Back in black

... well, more of a grey colour really.

Wow. I haven't posted anything in ages. Ouch.
As is invariably the case when you have different passwords for anything, and no one coherent naming scheme, I spent a good half an hour trying to figure out what my username+password were. Spent ages trying to figure out what email address I'd used. They build up in number, don't they? I now have only six active email addresses. The word 'only' in that sentence frightens me somewhat.

Anyways, so what's going on in my weird musical world?
First release came out in January. That was positive. Love the label, love all the guys.
Funkatech recordings is set to succeed; there's a lot of drive, determination, and just raw positivity behind it.
That rates as a good foundation in my book. Nuschool breaks is a great scene, because it's full of really nice people.

Another release is on its way. One side is finished, the other side isn't. That'll be very exciting when it goes out. I really like the tune. It's got some attitude. The flipside scares me... because it's creepy and sinister.
The tune is a DnB collab with Phil / Specimen A. We keep finding ourselves getting actually creeped out by it.
It's so creepy it might have to go elsewhere, and we'll write another tune for the flip. We shall see what the label thinks of it.

Phil and I are currently following an idea.
We seem to have arrived with a clear set of musical and technical influences, and we're just pursuing the idea to see where it goes. New tunes roll out, along this vibe, and it's great fun. We're getting very positive responses to the results!

I am liking my studio a lot at the moment. There's nothing quite like the pride you feel for a studio you've built yourself when you're really pleased with the results you're getting out of it. I am Very content with my mixes at the moment, and I keep getting told that my choice of sounds is improving. Getting to a stage where I can create the sounds in my head.
That last sentence might sound mental, but what it means is that when you have an idea for how something should sound, you can actually start somewhere, and process the signal until you have something that reconciles with your original idea. It's the alternative to searching endlessly for that 'perfect sound'. I've spent too long doing that, and it doesn't get you anywhere.

Some people can do the whole sample librarian / archivist thing. I guess it's more the crate digging mentality.
Personally, I don't have the gift... I usually feel like I need to be "making music", and i'm adverse to spending time learning what samples I have and where they are.

Fabio gave me a shout-out on Radio1 last week. That was ace. It's nice when that sort of thing happens.

I was humbled the other day to learn about a project a friend of mine is working on. It has a genuine deep context, incredible musicianship and engineering, and a Message! Stuff like that does wonders to put into perspective everything I do, as being on a lower tier. One day, with enough experience under my belt, with a clear plan, and full of confidence, I hope to walk that path.

Anyways, enough random mumblings.

I'll write something again soon.