On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:21:10 +0100, james-ngfRbgMv8TwV8AREJM4DLQ wrote: >> In my opinion, the best vocal accompaniment to this track would be a >> spoken voice piece, preferably with a scottish accent (think a cross >> between Iggy Pop and Prolapse in their more laid-back phases, possibly >> Coil). > > Interesting. I was thinking more like muffled, soulful, slow-paced > singing with lingering notes, cutting to sparkly, faster, more urgent > pieces when everything crashes back in. Sigur Ros meets Portishead and > Bjork. > Yes well if I sounded like Bjork I would be very happy (if I was a girl!). I have recorded my version.. Almost random lyrics inspired by the instrumental track.. slightly spooky in my opinion.. Cross between Coil and Tarwater. Recorded into Ardour on a cheapo computer mike and then compressed with Barry's Satan Maximizer, passed through a low-pass filter and then through gverb with 100% dry component as well as a 6 sec. reverb. listen to it here: http://www.jmstone.dsl.pipex.com/sv_WIP_into_the_night.ogg >> If I think of some good lyrics I will certainly have a go, but I don't >> think South-Eastern UK accent is quite so up there in the cool stakes! > > Haha, well it's better than what I've got - High-speed dumb-sounding > Blackcountry. > > Ow am ya? I think this would be cool! >> I'm sure there are hundreds of other ways to go with this track though. >> It will be interesting to see what people come up with. > > Yup, I can't wait. Should be good.. Can't wait to hear the sung version! James