Words

from Moon Feathers by John Ralston

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"Words"
Acoustic Guitar: (60's Gibson LG mic'd with a Stellar CM5 on the neck into a CAPI VP26 preamp and a Rode Nt5 on the body into Hairball Audio Bronze)
Electric Guitar: (Ovation Viper into EHX Electric Mistress into Princeton Reverb mic'd with a Cascade Victor ribbon into CAPI VP26)
Vocals: (ADK Hamburg and Rode NT5 into CAPI VP28)
Arp String Solina
Drum Loop: (Korg Triton through a ton of pedals)
Arpeggio Keys: (Korg Triton)
Reamping: (Lots of reamping through my 70's Memory Man pedal on this one)
Slide Guitar: (Beer bottle slide)

lyrics

"Shapes" is a hopeful word, unless they're out there moving in the dark in a wave with intent unknown. Makes you shiver in the tone when you're swimming all alone.

The words that you say can mean so many things in the heart of the one you're speaking to.

"Breaks" has a damning sound you can hear the noise it makes; see it crashing to the ground in a wave. But there's another side too - when the fever ends that put the fear in you.

The words that you say can mean so many things in the heart of the one you're speaking to.

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from Moon Feathers, released June 7, 2020
Produced by J. Phillip Wilkins

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