The effect on the bass isn’t a preset filter. It’s the sound of actual distortion. I had the gain (volume) up too loud, perhaps by mistake, liked what I heard and decided to keep it like that. It sounds like a real bass guitar.
The melody of the orgel; the music box sound; doesn’t really match the bass. I think it’s generally lame to stack melodies like that, so, while they’re mostly synced, if you listen closely, you can hear a subtle difference.
The song takes place in the daytime, when “the sky is blue”, so I didn’t want to add any fancy high hats or ticks. I started with lo-fi drums, but the sound needed more clarity. The crisp distorted drum effect worked perfectly.
As for the vocals, Les wasn’t supposed to be on it. Me and Randy had wanted to feature him on a song for a while and he just happened to drop by the day Randy was set to do his verse, so we took advantage of the opportunity.