a long time ago the idea of my solo project came about during a time of personal disaster. the idea was to conceptualize a release based on my thoughts & feelings in that time. things pretty much fell through. the real live band i had backing me was leaning towards a very indie feel, the crap i did, spur of the moment, in my bedroom was just layers of chaotic noise to me. the idea of what i wanted in the grand scheme of things was pretty much a better version of what i had going on musically at the time. recently i entered the studio & began tracking a piece of older material. recorded acoustic guitar to a click track. came back a week later & laid down a few guitar tracks, plugged in & rippin'. had one of the guys at the studio lay down SOLID drum tracks. now i wait idly to return & add bass & vocals. the result, my first studio recording as my solo project. however. this doesn't fit a particular idea of theme as to what i feel i should be doing. this is merely an attempt to produce & provide proof of my abilities, especially now that take today is done. now onto the good stuff...
i realized as of last night what exactly i should be doing. i'm starting small & only planning an ep titled "departures" which will be somewhat of a concept album. the idea behind it is all of the major departures in my life leading to my current state of being. major heartbreak, the decision to end things musically with projects i've spent so much time working on, the idea of wanting & feeling the need to leave this place, & the impending situation of my mother leaving to go home to thailand. these things plus so many more actually amount to all of the stress & such that i'm going through. finally things make sense. i need to put my feelings out there & strip away the layers of metaphors that i've surrounded myself in. this is a departure from the old me & a step towards eventually the new me. musically, personally, etc.
this new recording i'm working on, however, it has no home aka album. so maybe i should create an album of "b-sides" known as Arrivals. we'll worry about that later. i need a live backing band, haha!
i realized as of last night what exactly i should be doing. i'm starting small & only planning an ep titled "departures" which will be somewhat of a concept album. the idea behind it is all of the major departures in my life leading to my current state of being. major heartbreak, the decision to end things musically with projects i've spent so much time working on, the idea of wanting & feeling the need to leave this place, & the impending situation of my mother leaving to go home to thailand. these things plus so many more actually amount to all of the stress & such that i'm going through. finally things make sense. i need to put my feelings out there & strip away the layers of metaphors that i've surrounded myself in. this is a departure from the old me & a step towards eventually the new me. musically, personally, etc.
this new recording i'm working on, however, it has no home aka album. so maybe i should create an album of "b-sides" known as Arrivals. we'll worry about that later. i need a live backing band, haha!
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