Dang, we doin’ it up right.
Just a bit over half-way done recording guitars for my next album. Things are sounding great! We wrapped up the drums two weeks ago and started the guitars earlier this week.
10 songs total for this album. And we are giving the utmost care to these songs – making sure the tones and performances are just right. Each song has a unique vibe so each song gets a unique sound. Clay Holley’s been working the board and making everything sound just right. He’s also been great and coaxing exceptional performances out of me. So it’s been a pleasure working on this so far.
We’ll wrap up the guitars this week, then we’ll fly Shane in to lay down some bass next weekend (or maybe he’ll just drive over). After that, it’s time for vocals. Then we’ll sit back and see if we need to add anything else – like sousaphone, saxophone, telephone, gramophone. Then das mix. Then das remix. Then das mastering. Then das remastering. Then das boot.
I took some time this year to explore what’s out there in the rock scene and listen to albums, see some bands, pay attention to what people are doing. I didn’t like much of what I heard. Bands have gotten fucking lazy. Song-writing, tone, performance – it’s by the numbers and it seems people pay absolutely no heed to the actual creation of music. I have made it a point to stay out of the music scenes for a long time now. Scenes never seemed to be about music – just about being part of something. I’m confident enough in my “belonging” that I’d rather just make music.
Everyone is an amateur musician these days – I don’t mean amateur as in “indie” or “undiscovered”; I mean amateur in terms of musicianship and attitude. Fuck these amateurs. Time for the real deal.
I am going to enjoy changing that mindset over the course of my career. Let’s bring it back to the music.
Don’t forget the Oil Spill Benefit show next week.
love
-pheroze
