Sun and Rain

Programme Notes

I wrote Sun and Rain after I discovered an old notebook containing angst-filled poetry that my now wife, Lisa, had written as a teenager. The words immediately jumped out at me as something that would work well in a musical context. This is one of many poems that I used when writing my two band albums, I Can See You and Strange Machine.

Sun and Rain is really more of an instrumental, and the inclusion of vocals, used sparingly, is purposely done as a musical effect. While the recording did not involve many musicians, it features many changes in mood, instrumentation, and electronics. I experimented a lot with creating big contrasts in small sections over a short duration, moving between the in-your-face and introspective. Often in life, we must turn on a dime between those two states.

– Frank Horvat

Lyrics

I remember when the days were sunny
All day long it shone
As the rain comes down I see mistakes here
The mistakes I made