The planes...they keep coming

Normally I don't mind living directly under the flight path in the inner west of Sydney. This is quite a sad confession, but it's almost as exciting as going on a holiday myself, when I see a big international go over. Plus, it means I can be as loud as I want, which is lotsa fun when you're singing or listening to music. However, they can be a real pain in the arse when you're trying to record acoustic audio through a microphone. I have three songs down, ready and raring to go, but I've gotta wait until the planes stop so I can record the vocals. Despite the protection of double glazing, the roar still makes it through, so I'm gonna have to wait...

Seize the Day part III

In keeping with the theme of Seizing the Day, I'm still working on the mix of Seize the Day...still an hour to go for this Wednesday.

I'm just listening back to the mix through headphones. It's best to listen to it in as many different speakers as possible to know what sounds good across the board. I hadn't listened to it in headphones until tonight, a month or two since beginning it, and it's kinda blown me away. It's hard to believe I can get this kind of sound at home.

I've just written a new lyric for the bridge section which I feature twice in this song...I know, it's a bit unusual to have a repeat bridge, but ahhh...it just fits.

Bridge 1.

Dreaming has no place here
It's hard to make it through
And if you dream too wildly
It's better me than you ...and so it goes

Bridge 2.
Dreaming has no place here
From this fool I imbue
That if you dream too wildly
May to your self be true....and life goes on

I'm still getting used to blogging...I'm sure the novelty will wear off, just as I'm beginning to get the hang of it. I don't seem to be able to figure out how to get this message into my other ones..oh well...

Seize the Day Part II

Oooh, I just remembered, in keeping with the Mellotron string ensemble theme, I have been thinking of introducing a cello solo into this song. I think it will fit beautifully and what better way to demonstrate the irony of my life, than to play cello on a song about Seizing the Day.

Seize The Day

This full CD recording is going to be such a mixed bag. I guess it's a real insight into my psyche. Some might call me strange, but I think having emotional extremes can help to make you a balanced person, and that is definitely reflected in the bunch of songs I'm laying down. It also means that I won't fit into any mammoth commercial success, but that's ok. I've accepted it now. Lol.

Anyway, Seize the Day is a hint of the mental anguish I put myself through every day. One moment, I believe that just about anything is possible, the next, I'll hit rock bottom, completely inconsolable realising that my dreams won't come true and I've wasted my life. Maybe everyone feels that way at some point. I don't know, but it would be nice to have a rest from it for a change. Just switch off.

Of course, all this is at the fore as I currently record Seize The Day. I'm delving into the all sorts of gorgeous melancholy musical moods and textures. For this song, I've introduced an instrument called the Mellotron, and let me tell you, it certainly lives up to its name. It gives the song an old worldly nostalgic sound, with the sound of a string ensemble playing on an old 78rpm record. There was one particular section in the chorus of Seize the Day in which I used the Mellotron, and it actually brought tears to my eyes. It was just the mellotron...no vocals, no nothing..just the Mellotron playing my chord progression. To me it just sounded so beautiful. I hope that when I eventually release it out to the public that some of you might like it too.

While the Mellotron gives the track a certain sadness, underneath I've placed a nice bass groove, so the song has a bit of life in it. I'm very conscious of not turning it into a durge.

The Recording Processed ...in thoughts

Well, it's about time I joined the blogger bandwagon, and what better way to start than to make a diary, if you will, of my recording process on this CD type thingy I'm making. In years to come, I think I'll enjoy looking back on my highs and lows, frustrations, elations, disappointments and "ahhh, she'll be right, mate"s.

I've been contemplating a title for the CD. By entertaining thoughts of a CD title, I trick my mind into believing that the CD will be recorded (because in these early stages, it all seems to overwhelming and completely daunting), and in a way, it's an informal goal. I'm trying very hard to think of positives, as I bog down in the negatives far too much, and I wonder how entertaining that mustn't be for everyone. What a downer. Anyway, my title is related to my outlook on the world, and how it means everything to me, but in the end it's nothing, and the double meaning of when you have everything, what exactly does it mean anyway? Not much once you're gone. Hmm, maybe I should become a born again Christian.