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The Last Star Before Daybreak
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The 14th and final song of FAWM 2010. A ballad for piano and acoustic guitar.
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Jazz-influenced progressive rock.
artist is a middle and high school science teacher residing in Sterling, VA, USA. He switched to teaching after a career in medicinal chemistry. He is a member of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation, a Native American tribe originally indigenous to the Southeastern United States. As a musician, he plays bass, guitar, Hammond organ, keys, and various drums. Many of these appear on his first album, , it focuses on a jazz-influenced rock sound; however, like , it is almost exclusively built using odd time signatures (such as 5/4 and 7/8). In this way, although it was born in a different world, it retains its connection to the past. One more move: this time to a new house. It was a difficult change, and out of the struggle was born a new sound. is just that: a collection of jazzy, funky, cool -- and most of all, original -- compositions. In addition to the works above, Bruce is also on , where he releases raw (unmixed) tracks from his albums and other works for use by remix artists.
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#6,569 today Peak #54
#1,514 in subgenre Peak #21
Author
Bruce H. McCosar
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2010
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February 14, 2010
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MP3 3.9 MB 128 kbps 4:13
Story behind the song
And so it ends -- this is my 14th song of FAWM 2010. I've come a long way. That's how this track came to be known as "The Last Star Before Daybreak." Since FAWM began, I've had a grand total of TWO days at work. If there's any theme to these songs other than my "no robots allowed" rule, it's the constant battle I fought against the weather. You might think all the snow days were helpful -- and they were. However, shoveling snow and ice, walking the dogs in the few open areas, dealing with extreme cold and power outages . . . it has been a struggle at times. For instance I've injured my right wrist, to the point I stopped playing conga drums for these songs, and never got around to doing any slap bass. So this is it, the last star before daybreak. On Tuesday, the world returns to normal . . . hopefully. I'll be back at work. I'll be checking out people's FAWM creations in the evenings. I'm not the same as I was at the beginning of February. Back then, it was a time of uncertainty. Night, if you will -- a dimness of confidence. In the past 14 days, I've played music like never before, and feel like I've actually learned a lot in the process. I owe FAWM a debt of gratitude. This is my third year at it, but I feel like this has been the best one so far. Anyway, the music: Breedlove classical guitar. Roland digital piano. Breedlove acoustic bass. Waldorf Blofeld synth, high in the background. Since my goal for this FAWM was to reclaim rhythm from the machines, I played with time here a bit -- the guitar is in 12 (4 units of 3), the piano opening and closing parts are in 4 over 12, and the middle piano part is 6 over 12 (sounding as 6 on 4). -- This song was composed and performed using natural rhythm only -- without a metronome, click track, or drum machine. "No Robots Allowed" is my theme, and here are the rules I'm following: http://bmccosar.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/the-robot-rules/
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