«Double-edged Triplets» (Insanely nerdy details on Phantom Stimulance #10)

This is part 10/11 with insanely nerdy details about the songs on the Phantom Stimulance album, with streamable audio of older versions, demos, live versions and basic tracks (NOT ALBUM VERSIONS).

See also part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11. See even Sound Sources for full chronological list of instrument use.

Album(s) on which this composition has appeared: Fevergreens (2003) as «Good Gracious»

The original idea was based on a unison of the bass line with the sprechgesang text line «Åssen går’e me’ morra ri’a?» (lit. «How’s yo’ mother?»). When this line was altered to «Du verden, så godt det her var da» (lit. «Good gracious, how wonderful this was»), the bass line too was altered to stay in unison. The form was then changed slightly, and one of the notes in the obligate voice played by the soprano saxophone was altered with one note.

In 2003, the title was changed to «Good Gracious», though the line «Du verden (så godt det her var da)» was retained in subsequent live performances. Anyway, on the Oslo release performance 7 Dec 2010, the line «Åssen går’e me’ morra ri’a?» was rapped on top of the «Du verden, så godt det her var da» bass riff.

Version history:

Electronic sibling version* («Åssen går’e me’ morra ri’a?»)
(Workstation demo, 4 track recording, 1998)

Band version of sibling version* with stunt clarinet solo by Sjur Odden Skjeldal
(Vidunderlige Vidda, Affinis Festival, Stenersenmuseet, 1998)

Chamber orchestra version (studio recording, Fevergreens, 2003)
(Jono El Grande Orchestra #3/#4, 2001 – 03)

Band version of Fevergreens version, with tenor saxophone solo by Jono El Grande on an up-third modulated vamp
(Mix board recording, live Smuget, 2004, Jono El Grande Orchestra #5, Smuget, one-night only(?), 2004)

Band version of Fevergreens version, with tutti solos on an up-third modulated vamp
(Jono El Grande & The Luxury Band, 2006 – 07)

*‘Sibling version’ means that the version was slightly different from the titled song, but was based on the same musical idea.

Title history:
«Åssen går’e me’ morra ri’a?» (1998)
«Du verden, så godt det her var da» (2001 – 02)
«Good Gracious» (2003)
«Double-edged Triplets» (2010)

Jono El Grande (Dec, 2010)

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