Flatpack

When will it stop?

The title isn’t intended as a cry for help, but a gently humourous finger pointing to a lot of recent output – three songs in the last month. I enjoy being this productive, though given when I had a band, I’d come up with 3-4 songs per week. Having to be the band slows meContinue reading “When will it stop?”

Testing, testing…

Reuse and recycle I do my bit to not waste ones and zeroes, so often, when I’m testing something out – a bit of new kit, a completely moved and rewired studio – I end up working up a complete song. The last two songs I’ve posted are good examples.(The photo is a bit ofContinue reading “Testing, testing…”

Boom!

I really need to get some more pictures! This is kind of appropriate, because I put lots of guitars (for me) on this track. Boom Tomb came about literally the same day I posted Union! I was contemplating moving my studio downstairs into a bigger room, so starting a new track was probably not theContinue reading “Boom!”

When you fight with a song!

I had a big fight with this song. The title reflects an idea to have two guitar lines throughout, that would intersect at different points, hence “Union”. The lead lines came together in about 10 minutes, as did the intersecting ones, but I ended up ditching the latter. The arrangement was mostly done quickly (theContinue reading “When you fight with a song!”

Next Song…

So quick! The title gives this song away slightly – it started as an attempt at a middle eight for Subtitles 888, but proved completely unsuitable. I liked it however, so I saved it as “Next Song“, and the next song it was. The original idea was based on some chords out of the ReasonContinue reading “Next Song…”

Catching up

It’s been a while since I posted about tracks, but I’ve been more active uploading actual songs. Sorry! So, let us begin Soundtrack This piece started out as a finger exercise for this non-pianist. I felt I’d come up with something nice, and also something with nice dynamics – my keyboard playing tends to beContinue reading “Catching up”

Inspiration is for amateurs!

The current tear continues. I had felt a little “dry” after the publishing frenzy of the last month or so. It’s undoubtedly true that I posted some older songs, but I’ve now completed five new songs in four week. Five songs from conception, through tracking, to mastering. Oh, and I also edited, remixed and masteredContinue reading “Inspiration is for amateurs!”

Evolving evening

The songs are coming thick and fast – sorry, can’t help it at the moment! Evolving Evening came about as a bit of a “palate cleanser” or “Terminal Grey” I was also keen to try our the new Reason “Objekt” instrument. I had in mind something slightly abstract, perhaps ambient or more avant garde. AsContinue reading “Evolving evening”

Hola, amigos. I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya…

…thus spoke the great Jim Anchower. It’s definitely been a while (just over a year) since I wrote anything on here. In my defence though, I’ve been posting stuff on Soundcloud, just not writing about it here. There’s been a bit of disruption in the house, and, my somewhat Heath Robinson UK/US voltage rig literallyContinue reading “Hola, amigos. I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya…”

Catching up – looking at cows

I’ve posted over on Soundcloud, but haven’t caught up over here as there’s been a lot going on… First, we’ve moved house, and that’s quite a lot of work. Very much worth it though! I sit writing this, glancing out at acres of green fields, often populated with cows. Quite the transition from urban (andContinue reading “Catching up – looking at cows”