My girlfriend and I recorded an acoustic cover version of "Personal Jesus" in summer 2013.
We had a few recording sessions, but she wasn't satisfied with her vocal performance on the first go, so she came over a couple of weeks later and sang the whole song over again. That second session yielded a great vocal performance that we ended up using on our acoustic version of the song.
But at the earlier session, she tried singing in this very soft, breathy style. I kept all those takes. Later, I could hear the song in my head as a synth pop song. So I took those unused vocal tracks (they were recorded to a click track) and added electronic drums, synths, and a little textural guitar.
Recording the guitar was a challenge because I tend to like to hear how each note of a given scale (and some passing tones) sound (briefly) against the background harmony. But this song called for a one note wonder. I got close, but it was a challenge.
This style is one of my guilty pleasures. I didn't like it when I first heard it in the 80s, but I like a lot of the newer music that newer artists are releasing in this genre. Thanks for listening.
We had a few recording sessions, but she wasn't satisfied with her vocal performance on the first go, so she came over a couple of weeks later and sang the whole song over again. That second session yielded a great vocal performance that we ended up using on our acoustic version of the song.
But at the earlier session, she tried singing in this very soft, breathy style. I kept all those takes. Later, I could hear the song in my head as a synth pop song. So I took those unused vocal tracks (they were recorded to a click track) and added electronic drums, synths, and a little textural guitar.
Recording the guitar was a challenge because I tend to like to hear how each note of a given scale (and some passing tones) sound (briefly) against the background harmony. But this song called for a one note wonder. I got close, but it was a challenge.
This style is one of my guilty pleasures. I didn't like it when I first heard it in the 80s, but I like a lot of the newer music that newer artists are releasing in this genre. Thanks for listening.
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