Bring the Emperor Another Drink

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I had this flute loop thing going for the Loop it or Lose it contest and had most the bass done. Chris came in and replaced the guitar loops I had and then laid the killer vocals down. Easily some of his best singing and lyrics yet.

Rich Huston (bass, loops, mix)
Chris Winters (guitar, vocals, lyrics)

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Lyrics

Bring the Emperor Another Drink

I write the papers
I make the business
I hand out favors
I kill the sickness
We’re making factoids
We’re clearing sightlines
We’re doing nothing
We’re making headlines

I’m watching TV the world that I made
I’m finding new ways to make my lemonade
I’m warping spacetime into a tiny knot
I’m getting closer to what I haven’t got
I’m dodging blowback coming in from the cold
I’m such a throwback to archetypes of old
I’ve got a contract on those who learn to think
I think the emperor needs another drink

We’re redefining what it means to reach finality
We’re turning into a covert principality
We’re reinventing what you think of as reality

Lyrics: Chris Winters
Music: Rich Huston, Chris Winters

Song Stats

Hits: 719
Comments: 11
Fans: 3
Plays: 58
Downloads: 52
Votes: 4
Uploaded: Jun 28, 2007 - 04:10:27 PM
Last Updated: Jun 28, 2007 - 04:27:49 PM Last Played: Aug 30, 2009 - 09:07:05 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Keywords:

rock (1432), industrial (128), art (58), dance (605), groove (86)

Hardware:

Fender Jazz Bass (Bass Pod Pro / Eden Traveller)
Fender Strat (Line 6 Flextone II)
EV RE410 Condensor (mic)
Alesis Multimix 12 Firewire
MacBook Pro

Software:

Beat Hive Loops (drums and Desert Flute)

Comments

	said 864 days ago (June 28th, 2007)
	the best lioli entry!!!!! greatness and some cool singing and lyrics. This aint no throwback!

lavalamp	lavalamp said 864 days ago (June 29th, 2007)
	Another one? Nice track. It was a little bassy on my phones. Another very good song guys. Well-done. LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

Peter Bauckham	Peter Bauckham said 864 days ago (June 29th, 2007)
	Great grungy, industrial sound you have on this - I really like that flute loop. A very weighty sounding production. Interesting stuff - I enjoyed it. Peter Check out my latest song called All The Same (CBGB) (Last Chance Challenge)

pengui	pengui said 864 days ago (June 29th, 2007)
	Weighty sounding Curious about what you meant? Weighty? As in mixed to heavy, too much wall of noise going on? I was a bit torn on the mix on this one, just curious what you thought. --- (o_ //\ V_/_ 3HSW Check out my latest song called Louder Than Words

Peter Bauckham

Peter Bauckham said 863 days ago (June 29th, 2007)

Weighty
Sorry it's a hi-fi term!

Weighty meaning powerful in the bass not necessarily too much bass. Tonal balance is something that will vary from system to system and you quickly adjust to it - what's more important is how easy is it to follow what each instrument is playing.

I'd try it on a few different systems to see how they cope with the bass before making any changes.

All the best
Peter

Check out my latest song called All The Same (CBGB) (Last Chance Challenge)

echoroom

echoroom said 860 days ago (July 3rd, 2007)

the mark of a great song ...
... is a great title, and this has a great title. this is pretty out there, with the best use of a flute since 'Jenny from the Block'. Really great track - fantastic guitar and bass work (like, what's new?), and yeah, Chris' vocals are a real standout on this.

You just stepped your production up another coupla notches RicH.

Steve

Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

pengui	pengui said 860 days ago (July 3rd, 2007)
	Jenny on the Block Referencing Jenny on the Block with a song I did is really funny :) How is the song coming? Will the new drums work? --- (o_ //\ V_/_ 3HSW Check out my latest song called Louder Than Words

echoroom	echoroom said 859 days ago (July 4th, 2007)
	Hey rich Drums are fine, i've got some vocals to do for a collab, then will be on to our track ... unfortunately work has/is getting in the way of my recording life at the moment, but I'll be getting onto it soon. Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

pengui	pengui said 858 days ago (July 5th, 2007)
	work What do you do for a living? --- (o_ //\ V_/_ 3HSW Check out my latest song called Louder Than Words

lengold	lengold said 860 days ago (July 3rd, 2007)
	I love loud and this is loud. I love what you did to the desert flute. I think that this loop is like a parasitic virus and seems to be able to live anywhere and thrive. Great musicianship and production expertise. Love the vocals and great lyrics. Downloaded. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

ktb	ktb said 859 days ago (July 4th, 2007)
	lemonade You guys sound great. very cool lyrics, and chris's voice screams. Music is excellent. There's so much goig on. I luv the one re-curring melody played by on the underwater flute thingy. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

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Artist Info

Name: Rich Huston

3HSW I host a 3 Hour Song Writing group with my friend Chris Winters (SickTransit), which meets once a week in my living room. Each night we write, practice and record a song, using drums loops. We write the music, chords and lyrics in three hours. ... [see more]

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Genre Info

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