...so we're adding a week!
We make the rules!
We recorded drums to two songs tonight.
One is an old Invisible Gentlemen song called "A part, and yet apart"
Invisible Gents was a project that Brandon and I did that was like TFSA, except we didn't care about sound quality...it was lo-fi.
TFSA is definately medium-fi!
The second song is a new one that is kinda like AC/DC at the beginning, but turns into a Skynard/Whitesnake feel at the end...go figure?
until next week...
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
TFSA!
I just found a song that I wrote back in 2006 that we recorded, but I decided it didn't fit with the A Thousand Suns cd.
But guess what? It sure does fit in the Fairly Secret Army!
It's got a "yo ho ho" feel mixed with some good old fanshioned chanting...kinda like that Enslaved song.
I can't remember the title, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.
So I guess we'll be really streching the envelope for the first disc.
until tomorrow...which is in 42 minutes...
But guess what? It sure does fit in the Fairly Secret Army!
It's got a "yo ho ho" feel mixed with some good old fanshioned chanting...kinda like that Enslaved song.
I can't remember the title, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.
So I guess we'll be really streching the envelope for the first disc.
until tomorrow...which is in 42 minutes...
Waves of Mercury "The Letters"
I think I might be done with these songs.
I have only put vocals on ...8(?) songs, but I think that the other four songs, although good music, aren't quite as strong as vocal songs. But instrumentals they are not.
So I come to a crossroads with this album...Do I force myself to add vocals that aren't fitting as easy as they should, and are very difficult to do...or do I just say, "We wrote 12 songs and scrapped 4 of them...unfinished."
I've never done that, so it feels weird, but I think it might be the right thing to do...if not for the album, but for my sanity.
Hmmmm....?
I have only put vocals on ...8(?) songs, but I think that the other four songs, although good music, aren't quite as strong as vocal songs. But instrumentals they are not.
So I come to a crossroads with this album...Do I force myself to add vocals that aren't fitting as easy as they should, and are very difficult to do...or do I just say, "We wrote 12 songs and scrapped 4 of them...unfinished."
I've never done that, so it feels weird, but I think it might be the right thing to do...if not for the album, but for my sanity.
Hmmmm....?
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Waves of Mercury
I finished all the lyrics (Ben's brain can now melt) and I started to record vocals tonight (Friday).
I think I finished the vocals for a song called "These Walls", but I'll know when I listen later.
I still have a lot of mixing to do on it at the very least.
I recorded a rough run through for a song called "Find our Way"
This might be ONE vocal part through the whole song, no doubling, no harmonies, just one voice.
Scary
Until later...
I think I finished the vocals for a song called "These Walls", but I'll know when I listen later.
I still have a lot of mixing to do on it at the very least.
I recorded a rough run through for a song called "Find our Way"
This might be ONE vocal part through the whole song, no doubling, no harmonies, just one voice.
Scary
Until later...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Waves of Mercury
I listened to what we have finished so far on "The Letters" today.
After 2 months, I think I'm ready to start working on the rest of the lyrics.
I wrote lyrics for one song, and it looks like it's going to be called "These Walls"
I think I may quit the comic store and use Weds as a music day or game day...we'll see.
I hope to be done with "The Letters" by Sept.
Print up copies of "The Great Darkness" also and then we'll have two cds with art for Waves of Mercury.
Until then...
After 2 months, I think I'm ready to start working on the rest of the lyrics.
I wrote lyrics for one song, and it looks like it's going to be called "These Walls"
I think I may quit the comic store and use Weds as a music day or game day...we'll see.
I hope to be done with "The Letters" by Sept.
Print up copies of "The Great Darkness" also and then we'll have two cds with art for Waves of Mercury.
Until then...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
TFSA ...metal anyone?
I recorded the vocals for "Vengeance is Paid" today.
I think it took me something like six hours!
I'm not sure on the last part of each verse, but I want to wait until the bass is in there first.
Unfortunately I continue to listen to the song, and that makes it hard not to mess around with it.
AND Greg is out this week, so I have to wait until next Monday for bass.
I think while I have the time on monday, I'm going to record the bass part for a song I wrote, but the bass is kinda set in stone, so I think Greg is less interested in it...with good reason, it is a pretty basic bass part.
Until monday...
I think it took me something like six hours!
I'm not sure on the last part of each verse, but I want to wait until the bass is in there first.
Unfortunately I continue to listen to the song, and that makes it hard not to mess around with it.
AND Greg is out this week, so I have to wait until next Monday for bass.
I think while I have the time on monday, I'm going to record the bass part for a song I wrote, but the bass is kinda set in stone, so I think Greg is less interested in it...with good reason, it is a pretty basic bass part.
