pale april [iris project]

this will serve as the final resting place for the iris project. its been a long time in the works (since about 1995 or so), but has now come to an end. the final mixing and mastering of these songs has been completed and no further changes to this site or its content will be made. this site is intended purely for archival purposes only.

with that being said there are a few things that i would like to mention as this project comes to an end.

sandy (i have no idea what your last name is anymore), i would love to get you a proper copy of these songs in their full non-compressed state. so use the link below to contact me if you ever come across this site for some reason.
whoever the photographer or model is that was used on the "sunday" cover, please contact me so i can at least give you credit for your work since i copied/stole it off the internet years and years ago and have no idea where it came from or who did it.
please be kind and copy / download / share this music as much as you like, but respect the creative commons license.

contact me

sunday

1. sunday

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originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios in bloomington illinois while attending illinois state university.
mixing was done around 2001 at sound bunker studios in silvis illinois by dave ruby
mastered in 2008 by beatle

lyrics & vocals by sandy
additional guitars provided by dave ruby and chad v
everything else beatle

2. grasp (red light mix)

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originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios.
remixed sometime in 2000
mastered in 2008

lyrics & vocals by sandy
everything else beatle

the first of two remixes came about in 2000 when i received a copy of sonic foundry's acid pro. they are basically me learning the program and why you (or at least i) can hear canned loops and samples. these days i have become much better at mutating the sounds that i use.

sadly, these mixes in mp3 form are all that remain. the original acid files have long been lost.

3. coma (circadian rhythm mix)

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originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios.
remixed sometime in 2000
mastered in 2008

lyrics & vocals by sandy
everything else beatle

the second of two remixes. like the previous remix of "grasp", the original acid files have been lost and this mix in mp3 form is all that remains.

the seductive dance of iris

1. letters from the grave (salomé mix)

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originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios in bloomington illinois.
remixed in 2002 by beatle
final mixing and mastered in 2008 by beatle

lyrics & vocals by sandy
everything else beatle

2. open eys

notes | download

originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios in bloomington illinois.
mixing was done around 2002 at sound bunker studios in silvis illinois by dave ruby
final mixing and mastered in 2008 by beatle

lyrics & vocals by sandy
everything else beatle

3. grasp

notes | download

originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios in bloomington illinois.
final mixing and mastered in 2008 by beatle

lyrics, vocals & keyboards by sandy
everything else beatle

on the verge of vanishing

1. manic sunshine

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originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios in bloomington illinois.
additional recording 2008
final mixing and mastered in 2008 by beatle

this one proved to be a challenge. some vocals for this song had to be overdubbed from the original 4 track demos. (it wasn't fun...)

lyrics & vocals by sandy
everything else beatle

2. coma

notes | download

originally recorded in 1996 at sinewave studios in bloomington illinois.
additional recording 2008
final mixing and mastered in 2008 by beatle

vocals by sandy
everything else beatle

3. synthetic daydream

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completely new song. originally recorded as a demo for blue :: infinite. it has since been remixed and mutated for the final pale april single.

recording, mixing, and mastered in 2008 by beatle