Autumn Returns

from 50-90-2012 Vol 2 by TA Walker

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I feel as if I'm in the middle of one of my "fallow patches" again, in terms of 50/90 inspiration, but when did that stop me?

Here's 50/90 Challenge song 27: suitably autumnal for the time of year, and recorded in Garageband (iPod Touch) - I'm continuing to experiment with the electric guitar amp models, which in my view aren't at all shabby (and they'd be even better if I had a decent guitar interface for iOS, but still...). I'd rather have recorded it on my home studio setup, but time is in short supply for me at the moment, so it was mostly a "lunchtime job"!

The sound quality is a bit "off", thanks to the vocal tracks (recorded via the built-in mike on the iPT) requiring some heavy de-noising in Audacity. I had to trade off noise removal against the audible "artefacts" the process leaves behind - it's still quite listenable, but you might hear the occasional odd "squeak" sound in the background (the aforementioned artefacts). One I'd like to re-record on better equipment, in my copious free time...

lyrics

First brown leaves line the path to school
Soon the gates will open again
Just a matter of time before the conkers descend
But we never lost touch with the rain

[chorus]
And autumn returns, the same every year
All too soon, the warm months disappear
The fun of July, now photos and dreams
Now autumn has come

First signs of shops stocking Christmas cards
Scan bramble bushes for the berries they bear
Trees taking shadings of red, gold and brown
Sensing the season in the cooling air

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from 50-90-2012 Vol 2, track released August 30, 2012
TA Walker - electric guitars, vocals

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Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter, often with "electronica", "lo-fi" and "prog" inclinations.

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