Cave 01/17/2010
I think this follows on nicely from 'Work'. Still dusty, still has some wetted circuitry, but a little sweeter, more burnt sugar. I will gather these together at some point cos I think that'd be good. Then what? It is Sunday today and the world has changed - it is very much warmer, in a good way. But as I was making this it was cold, and this felt like something warm and buried. I was considering calling it 'back to your cave' but decided that sounded a bit too much like a come on. My favourite noise on this is the vibes supplied by the trusty M-Tron, I don't know where I'd be without it - probably sounding much more bang up to date. On a totally separate note - I have started making some videos for tracks - it has been about 10 years since I last spent a proper amount of time with After Effects, but I can report that it is a fantastic program and I got right back on it - and it is a lot of fun. So I'll bung up some work in progress soon. Work - the return in nostalgic fuzzy vision 01/10/2010
As this is the time for a return of work in our lives I thought I'd pop up a little piece I have long associated with the concept. Yes it is a bit plodding and most definitely ungainly, but I think it has some charms. I almost always start a track thinking I am going to make some wondrously lopsided electronic waltz, but this time, with the help of an old keyboard from my mate Roberto that provided the essential underpulse, I think I got a little closer. All saxophone is played on keyboard through the wonderful mellotron simulator from Gforce. I do like a return to work myself, it is a return of a certain fluid identity that I enjoy, and a set of puzzles that keep me from turning my mind to internal matters. |