Port Moody is a place in British Columbia where my daughter lived for a period in 2007 with her mother, and this song was written before I went to visit her there in this new city.
This song is kind of a counterpoint to The Flight Deck, in that the same kind of emotions are at play with this. I wanted something that sounded beautiful to me, but also with a hint of disillusion just beneath the surface.
I wanted more piano on this, but sessions with Archie proved to be somewhat different than what I was looking for, so I simply kept the original piano parts I programmed in for the final mix.
There were meant to be remixes and a single for this (the withdrawn WOOF05P, cover shown above) but the project never materialized. The only remix completed was the hard trance $100 Version, which was later withdrawn and replaced with the $150 Version, a more acoustically pleasing master of the $100 arrangement. Both versions were an homage to Plastikman, aka Richie Hawtin.
Daniel B and PEM remixes were planned, but not done.
VERSIONS
- Port Moody (7:48)
written, produced and arranged by Perpetual Emotion Machine.
Track 7 from Glory.
- Port Moody ($100 Version) written, produced and arranged by Perpetual Emotion Machine. Remixed by The Immaculate Contraption (OCIII)
Withdrawn remix intended for the Port Moody single. Was also released to the internet for podcasting and received some play.
- Port Moody ($150 Version)
written, produced and arranged by Perpetual Emotion Machine. remixed by OCIII.
Redone version following the same arrangment as the $100 Version, with better quality mastering and patches. Is included on the Excursion remix bundle, 2009.
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