2 02 - Still Waters
Words and music by Devaki Sokaris
Still Waters - as performed by DevaKnighT, is americana that goes back to the heart of country, but has influences of folk and bluegrass with modern day lyrics. Released 2013-09-27.
The story is about weathering the storm before the calm where time heals all wounds.
Credits
△Basically, it’s all us!
| a | Copyright owner (Video, audio and website) | ©2013 Devaki Sokaris |
|---|---|---|
| b | Audio and video producers | Devaki and Patanjali Sokaris |
| c | Performers | Devaki Sokaris - vocals, fingerstyle guitar Patanjali Sokaris - mandolin |
| d | Audio | Patanjali Sokaris |
| e | Video recording and editing | Patanjali Sokaris |
| f | Website and graphic design | Patanjali Sokaris |
From the songwriter
△I wrote Wrong Road Out in early March 2012, around the time that Patanjali had not long started playing guitar. He was out of work at the time, which was to become 6 months.
I knew the arrangement needed to be simple and intimate. I am at my happiest recording stripped down songs like this, but know that all arrangements won’t be the same as some songs need more, but I will definately write more like this.
It lended towards a folk-bluegrassy sound, so we decided to record it live together in the studio with myself on guitar and vocals, and Patanjali on the mandolin. Anything else would have taken it into another realm we didn’t want.
We enjoyed recording it this way and were happy with the end result, so we plan to do more like this. The interaction is different between us when we play at the same time.
Lyrics
△Lyrics to Wrong Road Out. ©2012-2013 Devaki Sokaris.
Still I wouldn’t change a thing
Those moments made us grow
I hope you’ll always know
How much you mean to me
And many things have hurt
When you think about love
You will know
After the storm ends we will be
I can see the hurt in your eyes
Oh it’s hard but it will get better in time
And some day still waters will rise over us
And I won’t ever forget you
Its time to live life apart
One day you’ll understand
Love isn’t always that kind
There’s so much I don’t know about
I wonder what’s at stake
But one thing I know for sure
I’m not looking for a wrong road out.
[Repeat]
Making of
△Here's what went into making Still waters.
- a.Fingerstyle guitar (Devaki) - Taylor 812ce-LTD Fall 2010.
- b.Mandolin (Patanjali) - Eastman MD504 A-Style.
- a.Guitars - pair Jeanne Audio JA-251.
- b.Vocals - Neumann U87Ai.
- c.Guitars - pair Jeanne Audio JA-251.
- d.All in figure-8 mode to isolate from each other, as suggested on page 43 of Mixing with your mind by Michael Stavrou.
The camera used was a Panasonic HDC-HS700 camcorder.
- a.Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) - Steinberg Cubase 7.
- b.Audio clean up - iZotope RX3 Advanced.
- c.Vocal compression - UAD
Fairchild ® 670 Compresso r plugin. - d.Guitar compression - UAD
Teletroni x® LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier plugin. - e.Vocal reverb - UAD EMT® 140 plugin, using the level-dependent technique described on page 171 of Mixing with your mind by Michael Stavrou.
- f.Room reverb - REVerence (in Cubase) - LA Studio preset.
- g.Ambience - UAD K-Stereo plugin.
- h.Maximising & dithering - iZotope Ozone 5 Maximizer plugin.
- i.Video editing - Corel
VideoStud io Pro X6.
All video was recorded and edited at 1920x1080, 50fps, and finalised at 1920x1080, 25fps.