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Omega (col w davisamerica)
by SmokeyVW

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Submitted on: Jan 09, 2008 - 08:47:57 PM
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Description album: Omega
track 1: 1:25 Only The Beginning
track 2: 2:18 Cold Meds
track 3: 3:36 This Economy
track 4: 3:26 Michael's Fault
track 5: 10:48 Bellevue
track 6: 2:53 no on
track 7: 3:05 Get Data, Create
track 8: 4:50 Repeat Yeah Knickknack
track 9: 1:51 OOBE
track 10: 4:32 loosed
track 11: 2:03 dog
track 12: 5:52 Mind The Monks
track 13: 4:34 Tomographic Notions
track 14: 4:38 Omega
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Song Description

this is based on the original sound bed by davisamerica called "rabitt hole" http://www.macjams.com/song/38162

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXiOQCRiSp0
Lyrics Omega

blue sparks
fifty foot long blue sparks
jumping like lightning
from the high tension wires to the ground

jumping between the wires
slowly from one tower to the next
the blue sparks multiply

sailing to the North
and to the South
spreading through the grid
dancing across the wires

from the East
to the West




she looks at me with her steel blue eyes
a hint of a smile
but mostly
concern
in those eyes

the lights have been out for days
no word
on when they might return...

the world has stopped
there's nowhere to go
and no way to get there

chat with the neighbors
and check what's left in our fridge

and when it gets dark...
it gets dark.
darker than i've ever seen before

and the night sky is ablaze
with planets, stars and galaxies

it's all we have left

(c)2008 Bill Grundmann

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davisamerica said 328 days ago
ridiculious play back bill
on mj... but listened to x 4 and loved this !!!! thanks VW....u rose out and beyond the rabitt hole.....very cool!



Feter said 328 days ago
Omega
just Incredible ..I think this is one of the most
impressive project ever seen .Bill did his magic
here .understanding the atmosphere davisamerica
did which enormous huge work ..such perfection
is this ...KUODS !!!

SmokeyVW said 318 days ago
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thank you very much Feter!

echoroom said 328 days ago
Now its dark
When this started, i thought , this is pretty rocky for Bill - then I recognised the DA track!

Full of power and hi tension .... ts the end of the world and i feel ill.

s

SmokeyVW said 318 days ago
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this was a really fun collab. DA's track is really powerful and inspiring.

it sparked my imagination

thanks



davisamerica said 328 days ago
so..right then
just so folks know smokey had to lug this 400 mb monster out of it's box and took awhile. bill offered such great assistance in getting this work done. great artist to work with and all of us here love this take. so hats off to you Bill x3! excellent take!!
patrick
jack
and the fat alice "rabitt hole"

SmokeyVW said 327 days ago
thanks
many thanks for making this available for open collabs

you guys did all the heavy lifting - you created a really powerful song

Tom Wounded mentioned the concept of adding spoken word - all i did was run with it

thanks

said 327 days ago
Diggin' it
Just what I had imagined, diggin' the words!

Outtaorbit said 327 days ago
Thanks man
This was great

SmokeyVW said 318 days ago
.
and thank you too

davisamerica said 327 days ago
wow smokey
just had to come back and watch the world stop.... best man.... such a compelling lyrical ride... amazing how a simple thing can drive deeper.....uhh oh....the lights just flickered!

SmokeyVW said 318 days ago
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the end is near! :-)

thanks

michael2 said 325 days ago
loving this
it's like a lost Krautrock track. so good. can't write much as I need to go listen again. really nice clab.

SmokeyVW said 318 days ago
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i really like the guitar effects on this. it sets a dark foreboding mood.

thanks



Moviz said 325 days ago
I think
that vocal over the top gives this great sound a context for us to focus on. The original is fantastic and I think you've only added to this; it sounds great. Just the right tone in your voice, regards M

SmokeyVW said 318 days ago
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the words for this simply tumbled out.

i turned on the recorder and spoke extemporaneously.

i tried tweaking the words a little, and tried doing a few more takes, but i ended up settling on using the original recording. all i did was edit out one hesitation and clipped off a phrase at the very end.

thanks


guitapick said 322 days ago
Powerful...
...and subtle...who's on the guitar? Another riddle, da?

Really fine collaboration...

davisamerica said 322 days ago
ahh tis bob
no riddle... just patrick...solved the other one yet?? right then

SmokeyVW said 318 days ago
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still i am very pleased with this collab

thanks

bud said 317 days ago
Fantastic job Bill - the textures
and washes along with your vocal really brings this to a new place. Very cool.

SmokeyVW said 317 days ago
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it sort of ended up being a dark and scary place...

thanks


saymme said 258 days ago
Very great song & collab
Real 'Happy'(a bit stirred) to hear this...its a strong message w great music . . as tonite(today) its exactly 5 years since Usa went into Irak it became even stronger..4000killed soldiers, here they say 1 miljon killed Iraki People.. Ofcourse its much more if You see to ALL - People who die 'indirect' of the war..its so unbeleivable what the World looks like,so MUCH this past week-2-I only mention this(also ofcourse Israel/Palestine is VERY bad now & the Israelis are building on there concretewall on the border..it seems so useless it makes so many People unhappy& insecure the world is in a very 'East/west'situation Tonite I was happy to read in the news that Chinas PrimeMinister(Wen Jiabao) is considering(agreeing I think but i'm not quite sure) talking to Dalai Lama:) its been the worst( need dictionary help, lol!)..revolt there for 20 years . Democroxy...wish the World had come as far as having it(!) People have been 'fighting' for it for hundreds/thousand years in some parts of the world.
ohhh i got out of line here didn't I...! Its just that we really need to see what we got we have freedom we have the rights to say what we want here(i'm in Sweden). There is so much to be thankful for that we easily take for granted ! I really enjoy the picture !! The top looks like a Lionshead with his mouth open a big 'furcollar' as the malelions have GREAT ONE : ) & GREAT SONG TX
Hey the link to the original by davisamerica is nogood the song is deleted ?

SmokeyVW said 258 days ago
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well... i guess this brought out a few emotions, eh?

sometimes the world is a scary place indeed.

i agree that the spark shape looks like an animal - i think that's partially why i chose that image.

i think the song was deleted, but maybe we can get it brought back somehow...

thank you

SmokeyVW said 258 days ago
original gone
the original is gone, but i updated the link up in the description with a link to a newer version of the track...

give it listen!

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