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February is over. It’s March 3 and the nagging feeling that I’m supposed to be in the studio working whenever there’s a hint of free time is starting to dissipate. This also means that all of the things I put on hold for a month – yard work, tax prep, running ethernet, building that server – no longer have a valid procrastination excuse. In general, I think I had a decent and solid month. It … Continue reading
You know those scenes in the movies where the protagonist is hanging on by their fingertips, slips, falls, and then catches themselves on something else at the very last second? This track is the Song-A-Day equivalent of of that. I didn’t start working particularly early, but it also wasn’t very late either. Mid-afternoon, and certainly enough time to get something reasonable recorded. I was working mostly in Stepic again and interested in seeing if I … Continue reading
Preface: The first part of this post is largely about my mood, being unhappy, and what I did about it. And there’s no mention of the music. The first bit is important in that it documents how I ended up with the track I did, but if you just want to read about the production process (and I wouldn’t blame you), you can skip to that section. I do think there’s value in the first … Continue reading
The month grows short. So has my mood. After finishing up my cover day tracks, I spent about four hours in the studio and didn’t get a single thing accomplished other than recording 8 bars and deleting them. I gave up around 11:30 and went to bed. Ok, we’re back on “normal” schedule, which for me means I’m behind. Eh, not a big deal I suppose. There are only … Continue reading
Three Hours Later In the interest of preservation and self-teaching, I have left what I wrote in its original state below, but here’s an addendum. After posting this entry, I had a cup of coffee and took Olive to the dog park for about an hour. I came back, had another coffee and listened to Auturgy again. It’s fine. Yes, it needs love and attention and, yes, all of the points I made below are … Continue reading