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Orchid Track #5: Salt

by Christopher on Aug.11, 2009, under Orchid - The Demo

5) Salt – 2:23

 

Not available since 1999

Dance ye merry wench

Salt is an abbreviation of the word `Saltarello’ which is an Italian Medieval dance circa 14th century. The dance is a fast pace where skipping is the dancer’s motif.

The inspiration for `Salt’ is from the Medieval players group `Hesperus’ who probably did the greatest rendition of a `Saltarello’ back in 1991. Use a search engine and type in `Hesperus Saltarello’ and you’ll find some goodness. I could not find their rendition on Youtube.

However, the track `Salt’, sounds like a primitive ringtone.

There are sound samples in there that were to `soften the stench of aged MIDI cheese’ but unfortunately I cannot recall where they came from. I worked so quickly on making these songs that things like sound files are just a fleeting blur.

Recollections: It was one of the songs re-recorded at the same time as `Longing Is…’ The timeframe where I intended to make `Orchid’ a vicious tome of intimacy. Aside from that, I have no other memories relating to `Salt.’

So let’s discuss something else brought up previously: The Cocaine Cougar (continue reading…)

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