The Mule

As my list of "stuff I got to do in 2009" says, I have to record more stuff, even if it's weird! After last night's heavy partying I had a lot of sleep to catch up. So I got to bed at about 6pm (crazy!), I was falling asleep watching 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair. I usually don't hit the sack that early, so I had some weird sleep, sweating, having nightmares, my brain thinking about weird stuff at full speed. At some point I decided it was better to get up, that it was probably something like 4am or so. Well it was 10pm! So I grabbed my good old pal Harbinger (the SG guitar) and started playing. Somehow the weirdness of my dreams was still present, I could remember how it felt and I wanted to put it in a musical experiment. The music... I had to add a lot of effects on my sound, to make it blurry, chaotic. I used some harmonizer with a slow attack so the guitar sound signature becomes more like a strange violin/cello. Just a tad of a bluesy crunch. Massive echo/reverb to add texture and gloominess. Just what I was looking for. But I wanted also some kind of industrial sound, then comes the idea of inputting a drum sample in the effects. It made it sound like some evil desert caravan, with a hypnotizing rhythm pushing the listener in some horrific oriental scenery... I love it! The Lyrics talk about The Mule a mind controlling character from the book Foundation and Empire. Imagine a slow spaceship caravan, gliding in the deep silence of the universe, taking control over the planets one by one, winning battles against impossible odds... At its head, The Mule. A general who rose from nowhere, he is a legend, but no one has seen him. He inspires despair in the heart of his enemies.
Now to make it even more original I used my Doom/Crooner voice tone.
The result is some Metalish Industrial Oriental Sci-Fi Doom. And it's uber weird!
The Mule : Download

The shadow rises, upon terminus
A wave of fear, spreads on the foundation
Worlds collapses, combatants lost courage
The dark prince, will rule us all !

He controls your emotions
Raises your deep daemons
You can't resist his hold
He possesses your soul

All fear the Mule

No one will, stand in his way
His darkness, corrupts the hearts of men
The old kingdoms, have already fallen
The battle cry, roars upon terminus

He controls your emotions
Raises your deep daemons
You can't resist his hold
He possesses your soul

All fear the Mule


Well I hope someone enjoys it! :)

Paris Clem: Wishing you a happy new year!