Two full days of music work. I'm reminded how long it all takes. Some of the time is spent experimenting and crafting, but even when I know what I want, it takes days to record and sequence everything.
I decided yesterday to change the tempo of 'How Lonely' to 130 BPM from 120, and made many more small tweaks to the production. I've done little on this today, but have experimented with an electric guitar part. I finalised 'The Paper King' yesterday, and worked a little on 'Written on Rice'.
Today, the monthly Windows update led into work on 'Walls and How to Hit Them', a song I'd largely completed, but needed a little work today including one new vocal part. Then some work on the rather dour 'The Light Bulb 1'.
I constantly wonder, in song like this, whether it's work making. These strange arty songs, perhaps they will never be someone's favourite? But no! This is impossible to know. I listened yesterday to some Ultravox songs to analyse the production. The strange songs 'Waiting' and 'Dreams' almost fit into this category. I need aims; and one is variety, what is new, different. Sometimes these things act as bridges to other works of surprise and brilliance.
I recorded a keyboard intro for 'The Light Bulb 1', then added sequenced string chords. Pushing forwards is hard here, I struggle with the timing on moody songs, which have no regular rhythm, and so no opportunity for melody and sub-melody.
