Something strange is going on. The fifth track on "Where do we go from here? UP" is "Pretty lights".
This is a point in which the albums shifts...
Magic becomes more apparent here as the band themselves have half merged with it and the line between magic and reality is becoming ever so slightly blurred.
I was betting on "Pretty lights" being a five dayer because I remembered in my mind that it had been left in quite a mess, with lot's of extra tracks overdubbed some being required, some not.
Sure enough that was how the track had been left except all of the eq and instrumentation problems that I though would occur did not happen and I pretty much sailed through it in about 12 hours. All day I felt really, really strange like abit out of my body and like something was with me all day.
It was pushing me and caused me to mix "Pretty lights" so quick and so without thought that I could not really hear what I was doing, It was very much the same as writing a song.
It was strange. But I just kept saying to myself "follow it, follow it" - something that has been sorely missing in my life over the last two years.
MY fight.
"Pretty lights" has surprised me and has told me more about "Where do we go from here? UP" than any other track that I have mixed thus far. Strange things are opening up as I progress and this track is far more important as a turning point than I had previously thought.
This is where the journey really starts to open out on more levels than just the life level.
I have blasted through these past four tracks and am doing many things to connect with myself through this record, the answers lie within it.
I have many barriers up and I am going to smash them down.
I have been working insane hours and have been averaging four hours sleep a night and the studio in this heat has been un-bearable.
So I am taking a few days to rest my ears and will be back with track six.
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
flow with the work flow and follow your heart
You inspire me to continue with my work. Until today, I thought that my battle with my own creation had come to an end. I thought that I had given it my all and I had lost the war. I was giving myself a hard time. But then I read your diaries and was reawaken to the fact that creation is only about the fight but also about knowing when to step aside. I now know that I don't have to give up when things aren't going the way I planned but instead accept them for what they are and go with the flow of the work itself.
Thank you for the inspiration to continue.
Cool blog.
I like your music.
It's not good when personal barriers get in the way of art. However, if you "smash" them down as you say, then sometimes those same barriers can lead to a masterpiece being created!
thank you for sharing your music and your thoughts with us. i have enjoyed listening to your magical tunes and also reading your journey.
Congratulations on reaching a quarter of a million listeners. Just wait until you release your album...that number is going to double...triple....!!
Love your music and your message.
Post a Comment