As of late, I have made some pretty kickass mixes. I thought it would be a good idea to share my process here. Hopefully you benefit in some way from this. There are so many crap mixes floating around out there... Please note the purposeful analogy of the outside influence of...
Saturday again.Smoking again.Writing again.Bathroom, filthy, still.Interpol, next room,rocking.Closed doors,Room as resonating chamber,Perfect environment. Smoky sky outsideToday.Vague, uncomfortable feelingMay be motivationAgain.Buckle down.Temporary. Bele Chere:Queer as hell...
I realized today, that sinceI have been smoking in myroom, I haven't written anything. It seems I need to separatemyself from whatever I'm doing,like sitting a small bath-typeroom, to remember to write. That's gay. So, here I am, all gay,smoking in my bathroom,writing a poem,...
It has been a while since I posted here, so I thought I would update the pedal board progress. Yes, that is my bed. focus. FOCUS! I have recently acquired a Line 6 DL4 delay unit and adapter for the one-spot as pictured below. As you can see, the pedal board is pretty small, s...
Mixing down, you suggested:Turn the volume down.It's counter-intuitive.If you listen loud,everything is out in the open.Ear fatigue comes quickly. I don't like to be wrong,or at least uninformed.That trick,turn the volume down,works like a charm.At a whisper,what is standing o...
As you might know, I have been recording for about 14 years, never having very decent equipment to work with. My outlook has always been that it is better for me to have a drum set, bass, multiple guitars, mics, and a recorder, all told, spending the same amount that most musi...
And here is change;As you want itso it is.It finds you wreckedand leaves you to wonderis this it?I look around and...That's not true.I've been ignoringeverything.If I have chosen wisely,that would explain this feelingof dread.This weight upon my being.This sadness...It burnsbr...
When I think about myselfI think in past tenseBut when I think about thatI wonder why that isIt feels exactly the same nowas it didA long time agoI hear my voice chantingthe samesad mantra, callingthe samespadesspadesSo why choose then over nowTo place my better daysWhen every...
I need to replace the rotting boardson the front porch,but I probably won't.I should fix the sagging sidingas well,but why bother?Most of these walls need a coatof new paint,but it's never going to happen. Not to mention under the house,pipes and insulation,that's way out of m...
Keeping busy seems to keep me at easethough my natural state is sleep walking To write and to sing helps me focus and thinkin a way that helps make me less crazy I want to pile it highbut have a rough timegetting started It may all go unnoticedand unappreciatedbut that's not w...