I took a slightly different approach than usual for this secret mixter when I drew Gurdonark.

I knew this match was going to happen sooner or later, and his out-of-this-world weirdbent palate is definitely completely at the other end of the genre spectrum compared to my normal (and much too sensible) pop arrangements.

Gurdonark has been around for the entire ccM history and he has so many great samples that my head was spinning.

I started by basing the song theme around a little C/FMAJ snip of his lush “Piano Soundtrack1” and then went through about another 20 of his tracks sampling sounds and turning them into midi instruments.
Every sound, excluding my vocal and the snare is midi fired from a Gurdonark sample.

I’ve never used this method before and it took me down a deep sampling rabbit hole and back.

I then sliced and diced some swanky Admiral guitar noodling for the call/response lead guitar.

Hope you like! Pella is uploaded here

“At the end of the day it’s about how much you can bear, how much you can endure. Being together, we harm nobody; being apart, we extinguish ourselves.”
- Tabitha Suzuma, Forbidden

“Endurance”

I’ve been up and down a while
heavy burden pressing down on me
road ahead an endless mile
but you’re here with me
you endure for me

I can’t always get it right
find it hard for me to let it be
turn my darkeness into light
with your empathy
don’t need your sympathy

Just hold on to this moment hard
now the load feels lighter finally
and stand up tall that final yard
take you by the hand
and endure with me

Endure for me
Endure for you…
Endure with me
(I will) I will endure for you

Take your coat off
step inside
leave your troubles
there behind of you
distractions small now
let em slide
‘cause your here with me
and endure with me

Just hold on to this moment hard
now the load feels lighter finally
and stand up tall that final yard
take you by the hand
and endure with me

Endure for me
Endure for you…
Endure with me
(I will) I will endure for you

Take your mask off
step outside
find a way to make your foes the very best of friends
draw a line now
if you try
for our sanity
taste that liberty

Just hold on to this moment hard
now the load feels lighter finally
and stand up tall that final yard
take you by the hand
and endure with me

But hey… how does it feel?
Now the race is over
(yes for real)
Endurance is a lonely path
to the finish line
endure with me

Endure for me
oh
endure for you
Endure for me
endure for you
Endure for me
oh
endure for you
endure for you

Scomber x 2019