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Strangelet Extended Liner Notes A GEPR Exclusive Thanks to Ernie Myers |
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Hands 2008 is:
Michael Clay: keyboards, guitar and sax |
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1) Strangelet
This track is all Martin except for the distant piano (Michael) at the very end. The piano is from a transitional part of "Dark Matter". Martin is using a combination of a spring drum and a vibra-tone. (both are small hand held percussion instruments and there are multiple layers of each). |
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2) Dark Matter
Martin plays all of the drums on this tune except for the first rocked-out section
where John and he are both playing different parts on their respective kits at the same time.
(this is the only time on the entire album where they both play kits together). |
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3) Tambourin
Michael plays piano and all keyboards. |
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4) Running Room
Michael - all keyboards |
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5) Entry Of The Shiny Beasts
Michael - piano, keyboards and synth bass. This is also the only piece he plays alto saxophone on.
He also plays the jazzy guitar parts in the bridges. |
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6) Miracle in the Mind
Martin plays all of the drums and percussion. In the middle section Martin starts with the Djembe adds the Ashiko then the Ice Bell followed by his large Taiko ["taiko" is Japanese for drum] then his jazz solo on drum kit. The idea is to start off representing primitive man and end up with total sound chaos representing over population.
The sampled voices are Gandhi, Edison, Earhart, Woodrow
Wilson, WWII radio from the invasion of Poland, insane preachers, etc.
Listen for a short backwards part in the middle of the middle. (it's "Zombieroch" from
the first Hands album) |
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7) Rotten
Martin is the only one not playing (he had a big gig elsewhere that night). We ran over the tune a few times then recorded it live in the studio (no overdubs).
Steve - bass |
| By the way we actually played versions of all of these songs at ProgDay. |