The Forge

Copyright 1997 by James Friesen

The Forge started out as a rhythm track with a chant over it. The percussion had some echo on it which doubled the sounds and emphasized a metallic sound that reminded me of a hammer hitting an anvil, as in a steel forge. I would recite a passage from the Bible and a poem by William Blake that mentioned something being forged in iron, both of which appear at the beginning of a book by Roger Zelazny. Although the chant sounded cool, I was not prepared to release anything with vocals, especially when all my other tracks were instrumental. I ended up recording a lead synth part over the original track, resulting in what you hear now.