December 01, 2008 first album

so, i have put off remixing and recording a collection of my original songs to put on an 'album'.

well, the wait will soon be over - in fact, it will be online next tuesday december 9th.

i have decided to abandon overproducing this collection, instead going for my bread & butter - a stripped down, acoustic set - of eight* songs that seem to fit together. all of the songs were written in 2007-2008 and four have never been released before.
i could almost release the album now, however i want to rerecord some songs for a more consistent feel as well as edit a few lyrics.
the album is as of now untitled but will be named soon.

i plan to continue writing and record a more ambitiously produced record in the future.

*the final number could vary between seven and ten

November 30, 2008 depression depression is THE WORST. totally helpless and useless until it passes...and it never feels like it will. (not having to do with this but of my mood) down the line
November 25, 2008 dream quote from a meditation book

"Our dreams are a
reflection of ourselves: in dreams, no matter how
many characters appear, we meet ourselves."

quote
November 22, 2008 the "tiger", weekend plans

after working a ton lately, i am done for the week and plan on taking it super easy this weekend - including monday which i have taken off.

i hope to get some recording done as well.

saw the vancouver band "pride tiger" at louis' tonight. i had previously seen them at amigos last year. they kicked ass - very tight band, energy, riff based, led zeppelin esque, with the key difference that the lead singer is the drummer - very cool

they only played for an hour, but for $10, that was well worth it

i bought myself a t-shirt for $10 after and talked to the lead singer for a minute and had him sign it. cool show

November 18, 2008 thoughts

so, i have pondered that music often sounds very good in my car. therefore, it would be worthwhile to try recording myself with an acoustic inside of it - with modern technology, i could easily fit my laptop, mixer and microphone. the only external power i would need would be for my one phantom power unit, which i could buy a lighter adapter for...with winter coming this might have to wait until spring or a very mild day

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thought two:

morality aside, i was wondering whether betrayal or rejection is worse to face