As they say - the light is at the end of the tunnel. Nothing could be more true. After a year and a half beginning to end, the debut album The Light in the Darkness is ready to be launched.
The date is all locked in. Promo packs are being made up. Magazines, reviewers, pluggers and PR's are getting the low down. The subconscious weight is slowly lifting. I recall the last time I launched an EP - titled Between Earth and Sun with NOT TOO FAR (www.myspace.com/nottoofarmusic). After the gig was complete I had this weird break down when it finished. I couldn't come out from back stage. I sat there like the tennis player from The Royal Tenenbaums. It was some kind of strange release. The things we go through!
So the stage is set...
17th September
Barfly Cafe
Camden
http://www.barflyclub.com/camden/info/Contact.aspx
It going to be a great night which I'm looking forward to, much like a 5 year old counting down to Christmas or a birthday - when such occasion were so exciting you couldn't sleep. How times change - these days I'm lucky to see Christmas morning and birthdays seem to land on working days. The buzz isn't the same. But this is different. How? I'm not so sure. I guess it's living the dream...
For one - the live sounds are becoming how I imagine them to be. A crisp dirty tone for the guitar, more loops throughout the set, heavy stomp box beats. I like that a live show will be a completely different experience to what the album has to offer. The different approach make sense to me. With recording you can do so much more as far as melody and layer goes. The live experience is about a raw energy and a less limit on volume and therefore texture.
Please take some time to dig the album art work. It by James Sharrock - http://invade.tv/burningeye.com.au/test.php
I've tried to make it as big as possible here for everyone to enjoy.
So, after almost losing all faith, everything seems to be falling back to place. Perhaps the project slipped into the orbit of Mars, got tangled up - and is ready to be spat back out with a heavier force than expected. Here's hoping. The tunes to my mind still sound fresh. All the feedback I'm getting to a lucky few is really positive.
Looking forward to the release party. Peace to everyone who's been involved and to everyone who has said encouraging and positive words about this. It means the world.
