Cold Light by John Hickey
Recorded over a period of ten years, this is one of those pieces that I kept tinkering with but never quite finished. Although there are 25 choral tracks on it I still consider this to be an instrumental track. I added some refreshed vocals in February 2012 to mix in with the ones recorded about 8 years ago. Early on in the process Andy Boland added some fantastic electric guitar parts and fretted & fretless basslines.
Some technical details:
Recording began with a Roland VS880 synced to Cubase 5 VST, with many layers of vocals and guitars as well as multi-tracked synths
The audio tracks were transferred into Cubase 6 last month and additional vocals added.
Track breakdown:
25 Choral and Vocal effect tracks
Andy Boland: Distorted guitar melody
Clean echoey guitars
Soundscape guitars
Stereo fretless bass
Fretted Bass
John Hickey: Roland XP80 -
Big Electro bass
KickMyBass
Velobagpipes
Stomps
Tribal claps
VeloVox
Massed Horns
HarmonMute
Clean guitar (keyboard)
Piano
Tubular bells
Chinese Orch
Drums & Percussion
Guest appearance by Telstar
Artwork: Matthew Shepherd.
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Tracklist
| 1. | Cold Light | 9:19 |
Credits
John Hickey: Keyboards, percussion & "clean guitar (keyboard)"
Andy Boland: Guitars and Basses.
Matthew Shepherd: Artwork.
License
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John Hickey's music is often likened to a soundtrack without a film. From subtle passages to epic soundscapes the music crosses genres and styles.
With references to artists such as Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Tangerine Dream, U137, A Winged Victory for the Sullen and countless film scores, John creates a unique and unusual sound.