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Mental Order

from The Thought of Time by stefkeB

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This is the longest, most epic prog-like song I ever wrote. The lyrics tell a story which appeared almost in one extended writing moment... in my car, while waiting at a doctor. The music and arrangements are varied, but stay within similar chord progressions. There are four main sections, where 1 and 3 are about the same. But then additional variations and themes are intermixed... Whatever.

It is the story of mental disorder, from the position of a parent who struggles and copes with a kid who they dearly love and at the same time have a hard time connecting to.

This is the first version I put online... There was one without drums and base, there was one with mediocre keyboard-typing drums. I've transposed the song (although some guitars are warped) and re-sang the lyrics. Recently the drums are pieced together from a variety of Garageband virtual drum projects (since you can't change time signature in Garageband...). I needed 4/4 and 11/4 (actually 3+3+3+2) and 7/4 sections.

I'm still in doubt of arranging it as more acoustic singer-songwriter or as a more rock-heavy song. I removed quite some heavy sections, as they didn't work. The finale needs energy and guitars, though, before the epilog, that is.

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from The Thought of Time, released August 16, 2018

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stefkeB Leuven, Belgium

stefkeB is a Belgian musician, composing and recording music at his home. The compositions are sometimes in English, sometimes in Dutch and often instrumental.

He is a schooled guitar player, enjoying both classical and electrical guitar playing.

While he mostly makes music at home, he plays guitar for Transport Aerian and occasionally for friends and family.
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