DEEP
"DEEP"
For reasons I can’t explain, I only seemed to work on the arrangement of this tune late at night. Maybe it was the laid-back hours, maybe the rainy season, but the sounds I layered together took on a mellow, almost dreamy tone.
The whole thing began with a simple, deep bass line, and from there it grew. I was just doing what I usually do, playing around with tracks which is always a good way to spend time.
One day, Michael Thomas, an old friend and bluesman at heart, stopped by Level 3 Mania. While he was there, he heard the foundation tracks that would become "Deep". He picked up an old Strat, the one with the noisy pickups and started playing along. I quietly recorded him without his knowing, and after three passes, the result is what you now hear. It was all very spontaneous and totally in the moment.
In a small way, what you hear is the difference between night and day.
Take a minute and go "Deep".
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I recently (11-27-24) came across a second recording of "Deep" with an alternate ending. I found this version while digging through some old hard drives. It closes with a guitar solo on that same old Strat with the noisy pickups.
Enjoy.
