watch Zodiac when you get a chance it's really good. can't remember if that was the first place I heard Hurdy Gurdy but it stuck with me and I've always thought Donovan gets looked over in the grand scheme of 60s psych/pop/world music flavored etc. this month's single features the return of the Twin after being out of commission all year. so HGM gets a traditional PG treatment. Honey Power is maybe my favorite one i've done so far. couldn't figure out a way to make the backward lead guitar part like i wanted but it turned out good anyway. untitled instrumental ambient outro included.
aug 2017, recorded in the crypt in memphis, tn
drums and bass recorded to the Tascam 38 and bounced to the Teac A 4010s and back to the 38
rest of backing tracks recorded to the 38
lead guitars for "Honey Power"recorded backward and forward
outro for "Honey Power" recorded to/thru 2 Ekotape 205s
transferred to and lightly edited/mixed/mastered in pro tools
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" written by Donovan
from his 1968 album "The Hurdy Gurdy Man"
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