[habiTat]

Hi everyone,

I've been super busy what with a holiday, decorating, work and a toddler so things have slowed somewhat in the music department   but hey ho..

This is my latest demo, iphone recording I'm afraid as all my gear is inaccessible..

For those of you following it, the Seven Sins album is coming on well, our character gets dumped by his 'true love' in the first sequence, passes out and takes us into a comatose journey through his emotions as he works through the rejection, battling out his unrequited love, each of the seven sins is represented in each of the songs along the way, check out the first 6 songs in a single string here http://soundcloud.com/whitewinter-habitat/stringfirst6demo  if you want to catch up..

Anyway, with two sins still to complete (Ira-wrath and Superbia-pride) I have written and composed this song, Cast it all away. This is the concluding song of the album. Our hopeless romantic has fallen head over heels for his nurse and is getting himself all carried away again with talk of marriage etc..

I don't normally do love songs so I'm hoping it's not too cheesy, although it needs to be a bit  

All ideas, comments and general feedback are greatly appreciated as this is very much W.I.P.

http://soundcloud.com/habitatsongs/cast-it-all-away-demo

Cast it all away
No shackles left to weigh
My feet and hands can play
So free

I had the darkest dream and
I battled with my demons
I woke with open eyes
And I'm free

An angel in my ear
Whispers melt my fears
There when I awoke
In front of me

If you think you love me
Please tell me so
If I have a chance then
Please tell me so
Could you stay forever
Please tell me so
So I know..

Cos I'll cast it all away
Cast it all away
I'll cast it all away
For you


If you're wanting me
No lies no fallacy
Be honest openly
Let me see

My nurse my saviour
With you I'm forgetting her
With my pulse please take my hand
Marry me

If you think you love me
Please tell me so
If I have a chance then
Please tell me so
Could you stay forever
Please tell me so
So I know..

Cos I'll cast it all away
Cast it all away
I'll cast it all away
For you

I'll cast it all away
Cast it all away
Cast it all away
For you
For you

[Jess]

I actually love this, I could listen to it all day- it's very beautiful, love the guitar, this album is going to be epic!! Need to do some liking on soundcloud later...

[man of simple pleasures]

am swaying man🎶🎶 nice fingerpicking as always! gonna have to listen to the first set of songs again!

[Neil C]

HabTat,
All that stuff and a 7 songs concept LP!
For me the tune progresses nicely enough, however musically this WIP didn't really really convince me that someone has fallen "head over heels". Does it need to be a bit more upbeat or have some chordal variations I'm not sure. I'd certainly be tempted to consider a more full arrangement with percussion and strings and things
I hope this is helpful, can't wait to hear the finished article.
 
Neil

[montydog]

Gorgeous guitar sound - what instrument are you playing? Super vocals as well and I liked the constant picking pattern - I found it mesmeric. A rather lovely song. Some of the lyrics are a little predictable and lean towards cheese but your vocal and the sheer beauty of the song carry it though. This album is going to be a masterpiece. So hard to maintain such a high level of song writing within a fairly narrow remit. Lovely job.

[habiTat]

Thanks guys, Alan, its just a mid range Samick electro cutaway but I really love it, it's my favourite guitar.

I want to develop this into a full arrangement hopefully with piano and some harmonies. With only two songs left to figure out I'm almost there with a provisional playlist totalling 9 actual songs, seven of which being the sins, and some infill 'scene setting' pieces. Once I'm at that stage it's 'just' a case of properly recording and producing them all 

Should be done by next summer 

[Dan Firth]

Wow very cool habiTat.

I love the guitar riff. It is the kind of stuff I like and love to listen to. Listening to it right now and it reminds me of some good memories I have from living England.

Maybe you could change up the chorus a bit and make it stand out a little more from the chorus with an extra vocal or something like that?

Overall very nice. :-)

Dan

[crystalsuzy]

Hi HabiTat...very lovely song even as is in it's simplicity, but I can't wait to hear it fully produced ...I'll have to have a listen all of the songs in order to see how they all flow together...what a great job you've done on this project ...what will you do with yourself when it's completed

[KEROUAC1957]

To my shame I haven't been listening to much on here recently but thought I'd catch up.

I'm going to be 100% honest. I started listening to the first link and thought this song lacks some polish. But as I continued listeningh I could tell you have a real conviction of someone who really sings from the heart. The song got to me on an emotional level and in that sense I love the rough edges because the genuine quality comes through in your songs.

[Stylus]

Great work in progress!  I like this song its kind of simple yet  has depth & ambience  Nice vocals & guitar                               Love it    Thanks   Stylus

[Dutchbeat]

well perfect songwriting again, nice singing melody! But, and this comment has been made before i think, the album as whole should may need more variation in instrumentation...

but , i am not sure, i should listen to the songs in a row

but this one, is very nice and has a hypnotic quality

[Dogmax]

Beautiful, the tall ship with the wind in her sail taking us home, we anchor in the bay theres music and greetings in the tavern, we settle down and then you sing your song, the crew and i agree, Beautiful.

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