Hot Air Balloons is lilting comfortable acoustic piece that describes a beautiful and serene experience: I was sitting on the condo's porch during the vacation to the Grand Tetons, a cool (almost chilly) fresh morning. Sitting in a rocking chair and just breathing and being... no hurries, no cell phone, no electronics, just the sky and gorgeous mountain ranges spilling around in front of the view.
Some time during that restful moment, extremely bright and colorful hot air balloons were being inflated and were flying away from the beautiful valley below. The balloons could be seen close enough to see the people in the baskets, but far enough way to take in the vista in awe. The whole family had the luck of watching a hot air balloon festival take place - as if for us and us alone. Tears came to my eyes while recording this music and remembering those moments.
Hot Air Balloons was recorded with my Seymour Duncan Woody soundhole pickup in my Ibanez Exotic Wood acoustic, the existing electronic pickup in the Applause Ovation acoustic, and Ruby - the Squier Affinity Jazz bass (complete with new strings and a new strap!) All the parts were not mic'd or processed in the recording software in any way. The combination of the sounds were "as played," with no refinement.
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