After a power day of music creation, today is a bit of a fragmentory day.
Started by spraying some plastic compartment trays gold, with the aim of transforming them into wall-mounted trinket racks. This went to plan, though I was reminded that spraying plastic is extremely difficult because each single particle of dust, each hair, even each fingerprint, can become magically revealed by the ultra-thin gold.
After that, ordering the new CDs for Another Violet Night. I kept thinking or saying that I planned to, I hoped to release it on CD. If this ever happens, it's time to forget about plans and hopes and actually do it there and then, so the new albums will be ready for launch day on Halloween.
To prepare for the release, I set up a half-price sale of four of my existing CD albums on Bandcamp, which all are now £5 until the end of October. Each is from a different era of my music, each a different style. These are: my first electronic concept album, The Spiral Staircase; my first vocal rock concept album (very much progressive in the Pink Floyd style, not at all like the heavy metal one may assume from the artwork), Burn Of God; my proto-piano-concerto Cycles & Shadows; and the contemporary electronic ride of songs dark and light that is We Robot.
Updates about the Christmas Tails project were made; and new, slightly adjusted lyrics for my Christmas songs printed. I may record 'Will You Be My Snowflake?' anyway, even though Candy Cane is fine, and will almost certainly be my choice for this project. I may have enough music for a Christmas EP or similar, but it would have to be something artistically special, extraordinary. Until now, learning new skills, the excitement of learning was a key motivator. New music must be something beyond this, though, of course, we're always learning. An artist should be getting better over time, no excuses, no restful laurels.
One last act was to migrate my artworks email list to Substack. I by no means email out each post, but may this post serve as an update and glimpse to it to dear friends and followers.
Priority this week, to finalise these Christmas songs. Main event of the week is Deborah's poetry book launch and open mic in Congleton Library on Tuesday at 3pm. Brigid the Corn Dolly will be there, and by amazing coincidence there is a harvest moon on the night.
Onwards!
