"Punainen kuu" genre: World Fusion
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	A song about being in a wrong place with a totally wrong person, about guilt-ridden lust.
	Credits: written and performed by J. Pekka Mäkelä
	Story Behind the Song The idea and the minimalistic chord secquence come from the music we did to a theatre performance of Youkio Mishimaā€™s ā€¯Madame de Sadeā€¯ with percussionist Aleksi Oksanen back in 1998. This is from the scene where Mme de Sadeā€™s sister recalls the holiday she spent in Venice - with her own sisterā€™s husband. Iā€™ve always felt thereā€™s a song - a story - here, but it seemed to take its time to come. Finally I wrote this version of the lyrics in June 2002, and (as usual) when I had the complete lyrics, the rest came quite easily. Recording prosess happende during July 2002. As usual, I did a sort of scetch with the Band in a Box, using only the percussion (and the barely audible drone tone) in the final mix, replacing tracks as the recording progressed. After awhile, I ended up with a version I thought was more or less final, just short of a few tweaks for the mixdown. Listening the mix a bit later I decided the bass line didnā€™t work (notewise and soundwise) so I had to record a new one, which seems to give the track a sort of Jah Wobble vibe. The vocal seemed to be a bit off, so I used a pitch correction program (RBC Voice Tweaker) to make it sit better with the song. The sam program allowed me to ā€¯change the genderā€¯ of the backup vocals. Signal chains for recording: Sequenced instruments (drone, drums and percussion): Guillemot Maxi Studio Isis midi synth + Korg DRM-1 -- Behringer MX2004A mixer with Korg A3 multiFX -- Isis inputs Electric guitar: modified Squier Stratocaster -- Zoom GM-200 -- H&K Red Box II -- Isis Dobro: Regal resonator guitar (with homemade piezo/microphone system) -- ART Tube MP -- H&K Red Box II -- Isis Fretless Bass: modified Rickenbacker 4001 (ā€™74) -- ART Tube MP -- Korg A3 (cabinet simulation only) -- Isis Vocals: Behringer ECM-8000 omni condenser mic -- ART Tube MP -- Isis Software: Cakewalk Pro Audio 4.01, n-Track Studio 3.0.3, various plugins Lyrics (rough translation:) Red Moon By the square embracing the pillars Far away from the sun We hide from the people, hide from their eyes weā€™ll search a quiet route Weeks in a small hot room Behind securing bolts Only at nighttime we open the window we see the red moon Both of usā€™s friends think weā€™re elsewhere No postcards to mail We search for some comfort from fingers to touch only the skin No more talking, no hesitant words the words are a way to hurt Only at night time we open the window we see the red moon (Chorus:) The cruel red moon lightens the room lightens the sheets Dreams of the insane crushes in pale liver coloured sheen. This step we have taken, weā€™ve done what weā€™ve done no way to rescue the past Away from the light, away from the looks no past no future Mouth saying something, skin wanting something other craving for sweaty flesh The soiled sheets, behind the window liver coloured moon (Repeat chorus) Some weeks, is this worth something? nothing is left The smelly canals, walls peeling paint no life, no holiday In this sweaty room where sticky bodies search for their dreams Nothing in this trip to remember nothing but the red moon (repeat chorus)

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