"The Fallen Star" genre: Rock
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	An eclectic collection of percussive devices played by Casey Carney provide a backdrop for this beautiful interplay of words between Gilgamesh and his mother Ninsun.
	CD: The Epic of Gilgamesh   Label: Heliopolis Recordings Credits: written by Tony Garone
	Story Behind the Song I recorded the keyboards, percussion and Jennifer's vocals at Cow Pilot Studios. I then mixed down the eight tracks on the ADAT to the computer. I took that mixdown from the computer and transferred it back to the ADAT. I sent the ADAT to Billy who recorded Casey's drums. Billy then sent it back to me for mix down. When I recorded the original tracks to this song, I did not use a click track, because I never intended there to be drums on this. The main keyboard sound you hear is itself sequenced, that is there is a repetitive generation of rhythms as you press keys on the the MIDI controller (keyboard). So trying to keep my hands steady and following the precision of the sequencer was virtually impossible for me - I'm not a keyboardist. Anyway, after hearing the initial tracks, I felt that Casey could put down some interesting drum tracks. The fact that I did not use a click track made it impossible for William to sync a click to the song - and worse - virtually impossible for Casey to follow. However, when I got the tape back, I was astounded that Casey was able to follow the song - but more so at the drum sounds that Casey and William had come up with. In parts it sounds like they were recorded underwater. Just incredible. William Brown comments: The final cut we worked on was my personal favorite,“The Fallen Star”. There is something about this song that I can’t explain verbally. Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. Casey and I were inspired to develop a unique rhythm and sound for the drums. He programmed a rhythm set called ”Spooked” which contained very techno and progressive tones. We then managed to marry his parts with Tony’s free-form keyboard rhythm. Tony employed the Carleton Sheets method of time keeping. I’m convinced he is testing us just to see if we’re on our toes! Add water, some hollow-toned guitar harmonies and stir! Mmmmmmmm....thems’ good eatin’s!!!! WJB First Unit Production and Recording: Tony Garone - vocal, keyboards, percussion Jennifer Garone - vocal Recorded, engineered and mixed at Cow Pilot Studios, Arizona by Tony Garone Second Unit Production and Recording: Casey Carney: drums, crickets Billy Brown: electric guitar, bass engineered by Billy Brown Recorded at Outpost Productions, New York December, 2000

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