Ashen Garden - Unplugged

Unplugged, single-take feel, 90s alternative grunge unplugged, ~82 BPM, Eb tuning, Voice: male very low baritone, hoarse and raspy, smoker’s grit, beer-soaked color, chest-led, front-placed, slightly flat sustains, sloppy articulation, near-zero vibrato, tiny pitch scoops, audible breaths, loose double on choruses, Band: electro-acoustic dreadnought with dual pickups subtly amped, second acoustic rhythm, acoustic bass with pick lightly compressed, drums with brushes or rods, deep slow kick, tight dry snare, low tom ghosts, sparse lyrical cello only on choruses, Mix: close mics, dry to short room or plate, mid-forward EQ, light tape or console saturation, allow subtle bleed and room noise, Avoid: hi-gain stacks, wide reverb tails, lush pads, pop gloss or autotune, tight quantization, shred solos, stereo widener, ‑live, ‑crowd, ‑autotune sheen, ‑glossy polish, ‑quantized drums, ‑lush pads, ‑stereo widener, ‑long verb tails, ‑hi-gain stacks, ‑shred solos

Unplugged, single-take feel, 90s alternative grunge unplugged, ~82 BPM, Eb tuning, Voice: male very low baritone, hoarse and raspy, smoker’s grit, beer-soaked color, chest-led, front-placed, slightly flat sustains, sloppy articulation, near-zero vibrato, tiny pitch scoops, audible breaths, loose double on choruses, Band: electro-acoustic dreadnought with dual pickups subtly amped, second acoustic rhythm, acoustic bass with pick lightly compressed, drums with brushes or rods, deep slow kick, tight dry snare, low tom ghosts, sparse lyrical cello only on choruses, Mix: close mics, dry to short room or plate, mid-forward EQ, light tape or console saturation, allow subtle bleed and room noise, Avoid: hi-gain stacks, wide reverb tails, lush pads, pop gloss or autotune, tight quantization, shred solos, stereo widener, ‑live, ‑crowd, ‑autotune sheen, ‑glossy polish, ‑quantized drums, ‑lush pads, ‑stereo widener, ‑long verb tails, ‑hi-gain stacks, ‑shred solos

Unplugged, single-take feel, 90s alternative grunge unplugged, ~82 BPM, Eb tuning, Voice: male very low baritone, hoarse and raspy, smoker’s grit, beer-soaked color, chest-led, front-placed, slightly flat sustains, sloppy articulation, near-zero vibrato, tiny pitch scoops, audible breaths, loose double on choruses, Band: electro-acoustic dreadnought with dual pickups subtly amped, second acoustic rhythm, acoustic bass with pick lightly compressed, drums with brushes or rods, deep slow kick, tight dry snare, low tom ghosts, sparse lyrical cello only on choruses, Mix: close mics, dry to short room or plate, mid-forward EQ, light tape or console saturation, allow subtle bleed and room noise, Avoid: hi-gain stacks, wide reverb tails, lush pads, pop gloss or autotune, tight quantization, shred solos, stereo widener, ‑live, ‑crowd, ‑autotune sheen, ‑glossy polish, ‑quantized drums, ‑lush pads, ‑stereo widener, ‑long verb tails, ‑hi-gain stacks, ‑shred solos

Unplugged, single-take feel, 90s alternative grunge unplugged, ~82 BPM, Eb tuning, Voice: male very low baritone, hoarse and raspy, smoker’s grit, beer-soaked color, chest-led, front-placed, slightly flat sustains, sloppy articulation, near-zero vibrato, tiny pitch scoops, audible breaths, loose double on choruses, Band: electro-acoustic dreadnought with dual pickups subtly amped, second acoustic rhythm, acoustic bass with pick lightly compressed, drums with brushes or rods, deep slow kick, tight dry snare, low tom ghosts, sparse lyrical cello only on choruses, Mix: close mics, dry to short room or plate, mid-forward EQ, light tape or console saturation, allow subtle bleed and room noise, Avoid: hi-gain stacks, wide reverb tails, lush pads, pop gloss or autotune, tight quantization, shred solos, stereo widener, ‑live, ‑crowd, ‑autotune sheen, ‑glossy polish, ‑quantized drums, ‑lush pads, ‑stereo widener, ‑long verb tails, ‑hi-gain stacks, ‑shred solos

Unplugged, single-take feel, 90s alternative grunge unplugged, ~82 BPM, Eb tuning, Voice in duo:female mezzo, warm & slightly nasal, Irish inflection, natural grit; half-sung/half-cried; expressive chest-head breaks on sustained vowels; subtle keening ornaments; close-mic intimacy; male very low baritone, hoarse and raspy, smoker’s grit, beer-soaked color, chest-led, front-placed, slightly flat sustains, sloppy articulation, near-zero vibrato, tiny pitch scoops, audible breaths, Band: electro-acoustic dreadnought with dual pickups subtly amped, second acoustic rhythm, acoustic bass with pick lightly compressed, drums with brushes or rods, deep slow kick, tight dry snare, low tom ghosts, sparse lyrical cello only on choruses, Mix: close mics, dry to short room or plate, mid-forward EQ, light tape or console saturation, allow subtle bleed and room noise, Avoid: hi-gain stacks, wide reverb tails, lush pads, pop gloss or autotune, tight quantization, shred solos, stereo widener, ‑live, ‑crowd, ‑autotune sheen, ‑glossy polish, ‑quantized drums, ‑lush pads, ‑stereo widener, ‑long verb tails, ‑hi-gain stacks, ‑shred solos, ‑yodel

Unplugged, single-take 90s alternative grunge at ~82 BPM in Eb tuning, Lead: male very low baritone, hoarse and raspy, smoker’s grit, chest-led, front-placed, slightly flat sustains, tiny pitch scoops, almost no vibrato; audible breaths; loose double on choruses, Band: electro-acoustic dreadnought with dual pickups subtly amped, second acoustic rhythm, picked acoustic bass lightly compressed, brushes/rods drums with deep slow kick, tight dry snare, low tom ghosts, sparse lyrical cello only on choruses, Low-voiced chamber choir (3–4 parts) for ooh/ah call-and-response only, Mix: close mics, dry→short room/plate, mid-forward EQ, light tape/console saturation; allow subtle bleed and room noise, ‑autotune, ‑wide vibrato, ‑falsetto lead, ‑glossy pop sheen, ‑EDM, ‑synth pads, ‑electric bass slap, ‑chorus guitar effect, ‑bright hi-hats, ‑big hall reverb, ‑heavy delay tails, ‑pumping sidechain, ‑metal scream, ‑operatic vocals, ‑stereo widening gimmicks, ‑quantized drums, ‑overcompression, ‑mastered too loud, ‑trap hats, ‑piano ballad vibe