am südlichsten zipfel von sizilien

A departure from the just-a-bit-of-reverb approach. Having avoided obvious effects for a while, why not some echo? And instead of just three tracks, why not four? Of the four tracks, two of them have some sends to Ableton's Echo plugin, while the other half...don't. This one came together over three sessions: late Friday, late Saturday, and Sunday afternoon. Back on PureSalem Mendiola, one track for bridge pickup (with echo), one for neck (no echo), and two for both pickups (one of each).

The result...seems surprisingly hopeful, despite how the world is going. There's my usual practice of leaving some breathing space at the end of phrases, and a few phrases seem a touch familiar--maybe I'm ripping myself off a bit. Notably, some solo sections stretch out and go for the emotional expression, which feels less like an indulgence than it used to. (Some harmonies...seem a bit dissonant in places due to two scales in play, but...you know what, it seems right.)

The title comes from a little hamlet at the end of England's A605, though this does feel like the beginning of an outward expansion.

A Sunday jam