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A Brief History
Last Summer, my friend, rskutins, and I decided we were going to write
an album. He got out his drum machine, being smaller and easier to store
and carry than a full kit, and I got out my bass and we started putting
together some pieces that were... not good.
We had little direction, I was afraid to play things outside of my
comfort zone, and we had some problems communicating. This project
quickly fell apart, but we never completely gave up the idea.
In March I found the inspiration I needed. I talked to rskutins and we
started working on an album again. This time, fueled by strong emotion,
both fiery and depressed, I started by writing lyrics.
Not all are complete, but there are about 15 sets of lyrics for us to
use as a starting point. Rskutins has tweaked the lyrics in some places
to make them fit a better rhythm while still maintaining the intent of
the words. I am quite pleased by what he has done.
Based on these lyrics we have begun writing short pieces here and there
when we feel inspired. Rskutins has laid down some pretty good beats to
start with. I've been attempting to learn some basic music theory and
trying to apply those ideas to the layers on top of what rskutins has
written already.
And that's where we are now. Still learning, still writing. Our day jobs
have slowed down our progress considerably so it could very well take
until the Autumn before we're ready to record and mix the album.
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