 2006 that i first decided to clear my discography of what had become irrelevant sample work - not irrelevant in the sense of the messaging being obsolete, but irrelevant in terms of listening value. i feel that listeners should be given the opportunity to choose. i've tried to keep instrumental mixes of conceptual tracks since that point.
however, i wasn't able to find the instrumental rabit is wolf copy that i knew existed so i tried to build the mix from scratch. i wasn't able to recreate large sections, or get the volume correct, so i put it aside until the the last few days of july, 2007 when i tried again. at this time, i was able to find an early instrumental remix from roughly april, 2002. this mix was only about half done. i added some of the remaining parts, but was still working in cool edit at the time and consequently had some difficulty syncing them well. i also added some extra production effects. however, i still wasn't really happy with the result and just put it aside.
i went back to school in the fall of 2008 with the aim of putting the music aside permanently. this didn't happen, and the truth is i never really thought it would. however, i wanted to compile a disc of symphonic shorts (
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/symphonic-shorts) as a last release. some further modifications were made at this time, but it still didn't really feel right.
it wasn't until april 24, 2009 that i got a mix together that i felt ok about. while it doesn't include every piece of the track, it includes everything i could integrate well. that version has been in the symphony's final resting place (
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/ftaa) ever since.
unfortunately, some of the sequencing on the 2009 mix is suspect, and i ran it through a transform at some point that made the mix sound tinny at points, while introducing some digital noise. this mix has now been discarded.
in line with my decision to comprehensively complete my discography, i've completely deconstructed and reconstructed the track in cubase by carefully lining up the files using clues provided by the waveform. i've also deconstructed parts of it using the technique of digital phase reversal. this has allowed me to remaster it properly and also to ensure that it's completely in sync. this process included liberal use of digital effects to make it finally sound how i always wanted it to sound.
this is the final and definitive version of the track. the song was completed in this form on july 1, 2002 but the manipulations in the mix also date to (1) july, 2007, (2) august, 2008, (3) april, 2009 and (4) nov/dec, 2014. final mix completed on dec 7, 2014. no new sound was recorded after july 1, 2002.
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/07-trepanation-nation
