The centerpiece of @PorcupineTreeOfficial 's The Incident is a poignant reflection on one's life before embarking on a new phase, and above all, a masterclass on modern progressive rock thanks to @StevenWilsonHQ 's songwriting, Gavin Harrison drumming, Colin Edwin's driving bass, and Richard Barbieri's lush synthesizer work.
I originally covered this song as part of my cover of the entire The Incident suite, which you can watch here: • The Incident | Porcupi...
However, with the arrival of new gear (an acoustic guitar and Shure SM7B) and plugins for my home studio, I thought it would be a good idea to do a standalone video of Time Flies with an updated mix for a number of reasons. First, I originally recorded the acoustic guitar part with my PRS P22's piezo pickup, but as I found out later, there's no substituting the depth and clarity of a miked up acoustic guitar. So I recorded those parts with an actual acoustic guitar and blended them with the original piezo parts to get a sound that's much fuller than the original cover.
Second, I re-recorded the lead vocal with a newly acquired Shure SM7B. This mic is much more suited to lead vocals thanks to its punch and warmth, compared to my AT2020, which is better suited to supporting vocals.
Third, I updated the mix with a new suite of Arturia plugins and some new learnings I've acquired in the past couple of months.
Fourth, it's usually good practice in content strategy to make standalone pieces of content from long, complex works like my cover of The Incident, but not wanting to do a lazy copy/paste job, I felt that the above upgrades were necessary to justify such an action. For good measure, I also updated the visuals with some seasonally appropriate imagery.
Speaking of visuals, the original Time Flies had no narrative connection to the rest of the suite, so I used a great deal of creative license to make it a part of the story. In short, the young man who features prominently in the video is haunted in his sleep by the spirit of a girl from a car accident he witnessed. Deeply affected by the frailty of life, he reflects on his childhood and regrets and musters the will to let go of his emotional baggage and move on to greener pastures.
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Kerwin Tsang - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synths, Tambourine, Mixing, Mastering, Video
Tau Bowyer - Drums, Camera
Olivia Jean Kong - Vocals
Additional Personnel:
Don Tan - Camera
26 авг 2024
