• I wrote the piano part myself, which is hard to believe, considering what a lousy keyboard player I am. On the actual track, Markus Slivka plays the piano and he came up with the variations at the end.
• I was influenced by the track ”Unspoken” by Four Tet when I programmed the rythm track. I scoured my Reason library for strange sounds and then randomly programmed patterns to create what became the percussion track.
• The idea to use the poem ”Stop All the Clocks” by W.H. Auden as featured in the film ”Four Weddings and a Funeral” had been in my head for a long time. I am really happy it happened to be featured on this particular track.
• I had to play the slide guitar using a battery, because I could not find my slide.
• Helena Josefsson put down some lovely vocals.
credits
from III,
released June 2, 2004
Vocals: Helena Josefsson
Piano: Markus Slivka
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