Tim Forsyth - Gerry the Germ (tune 2)

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This is a big departure for me and a bit of an experiment.

I have been learning (acoustic) guitar on and off for the past year and a month ago, a friend mentioned he had a bunch of electric guitars in storage in the attic so I had to ask if I could borrow one.

I surprised myself, not only is it a lot of fun (and forgiving) to play, but by layering many tracks and hiding behind distortion, it sounded like I was almost competant.

I found this track idley scrolling through Hubbard on deepsid strumming along to different Sids, figuring out the songs. Hang on, I thought, this innocent germ track has 8 chords, didn't expect that.

Things somehow came together real fast and after 3 evening sessions, I had a finished the arrangement, spending a few more days mixing / tweaking / mastering.

Maybe I'll do more in a similar vein in future, not sure, feel like I need a bit more practice to be properly comfortable. I'm glad I tried this though, it was a lot of fun to make and there's not enough indie rock / pop on RKO.

This remix came 6th in the arok remix competition.

2 c64 charts July 2023