Societal Whispers - spreading out..

"Societal Whispers" was recorded, for the most part, from 15th December 1999 - 6th January 2000. Two tracks were recorded previously, either during the recording of "Jury of My Peers" or immediately following it. The official "release" date for the album was 5th February 2000. The tracks included are:

1. sprockets and cogs(*)
2. The Machine Stops
3. An Atheist Looks Back on Reincarnation
4. It's Not Like
5. It Would Be You
6. Waiting
7. The Flow of Time(!)
(on tape this marks the end of side one)
8. 1987(*)
9. Slip Beneath
10. The Way of Things
11. Transcends Boulevards
12. Huntersville
13. O.I.(!)
14. Grey Old World

* = instrumental
! = previously recorded

To read lyrics from "Societal Whispers" click here.

"Societal Whispers" was another step forward for me, both in the recording process and in writing. My earliest songs, limited by my knowledge and equipment, were guitar/vox only. Then, with the 4-track I was able to add more instruments. Now, I've worked on take the focus off of just the rhythm guitar and placing an emphasis on various parts of the piece and how they interlock. This may sound like a duh-huh idea, but it all comes in developing. I'm proud of the orchestration of this record. I became a huge fan of giving the bass an equal voice in the melody of the song after working with Kevin Wright in both Loman and Aslan. He's got the skills as a bass player to really make the bass propell a song. And not with just your standard rhythmic bass line. I think the best example you'll find on the record is "It Would Be You." It's my favorite song from the recordings.

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