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Remember me? It’s been 5 months…

I had a bad neck & head injury, and had to postpone my recordings for a while. I just couldn’t focus on singing when every movement pulled me out of the song and back to reality. But we’ve got a sunny, warm weekend coming up, and I’ll be spending it in the studio. RECORDING THE VOCAL TRACKS! FINALLY!

Here’s a little filler to while away your time…

Years ago, I wrote a piano-based song called The Shadow. I’ve always enjoyed that track. One of my many ideas was to record a techno album of my favourite (self-penned) songs. I put together a rough techno version of The Shadow, and it seemed pretty cool. Very ‘early Depeche Mode’. Unfortunately that idea hit the backburner, and it’s languished there ever since. One of the surprising aspects of the project was that if I changed the bassline, it inspired new melodies. One was a keyboard line that would have never fit in the piano version.
Last night I was plucking away on a guitar, and started playing that Shadow-inspired keyboard line. I changed the key into one more suited to the instrument, accidentally replaced one of the chords, and away I went. Straight into a brand new song! With the changes resetting my view on the song’s history, a new chorus followed. And a few shouted-out sentences that might form a basis for the lyrics.
And then company came over for dinner and I put down the guitar.

Today this new songs is running through my brain over and over. I’ll be rushing into the studio tonight to lay down a demo. I’ve got to get this one on tape before I forget it. Very excited!