Davester2296 B-Sides | DAR - Fever Dream @Davester2296-B | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
It was while working on this song that I came to dislike how the mixing of the album had sounded thus far.

I wound up changing pieces of the kit in EZDrummer 2, as well as how I mixed the drums. I also made use of another bass cab-IR and blended it with my usual one. These two changes would then be applied to all the other songs in the album as well.

I also used one of my old favorite amp sims; Lepou's Le456! Also during the production of this song, I wanted to try and rekindle my love for my Stratocaster... The poor thing has been mostly sidelined ever since I got my Ibanez. So, as my first step to really get my Strat back into the fray, I used it to record all the clean guitar parts, as well as the distorted guitar heard on the left-side.

With this song, I guess I just couldn't help but dip my toe back into that "RED PLANET"-sound! This one reminds me of "D3_T0X" a little bit, except less electronic, and more emphasis on the guitars... mixed with a HORIZONS sort of feeling too (that dreamy piano certainly has something to do with it!).

The little narrative that I had pictured for this song was someone getting ready and settled for bed, then falling into a dark and bizarre fever dream (hey look, its the name of the song!). I dunno, maybe the protagonist of this song wound up having a dream where he became Sin-Slayer from the RED PLANET saga!

Starting off with some nice little chords from the Strat, things feel nice and relaxed. In the beginning, it represents the moments before drifting off, and then at the end, it represents slowly awaking from the dream. I also enjoyed running those cleans through that rotary-speaker effect! I think it really added to the relaxed and trippy atmosphere of the song. Also that clean lead that plays after the chords finish should sound familiar! Bit of a throwback to "Distant Transmission" from New Genesis! Felt right to throw that in as the transition going from the relaxed chords then being hit with the fever dream!

I also tried layering in some General MIDI stuff with everything. I think the most obvious would be the slap bass sound, I blended that in to get more clickiness from the bass part. I also layered a sawtooth-lead and MIDI guitar on the left and right, respectively. I feel like they both managed to sit quite nicely underneath the rhythm guitars.

Anyways, this one was pretty fun and relaxing to put together. Something nice, heavy, and slow to give a contrast to the brighter and upbeat songs in this album. Hope you all enjoy the track! ~DAR



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