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.​.​.​And Daryil Answered. (2020)

from Project Retake Vol. 2 by DOUG the Eagle

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This was the title track from the 2010 album, "And Daryil Answered", and is one of the songs I'm still really proud of.

New in this version is a real electric bass track, which occasionally breaks into a nice punk-sounding mode a'la The Stranglers.
The JV1010 choir has been replaced with the classic M1 choir, though it's doubled with the 'tron for the most part. The string synthesizer is now provided a Waldorf Streichfett fed through a Jurgen Haible Solina chorus, giving it a really beautiful fuzzy sound which I've been trying to recreate for ages. (Fun fact: I discovered how to do that after the album was mixed, so Daryil got a remix a few days before mastering.)
The vocals are mostly dubbed from the 1/2" master tape, with a couple of rerecorded pieces to fix some of the parts where it was off-key in the original version. The synth solo using the Waldorf Pulse was also difficult to replicate and so that was dubbed in from the original song as well.

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...And Daryil Answered (from ‘And Daryil Answered’, 2010)

They say that in the caves of Izenkar, resides the “Fallen Star”
A tome that legend says holds secrets of our race
I'm one of few who knows the ancient tongue,
And though I am yet young
I journeyed forth to seek this long-forgotten place
I am a child of Daryil – Clan of fear and mystery
I am a child of Daryil and I seek my destiny
I am a child of Daryil, and you can't take that from me
I hope to learn the ancient mystery, of our past history
Of how the 'Cubi came to roam our planet's face
It must hold secrets of such use to me, like immortality
That I'll transcend into a perfect state of grace

Wings ruffling in the cool breeze, I approached a cavern that had been hollowed out as if into some sort of shrine. Ever-burning braziers lit the room and there, upon a pedestal suffused with light, was the tome of the Fallen Star. If only my clan leader could see me now! Lord Daryil.. I'd never met him, but they say he is as ancient and as wise as the hills, ruling his domain with a just, but firm hand. If the rumours of what this book contained were true, I might at last gain his respect.
As my hand reached to take the book from its pedestal, I realised I was not alone.

"And so, another incubus comes in search of the book of the Fallen Star! Surely you did not think you were the first! The book makes such tempting bait... it is almost too easy. I shall crush your body, torment your soul and take your head-wings as a trophy!"

My sword cast aside in the struggle, I lay helpless, pinned in the Demon's cruel embrace. As the last of my strength ebbed, I looked into the very core of my being, and I uttered a prayer. I prayed that someone, anyone, Being, Creature or God... hear me now and bring salvation.
...And Daryil Answered.

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from Project Retake Vol. 2, released March 30, 2020

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