Whales Breach

from Trailing Speed Lines by James Riotto

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Once I sat in a perfect place beneath a giant oak
High above the sound of surf exploding on the rocks below
A sliver of moon in a tangerine sky
And, honest to God, whales breaching like they were trying to blow my mind

Don’t let it go
Cause you’ll wanna go back yeah you’ll want it all back
I’d give everything to go back

Once I got high in the mountains with some friends of mine
We pitched our tents in the dark on a hill above a crystal alpine lake
I stepped away from the fire and saw the Milky Way
A perfect mirror image reflected in the water
I sat down on the bank and I cried I cried I cried

Don’t let it go
Cause you’ll wanna go back yeah you’ll want it all back
I’d give everything to go back

Once I walked an old road through a young redwood forest
My son was in a pack on my back and my daughter rode her scooter ahead
We got to a field of tiny white wildflowers
And we spread a blanket and ate sliced apples in the sun

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from Trailing Speed Lines, released December 16, 2022
James Riotto: vocals, DRM 1, 808, Prophet, Oberheim OB-8, Minimoog, Moog IIIC, electric bass, electric guitar, Cycles
Andrew Maguire: drums
Carly Bond: electric guitar

Produced, recorded by James Riotto at Tiny Telephone Oakland
Additional recording by Rob Shelton at Tiny Telephone Oakland
Mixed by James Riotto at Altamira Sound
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services

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James Riotto Pasadena, California

James Riotto is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer in Pasadena, CA. After over a decade on staff at Tiny Telephone Studios, James relocated to Southern California in order to build Altamira Sound, an ambitious multi-room recording studio, with friends and partners Andrew Maguire, Rob Shelton, and Carly Bond. ... more

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