Window of Change (Late-80s Art-Rock Ballad)

Late-80s art-rock ballad, 74 BPM. Intimate, cinematic. Vocalist: Male baritone, breathy intimacy verses, soaring desperate choruses. Subtle doubletracking, wide plate reverb. Keyboards: Grand piano, felt-muted, warm pad. Synclavier for lush string ensemble swells, dark analog synth pads panned hard L/R. Occasional sequenced bell-like tones. Lead Guitar: Stratocaster neck pickup, clean with heavy chorus (Boss CE-2) + digital delay (490ms, 25% feedback). Sparse, melodic fills: slow bends, wide vibrato, volume swells. Bridge: light overdrive, sustained feedback-controlled cries. Bass: Fretless, smooth legato slides. Drums: Gated snare, tight kick, sparse tom fills. Production: digital/analog hybrid, dry vocal, wide instruments, minimal reverb. Acoustic Guitar: Martin D-28 dreadnought, fingerpicked. Extremely clean, warm, close mic'd, zero effects. Delicate continuous Travis-style arpeggios run through the entire track, panned slightly right. This is the core harmonic and rhythmic found.

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