The man of the moment!
All the way from Melbourne Australia!, through the fabulous world wide web, my bro and I are reunited. While I reach for the Explorers and an extra layer to keep myself from shivering from the damp English darkness, Lorne Chaston has been sweating it out under the hot Aussie sun. He has just completed recording some tasty beats and is helping fend of these winter blues - it's like chocolate to my ears. The perfect way to start the weekend. Right now I am fine tuning the tracks; Thunder Cracks, Without Blood, Burning Lungs, Green Grass and Beyond, in readiness for the independent release of The Light in the Darkness.
The man in action.
The energy and life that he has brought to the recordings is amazing, like twisting a 2D sound into something 3D - more depth, life and human nature. An energy unreplicatable and truly unique. It's great to be reminded of the talent and power the guy posses! The tone of the toms are just something else. Dudes spend years trying to get that.
The man and the machines.
Throughout this journey I have taken all the ideas and possibilities to the end of the road, in aid of getting the best result. Taking the extra time to get to the end of a path only to turn back is worthwhile and has helped me establish how I'll do things in coming albums, recordings and projects. It has help me not only develop a sense of style and technique, but a pedagogy as to why I do things the way I do - not just because this is what others have had success with, or is that cliche bit of knowledge that everyone has, but has no idea why. As time consuming as this "method" seems to have been, it has always worth the wait. I guess, I should say know, this further emphasis the power and possibilities of DIY. Without the clocking ticking and your wallet choking to death - while you pay off some guys condo and Ferrari mortgage.
It is all coming together and I want to say a big thanks a million bro - I am stoked that you are a part of this, the sounds so close yet were on the flip sides of the world!
The Pine Forest that features in
"Into the Darkness" and inspired the lyrics -
"Pine tree dreams escape the broken belief."
Now, how am I ganna get that elusive sister of ours on this?
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