Until monday...
Monday, February 14, 2011
TFSA still works on metal
We recorded about 8 tracks of guitar for the song.
It needs some amp simulation for the single note parts and some mixing, but other than that, it's sounding great!
There's some really fast shredder parts that rule!
Over the next 7 days, I'll do some tweeking and editing and mixing, so all Greg will have to do is add bass. Maybe I'll have the vocals done before next Monday?
Until next week...
ps. this made me take out my Hammers of Misfortune cds...
It needs some amp simulation for the single note parts and some mixing, but other than that, it's sounding great!
There's some really fast shredder parts that rule!
Over the next 7 days, I'll do some tweeking and editing and mixing, so all Greg will have to do is add bass. Maybe I'll have the vocals done before next Monday?
Until next week...
ps. this made me take out my Hammers of Misfortune cds...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Helium Francis?
I began writing and recording of Helium Francis today.
It'll be slow, but I hope to have it finished this year.
Mainly this is a project that is (mostly) acoustic instruments, unless it's piano, which will be a keyboard or unless it's mellotron, because mellotron rules!
Tonight I wrote a short piece based on the parade scene music in "Something Wicked this way comes" film. It's the music right after Mr. Dark talks to the Dad.
More info as it's recorded...
It'll be slow, but I hope to have it finished this year.
Mainly this is a project that is (mostly) acoustic instruments, unless it's piano, which will be a keyboard or unless it's mellotron, because mellotron rules!
Tonight I wrote a short piece based on the parade scene music in "Something Wicked this way comes" film. It's the music right after Mr. Dark talks to the Dad.
More info as it's recorded...
Monday, February 7, 2011
TFSA goes metal...and I mean Sword & Sorcery METAL!
I recorded the drums to our 6th track tonight.
I already have lyrics for this on, it's called "Vengeance is Paid"
Oh yeah baby!
I also decided that people who I let her songs as they are finished, will only get to hear up to the first four...otherwise there is no surprise! Sorry Ben, but I'm cutting you off, but you only have three more weeks until we're done.
Anyway, it took me about twenty or more takes to get the drum part, and even then, I decided to replay certain sections and cut and paste, but now it sound fantastic and you can't tell where the cuts are.
This was a pretty hard song to write and record in one night, but we did it...well at least the drums are done.
We also recorded bass for the 5th song "Common Sense" and I redid the bridge vocals. That song is now finished.
I also finished the Complete Recording History of the Beatles today. It was interesting, but not as interesting as I had hoped. But it did help me like them WAY MORE than I had.
Until next week...
I already have lyrics for this on, it's called "Vengeance is Paid"
Oh yeah baby!
I also decided that people who I let her songs as they are finished, will only get to hear up to the first four...otherwise there is no surprise! Sorry Ben, but I'm cutting you off, but you only have three more weeks until we're done.
Anyway, it took me about twenty or more takes to get the drum part, and even then, I decided to replay certain sections and cut and paste, but now it sound fantastic and you can't tell where the cuts are.
This was a pretty hard song to write and record in one night, but we did it...well at least the drums are done.
We also recorded bass for the 5th song "Common Sense" and I redid the bridge vocals. That song is now finished.
I also finished the Complete Recording History of the Beatles today. It was interesting, but not as interesting as I had hoped. But it did help me like them WAY MORE than I had.
Until next week...
Friday, February 4, 2011
TFSA ...New vocals!
Last night (2-3-11) I recorded a lot of vocals.
Added one harmony line on each of the first two songs and added full vocals to the fifth song that has yet to have bass recorded.
I also had hand claps in the first song, but I realized that I hated them...and I tried to like them, but just like the cowbell, it really distracted me.
The new song has three titles to choose from, but I'm not sure what to pick:
"Maybe it's just me"
"Common Sense"
or
"WTF?"
Until next week...
Added one harmony line on each of the first two songs and added full vocals to the fifth song that has yet to have bass recorded.
I also had hand claps in the first song, but I realized that I hated them...and I tried to like them, but just like the cowbell, it really distracted me.
The new song has three titles to choose from, but I'm not sure what to pick:
"Maybe it's just me"
"Common Sense"
or
"WTF?"
Until next week...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
TFSA ...the downside
Some things were said between my friend Ben and I last week, feelings hurt, angers flared and just stupidity all around.
Hopefully things can be worked out and we can be "buddies" again.
The not so important thing, but a thing that makes me realize I miss talking to him, is the fact that had none of this happened, I would have probably made a special trip just to let him hear the two new songs...especially "Smooth Operator"...which is Mike's new theme song.
I already lost one friend who I would always call about music, let's hope I can still call soon.
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