No, not that Ray Toler
Hey, remember when I said that I’d learned that it was normally better to be mercurial and opaque when it comes to lyrics? Not to hit people over the head with the obvious hammer? Yeah. I kind of ignored that for this one. It should be no surprise to anyone who knows me that fall pretty squarely into the libertarian camp when it comes to political leanings. I’m not a purist – I recognize that … Continue reading
Day two and I’m already behind. I didn’t post the first track until about 11:30 PM, and then worked into the wee hours only to realize nothing worthwhile. When listening to the various sketches this morning, nothing really seemed like it would gain traction. So I decided to work on the website, writing my post for day one, as well as day one of 2024. I’m sure this will come as a massive surprise to … Continue reading
Despite my best intentions to start reasonably early in the day, dog sitting and hanging out with the neighbors led to me not getting this one rolling until later in the evening on the 31st. Once again, I’m trying to work a day ahead. And in increasingly typical fashion, the song you hear today is a completely different one from what I was initially working on. This often happens to me and in the past, … Continue reading
Day one. The blank page. 29 tracks ahead of me. 696 hours in which to drag music out of the aether. Sigh. I don’t have a strong recollection of the instrumental portion of this track. It’s made up of mostly usual suspect synths like Pigments, Omnisphere, and Hive, and clearly sounds like one of my “just keep throwing things in there until it’s soup” recipes. Another Completely Successful Exercise in Planning and Self Restraint. … Continue reading
Amazing. It’s almost April and I’m just now getting around to writing this wrap-up post. The reasons are valid, but unimportant. Notably, we didn’t have a post-February Zoom call, and I normally wait until after that so I can incorporate any feedback into my summary. I missed chatting with everyone about our voluntary shared trauma. But here we are. The February highs and lows are rapidly fading. I’ve gotten some sleep and done some critical … Continue reading