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Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Monday, 5 January 2009
WHERE DID THAT GO?
Well Christmas and New Year came and went in a blur, apart from the great shows we did last year as highlighted by Sarah the only thing tat sticks our for me is... I DIDN'T FINISH THE ALBUM!
So it just leaves me to say hope you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year, I'm off to finish the album. Back soon.
Matt
So it just leaves me to say hope you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year, I'm off to finish the album. Back soon.
Matt
Friday, 19 December 2008
REVIEW OF 2008
(Sarah) Well, what can I say? A year of steady, consistent steps forward and probably the first year I've ever felt like a grown-up ;-) It's been INTENSELY creative. I have missed people, and I have found people. Oooooh...the nostalgia of Christmas (tears and tinsel). I don't think even I realised how creative I was, until 2008! Here are some of my highlights, in no particular order: Being cooked for, alot My new pad Xerotic Horses noses Mama Mia! Going MAD with Andy Gilbert on my birthday Surfing MGMT Performing at the EY bash Seeing aliens San Diego Retrofest Singing with Tara again Randomfest PTM The kebab place on the way home Rain, Las Vegas The service station on the way home (!) Our dinner party, cooking for six Norfolk OM Devon The Curve Halloween ...and there's still a bit of the year left, yeah!! I will look into my crystal ball and make some predictions for 2009. night x |
Monday, 15 December 2008
TWO FOR ONE
We have been struggling with one of the songs for the album, "Where to from here" was one of the first tracks we recorded earlier in the year. I now have around 5 different versions of this none of which I'm completely happy with, if you remember listening to the Podcast we did earlier in the year we previewed this song.
The original vocal was good but I felt the whole track lacked energy, normally I would re-write the track around the recorded vocal however I really like the original backing idea that I wrote. So this was shelved for a while. Sarah thought that coming back to it would perhaps give us some new direction but alas we still feel it lacks something. So after a few hours on Saturday of not really progressing with this song we decided stop and do something else.
Sarah had a melody for another song in her head so we decided to have a go at that instead. This is not normally the way we work but I gave Sarah a click track and she quickly sang a few lines, she also had an idea for a keyboard melody that she played for me. Within a few minutes we had the basic structure for one of the strongest tracks for the album. It's working title is "Who are you". I thought after the ditched session for "Where to from here" I would have been a bit fed-up but the new track has made me positively chipper.
I went to see Stereophonics on Saturday, not really my cup of tea but the tickets were a present for my wife. It did make me think that I do have to see more live bands next year. I suppose DM at the O2 is a good start.
Matt
The original vocal was good but I felt the whole track lacked energy, normally I would re-write the track around the recorded vocal however I really like the original backing idea that I wrote. So this was shelved for a while. Sarah thought that coming back to it would perhaps give us some new direction but alas we still feel it lacks something. So after a few hours on Saturday of not really progressing with this song we decided stop and do something else.
Sarah had a melody for another song in her head so we decided to have a go at that instead. This is not normally the way we work but I gave Sarah a click track and she quickly sang a few lines, she also had an idea for a keyboard melody that she played for me. Within a few minutes we had the basic structure for one of the strongest tracks for the album. It's working title is "Who are you". I thought after the ditched session for "Where to from here" I would have been a bit fed-up but the new track has made me positively chipper.
I went to see Stereophonics on Saturday, not really my cup of tea but the tickets were a present for my wife. It did make me think that I do have to see more live bands next year. I suppose DM at the O2 is a good start.
Matt
Thursday, 11 December 2008
OK...
We really are recording the very last lot of vocals at the weekend, so fingers crossed if I'm not too drunk over the Christmas period the album will be finished by New Years eve.
Phew
Phew
Monday, 1 December 2008
T+T DOWNLOAD
As a pre Christmas treat you can download Tears & Tinsel from our website, click here to download the album version here.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
ALBUM OVERVIEW
We got together last night to review the album so far, in general we are really happy with everything however we have decided to re-record vocals on three tracks. These songs were written and recorded fairly early on and I think the overall quality and attention to detail has improved so we therefore felt it was best to redo these vocals, this final session will take place next weekend.
In no particular order the final tracks are...
TRANQUIL EYES
AUTOMATIC
INTO THE BLUE
6 SIX VI
POP
Y/N
WHERE TO FROM HERE
DIRTY YOUTH
GOODBYE
PLEASURELY THAT MACHINE
T+T
The album is still has no title although there are a few names floating around. The release will be via iTunes, our own download store and a physical CD. We are also having 500 ltd edition CD's with a 32 page booklet and outer slip case, these will be individually signed.
The album is due to be mastered in the first week of January which will enable us to release it in February
Matt
In no particular order the final tracks are...
TRANQUIL EYES
AUTOMATIC
INTO THE BLUE
6 SIX VI
POP
Y/N
WHERE TO FROM HERE
DIRTY YOUTH
GOODBYE
PLEASURELY THAT MACHINE
T+T
The album is still has no title although there are a few names floating around. The release will be via iTunes, our own download store and a physical CD. We are also having 500 ltd edition CD's with a 32 page booklet and outer slip case, these will be individually signed.
The album is due to be mastered in the first week of January which will enable us to release it in February
Matt
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