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An Active God

by Jswetch

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This started with the acoustic guitar track. I was determined to keep the character of the song along those lines, and tried to stay away from too many DAW bells and/or whistles. There are 2 acoustics, a steel string and nylon string that move the melodic and harmonic content along. I judiciously added minimal percussion, a fretless bass, and subtle electric piano. There are some brief solos later on that come from an acoustic 12-string and a softsynth.
The title is definitely something of a pun (active/act of). On one hand, it may deal with the basic creative process. Where do ideas come from? Once there, how do they develop? Is inspiration (the Muse?) an act of something higher that we're lucky to tap into now and then in a creative life?
Literalists can imagine the title referencing an active deity scanning their work, considering it, and tweaking it here or there before finally settling down to their day of rest, and feeling that it was good.

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released January 15, 2022
Steel string acoustic, nylon string acoustic, 12 string acoustic guitars; fretless electric bass; keyboards, drum and percussion programming by John Schwetje. He also wrote it and produced and engineered the recording. This was done at Swetchsongs Studios on Eastern Long Island, NY. Copyright 2022, Swetchsongs Publishing, ASCAP.
Photo by John Schwetje

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Jswetch is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with many years of playing experience in varied settings. He's influenced by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Neil Finn, John McLaughlin, XTC, Oregon, Todd Rundgren, Keith Jarrett, Weather Report, The Beatles, Hendrix, Jack Bruce, 70's Prog, Pat Metheny, and Fairport Convention. A little of all this filters into his own unique songs, sound, and musical vision. ... more

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