The next step for the Minotaur Project - with vocals! Check out the song's video! http://youtu.be/HkZPw-6n6Vs
electronica
progressive
rock
metal
fusion
mythology
Story behind the song
This is probably the next step for the Minotaur Project. As some of my friends know I'm looking for a singer for a while. What I get most of the time from my subscribers is "I can't imagine your music having vocals, although I miss them". The strange thing is, this is totally how I felt too. I knew two things: I'm not gonna sing (I only publish stuff I'm able to produce on a professional level, and my voice is the farthest thing from it :)), and that it's gonna be a hell of a ride finding someone I'd be ok with, since I knew that until my music isn't completed with vocals of my (highest) expectations, I'll be stuck with instrumental songs.
I have the endulgance not to publish anything I'm not completely satisfied with in every way.
So time-to-time I check into sites, trying to recruit people to collaborate with, but I always had a hard time with vocalists - either it's distance, lack of recording or singing skills/experience - or enough creativity. Last month I auditioned at least five persons, whom got some songs from the upcoming Escape Solaris - I wanted to let them go as far as I could so that I can see what they come up with. I couldn't say I was unsatisfied - I just saw the Minotaur was going nowhere with them, it just wasn't their type of music.
Phil Ira asked to remain somewhat anonymous, but what I can tell is we met through a website designed to help finding musicians to collaborate with. He lives in the US, had some experience with bands before, but he's not a professional musician.
Phil asked me if he could do some vocals over Rusty Springs - I said why not - and what you hear on this is about 75% the original tracks he sent me the first time. Also he wrote the lyrics - not the usual quality of material I get to work with. Especially in the given timeframe, which wasn't much at all. I was surprised, and I honestly wasn't expecting this to be so good the first time. Totally the kind of vocals I wanted to hear for the Minotaur - diverse, agressive, catchy, dynamic. This way I have to say Phil took it to the next level for me - having matched the songs melodies without overruling/cancelling them. I hope we can work on some next projects as well :)
Lyrics
Lyrics by Phil Ira
Freedom waits around the next sharp curve - watch the edge
There’s no time for a final breath - so don’t give in
The stakes are high and the margin thin - so very thin
The sweetness of escape
I came to see the wonders of this land
How could I have ever known the truth of what she said
She said we’d be above our
Heads if we got this far
Our tanks are running empty
There’s only one way out
Too late to stop us now we
Can’t turn around just yet
Our path is clearly marked and
We’ll never have regrets
This is not a call to action
This is not a cry for help
Dissonance and static
No reply no ones out there
Dissonance and static
Thought I heard (the faintest sigh)