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Unknown Skies

from Connected Heavens

May 7th, 2021
4 tracks
16:03
Connected Heavens
Connected Heavens
Unknown Skies
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3:07
Unknown Skies
Guest Directors
We hid the answers in the wrong time Misread our bearings as if by design And now how will you ever find All the pieces I’ve left behind? Sail up the timestream at the high tide, counter-clockwise Track constellations in these unknown skies Tell me - how will you ever find All the pieces I’ve left behind? How will you ever find All the pieces I’ve left behind? Pulled from the river while you’re midstream, In your daydream Fading like an unused memory And now how will you ever find all the pieces I’ve left behind?
3:07

Trying to make the best use of the pandemic downtime - no shows, no practices - the humans of Guest Directors gathered up some wayward musical snippets, riffs, and partial song ideas, and started tracking ideas in their respective homes. The result is more experimental than their previous releases, incorporating drones, loops, electronic percussion, and keyboards - a sound that isn't entirely unfamiliar, but decidedly different for the band.

Credits

Julie D: guitar, vocals, casio, project management, communications, IT support

Charles Russo: bass, safe pandemic practice space, gear repair, art

Gary Thorstensen: guitar, vocals, production guidance, arbiter of the feels

Rian Turner: drones, synths, loops, drums, percussion, mixing, more art

Recorded by Guest Directors in their respective homes.

Mixed by Rian Turner.

Mastered by Thomas Andrew Doyle, Witch Ape Studio.

Thanks to Matt Brown at Space Ranch Studio for invaluable home recording advice.

Thanks to Denny, Jessie, Linda, Robin, and various pets for putting up with our noises.

Thanks to Obscure Colors, These People Here, and The Drolls for being family.

Thanks to Topsy Records for making a community.