Track nr: 1
Track Length: 5:26 min
From the Album: No Amends
Released: 22 June 2021

Lyrics

None (instrumental).

Background & Recording

Right from the start I had this track in mind as the opening track on the album. I always entertained the idea of having an instrumental opener that could also be the perfect opener for an Oceans In Light live concert. I figured that it should therefore start with a pulsing electronic rhythm followed by just a drum beat, while the rest of the band takes the stage, hanging on their instruments and getting ready for the night and gig that would follow. I am quite content with how this song turned out. It has some of my favorite bass lines to play in what I call the Chorus part. For some reason I have the feeling that this song only contains chorus parts. None of the parts sound like a verse or bridge to me.

The idea for an instrumental opener came from different albums. The first song that comes to mind is ‘I am the Morning’ by Oceansize on their 2003 debut album Effloresce.

The idea for an instrumental jam to start the concert came from Metallica’s Cunning Stunts DVD, where they start the concert with an instrumental jam of the song Bad Seed to loosen up before the real show starts.