After spending some time in the Verde Valley and some time in Tucson doing a little tweaking and a little remixing, the new album is just about done. The only thing left is a song called "No Sunrise" that needs some work on the levels.
I listened to everything on the headphones, and it sounded great. Then I listened to everything on my car stereo, and it sounded like shit! So there's been some last minute mixing that should make everyting better.
A new song or two should be making an appearance in the next week. I'm also starting to work on remixes. Keep your eyes out for a (gasp!) free remix EP shortly after the release of the new album.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
March 28, 2012
For some reason, listening to music over and over again when it's being edited never sounds as good as it does over a stereo system.
I've spent the last few nights making the last tweaks to the 13 songs that will become the new album, but more often than not I find myself throwing my hands up and walking away to bed.
Some songs have been thrown out and then brought back into the mix. Some songs I was sure were keepers have been thrown away. Then there are the songs I love that simply don't fit with the rest of them.
And tomorrow night I'll be one click away from deleting everything altogether. This is my least favorite part of the recording process.
It makes me think of when The Beatles recorded about a thousand songs for Let It Be, said 'fuck it', gave them all to Phil Spector to deal with, and decided to just move on to the next album.
So I'm going to take the rest of the week off. Maybe even two. I know these 13 songs are going to make up the new album. I just haven't quite decided how I'm going to get them all to work together. But I have an idea...
I've spent the last few nights making the last tweaks to the 13 songs that will become the new album, but more often than not I find myself throwing my hands up and walking away to bed.
Some songs have been thrown out and then brought back into the mix. Some songs I was sure were keepers have been thrown away. Then there are the songs I love that simply don't fit with the rest of them.
And tomorrow night I'll be one click away from deleting everything altogether. This is my least favorite part of the recording process.
It makes me think of when The Beatles recorded about a thousand songs for Let It Be, said 'fuck it', gave them all to Phil Spector to deal with, and decided to just move on to the next album.
So I'm going to take the rest of the week off. Maybe even two. I know these 13 songs are going to make up the new album. I just haven't quite decided how I'm going to get them all to work together. But I have an idea...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
February 22, 2012
The last song, "After the War", for the new album was written and recorded in a cafe on 4th Avenue in Tucson on Monday afternoon.
Now what I'll be doing is going through the 12 or 13 songs I really liked and mixing them. I may also go through the ones I didn't like to see if I can possibly breathe some new life into a few of them. I've been thinking about sealing myself off in a hotel room in Jerome or Bisbee to put these final touches on. We'll see what happens.
In the meantime, "Letter from Brooklyn" and "Honey" are still free to download for the rest of the month @ SoundCloud.
Now what I'll be doing is going through the 12 or 13 songs I really liked and mixing them. I may also go through the ones I didn't like to see if I can possibly breathe some new life into a few of them. I've been thinking about sealing myself off in a hotel room in Jerome or Bisbee to put these final touches on. We'll see what happens.
In the meantime, "Letter from Brooklyn" and "Honey" are still free to download for the rest of the month @ SoundCloud.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
January 12, 2012
Lately I've been battling a little bit of insomnia. Last night I pieced together a new track called "Letter from Brooklyn" that I think captures a sound and a feeling which are present in those moments when I wake half in one world and half in another.
The song is available as a free download for the entire month of February on SoundCloud. The new album is still scheduled for a summer release even though most of the songs are just about complete. By the end of the month I should have a better idea of what will be happening next including videos, shows, artwork, remixes, and a few other ideas sitting in my head.
The song is available as a free download for the entire month of February on SoundCloud. The new album is still scheduled for a summer release even though most of the songs are just about complete. By the end of the month I should have a better idea of what will be happening next including videos, shows, artwork, remixes, and a few other ideas sitting in my head.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
February 4, 2012
The new single, "Honey", is now available for a free download for the rest of this month @ http://soundcloud.com/velveteenvaccine/honey. Tell me what you think, even if you hate it, on Facebook.
Monday, January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012
We're now 14 songs into the new album.
The goal is to create 20 to 30 songs out of thin air, reaching into the darkest corners of the soul, considering my first ideas and then doing the opposite, destroying every melody I create and stitching it back together, and then choose the best ones for the new album. So the new album may be 20 new tracks. It may also only be a 1-track single. Let's see what happens.
The goal is to create 20 to 30 songs out of thin air, reaching into the darkest corners of the soul, considering my first ideas and then doing the opposite, destroying every melody I create and stitching it back together, and then choose the best ones for the new album. So the new album may be 20 new tracks. It may also only be a 1-track single. Let's see what happens.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Aeraptis Now Available for Download
The new Velveteen Vaccine album, Aeraptis, is now available @ velveteenvaccine.bandcamp.com for immediate download.
'Aeraptis' is the product of about a year's worth of work. A year for 8 songs is rather long for me. There were originally about 15 songs written and recorded in this time, but only these 8 seemed to be able to work together. Between moving, job changes, two other musical projects, various reworkings and remixes, and a writer's block, I feel pretty good about what (finally) came about.
At the same time that I was wrapping these songs up, I began writing and recording new material that was originally meant to be a completely new project. However, over the last few days I've decided that these songs will eventually become a new Velveteen Vaccine album. The material is different from the previous four albums. How it's different musically will be left for the listeners to decide, but I can tell you that there will be vocals on at least half of the tracks.
This new album will be the third incarnation of Velveteen Vaccine. The previous four albums were the second. The first will one day be given life in cyberspace for any listeners, but I can tell you that the third incarnation will be somewhat similar to the first.
Velveteen Vaccine was originally created to challenge myself. I wanted to write from a completely different place than I had been writing before when I was writing for the now retired Aeonian Prayer. And although I've been satisfied with the last four Velveteen Vaccine albums, I feel that I've gotten very far away from what it was originally set up to do.
I'll be keeping any followers, wherever you are, up to date as progress is made on the next Velveteen Vaccine album. Stay tuned for the possibility of...
...live shows?
'Aeraptis' is the product of about a year's worth of work. A year for 8 songs is rather long for me. There were originally about 15 songs written and recorded in this time, but only these 8 seemed to be able to work together. Between moving, job changes, two other musical projects, various reworkings and remixes, and a writer's block, I feel pretty good about what (finally) came about.
At the same time that I was wrapping these songs up, I began writing and recording new material that was originally meant to be a completely new project. However, over the last few days I've decided that these songs will eventually become a new Velveteen Vaccine album. The material is different from the previous four albums. How it's different musically will be left for the listeners to decide, but I can tell you that there will be vocals on at least half of the tracks.
This new album will be the third incarnation of Velveteen Vaccine. The previous four albums were the second. The first will one day be given life in cyberspace for any listeners, but I can tell you that the third incarnation will be somewhat similar to the first.
Velveteen Vaccine was originally created to challenge myself. I wanted to write from a completely different place than I had been writing before when I was writing for the now retired Aeonian Prayer. And although I've been satisfied with the last four Velveteen Vaccine albums, I feel that I've gotten very far away from what it was originally set up to do.
I'll be keeping any followers, wherever you are, up to date as progress is made on the next Velveteen Vaccine album. Stay tuned for the possibility of...
...live shows?
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