Recordings and Record

Five days of bloody headache in a row... That's for the record.

Regarding the recordings, i must confess i don't work as much as i did at first, when the project was so new. It still motivates me - don't be afraid - it's just that we all have to deal with everyday problems and sometimes it doesn't help.

Nonetheless, here are some new stuff :

• Ximeng and i discuss about For Derek. There is too much reverb on the drums, i have to change that. And ideally i'll have to work on the other material he submitted to me in order to complete a split cd...
• Constantin and i did rehearse yesterday. The dub thing we were looking for did not come up. Instead it was groovy, and sometime chaotic. It was just a first contact. We'll probably meet again sometime in a near future and develop the few good things that has been made. But first i have to retrieve the files on that damn old computer who seems to have a serious problem to record things like they actually happened...
• François asked me the basic tracks for I Built Myself A Bridge. I assume he's having fun right now working on it. He incidently suggested me to record the drums again.
  
• Exo7 and i will probably settle the basis for the song in wich we're involved next monday.
• Daniel sended to me a second take of the original Mixdown i gave him. Here it is. He asked me to add some percussions and atmosphere in several places. And maybe some voice too...
  

Time Stretch

Everyone should know that nothing ever happens the way we want to... Anyway, with more and more people asking me to join the project - more informations to be displayed when future rehearsals or recordings will be made - i can't afford myself to waste too much time anymore.
I woke up this sunday morning determined to work upon the various sketches or the new musical propositions i received. An awful headache did not change my plan but i had to seriously consider my ambition for the day at a lower level...

On friday, i began to work upon Ari's demo. I developped the jungle approach i took further more, shaped the whole riff and some of its variations as a song. I recorded the voice today and added some keyboards. Here is the result ; i've called it Those Were The Days.
I wait for Ari's opinion about it. There is still enough space at the end to add a guitar solo or some electronic noises. We'll see...

Earlier this week, Ximeng sended to me two new musical basis ; a new mix of the track based on the movie Seul contre Tous. And a second take of what should be a tribute song for late Derek Bailey. Even if the two propositions are interesting, it became quite obvious to me that i should concentrate on the second ; people who heard Carpigstroke know that i already did something with the dialogues taken from the same movie...
So, in a faithfull improvised style influenced by Arcana, a project in wich Bailey was involved along with Bill Laswell and Tony Williams, i've recorded my drum part today. It should remain that way. Here it is : For Derek.

Much Addo about Nothing

No, no, no. I'm not dead. I wish i was. Some are. Some who did not want to. Yes. That's the way it goes. Life... how ironic !

That's maybe a shameless excuse but i must confess i did not work at all on the project lately. And that's why there wasn't any newsletter this time. And i don't think i'll do one for this brief report. Bad news. Very bad news. Low high, deep lows. Feeling tired and incomplete... Usual stuff, you know.

It is said that it is recommended to update your blog on a daily basis to keep people's interest. Doesn't matter what you have to sell ; it's not what you sell but how you sell it that matters nowadays. We all know that. But this project, and everything i'm involved into, will never do so.

Hopefully, the few people that get back here once in a while have seen that i've put some links on the left menu ; links to other artists' sites and blogs who take part to the MULTIPLY adventure. And friendly sites too. The only thing i did was actually discuss with Rival about the instrumental i made for him. I have rectified the tempo, speeded up a lot like he wanted to. And that's it... Exo7 has made a parent blog to this one (link here). And finally Ximeng made its entry beginning of last week with a disturbing basis taken from a movie that fascinate both of us.

I'll do my best to respect my commitments my fellow friends. But i'm only human. I mean i'm not flawless. Just like anybody.

Hope to bother you very soon.