Wednesday 27 May 2015

"FAITH" - First Impressions.

I'm currently knee deep in the follow up to Heresy, Faith. And I have been struck by how strikingly different the tone and even the instrument choice is! It was originally an idea that I keep on the pseudo middle eastern slant from the first, but it became quite apparent that I was bored treading the same ground again. And if I was getting bored, then heaven knows how bored the actual listener would be!

So I have embraced, dare I say it, a slightly more embellished, yet mainstream sound, inspired by amongst others, Danny Elfman. It was not so much intentional as accidental. But every little change helps it become a more rounded project. I have even changed drum sounds. It's now gone from a tight punchy rhythm sound to a big resounding stadium drum sound. Big bass, big, snappy, snare.

You can't leave it all behind, lessons learned are in the past, so it's important I revisit them. There will be odes to the original with a flurry of Persian inspired magic. But I view them as I would a set of twins. They may seem very similar but there is a completely different story to both. Chat soon. Thanks for reading.

Tuesday 5 May 2015

Marriage, Magpies & Rockstars.

Sorry for the lack of updates. Life's been a little crazy lately. I wrote a new piece of music. It's called "Magpies & Rockstars". It's exciting in that we've set a date for our wedding, June, next year (luck be with us) and it will be the piece she walks down the aisle to. It's only a short piece, but I'm happy to share it with you. The opening is a little drawn out, but stick with it and hopefully you'll find the reward in it. I used a nylon string Stagg Angel Lopez concert guitar plugged into a Boss DD3 delay and a Danelectro DC59 guitar plugged into a BOSS CE5 Chorus. Both plugged straight into the board.

Thanks for reading.