Dave Hartl: Music

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)
• MP3 short clip, lo-fi play (modem)

Dave Hartl: Chapman Stick, accordion, chromatic harmonica, synths:
Arturia CS-80V (pad)
Camel Audio Cameleon CA5000(pad)
Waldorf Microwave (pad)
Kurzweil K2000RS (acoustic guitar)

Another tune that came out fully formed and unquestionable. Made me very suspicious that I subconsciously copped this from something I heard long ago, so I boreassed all my friends for a month playing this thing and asking, “J’ever hear that before?” I finally accepted that it was really my own. Recording it has proven troublesome in that the groove never felt right. Raw Deal did a good version, but somehow this was still looking for its home. This version took a left turn in search of a solution and ended up getting rid of the drums and giving the lead of the A section to the accordion and the B section to the harmonica. I like the unresolved key center feel; somehow this melody modulates a half-step but is real sneaky about it. It's the way time passes and has a way of sneaking up on you so you end up in a different place than you began.