So: first 4 months: sat down and wrote.
Yield = 108 demos of ideas/sketches.
Then, I sift thru these, see which ones speak to me, cut those into tiny pieces and stitch the pieces together like a little sound-collage.
Or a collection of Seed-Jewels.
Or a little baby Frankenstein. (Whatever works for you).
Then I listen to these. A LOT.
Listening waters the seed-pieces. Then they grow, all by themselves. I just do my practice and take dictation from the Almighty Gods Of Sound.
(Note: I don’t really think there are Gods of Sound.
But there might be.
And it looks cool).
Usually these little streams are only heard by me. They are not finished or complete by any stretch of anybody’s imagination. However…
One of the reasons I am writing this blog is: to document, as transparently as possible, the process of independently making and releasing a piece of art.
So I am going to start posting them here.
Caveat: These are DEMOS, most of which were conceived, performed, recorded , mixed and mastered in a day (sometimes less, sometimes a little more). Some are live. Some were recorded at 4 in the morning. So the sound quality and performance may be somewhat shitty.
That said, I think they’re kinda cool.
They are, after all, MY Frankenstein Baby Seed Collage Demos.
Enjoy. + Let me know what you think.
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The track doesn’t seem to be available. But Gods of Sound is an album name if I ever heard one.
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Yes, the sketchbooks were only available for a little while. I often put things up for a limited time, keep things interesting. 😉
I like this suggestion 😉
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Tease.
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Hello, of course this paragraph is really fastidious and I have learned lot of things from it on the topic of blogging.
thanks.
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You are very welcome – glad you enjoyed it. 😉
Have a good one,
– J
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I need to to thank you for this excellent read!! I certainly
enjoyed every little bit of it. I have you saved as a
favorite to check out new things you post…
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Thanks a lot, I appreciate the kudos.
I am really glad you enjoyed it,
good to meet you,
– J
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Hey James! I love these – especially 1, 3 & 5. I completely see how you find it difficult to describe your sound, but it is beautiful. Looking forward to hearing some more!
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Thankyou a lot. I really, really appreciate it. The response has been super good, even tho they are just demos, so I think I’ll keep posting stuff up. Hope you are well.
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Just listened to this with my little boy Nye. An awesome moment on so many wonderful levels.
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Soon, we can all listen to the album together. THAT will be a crazy day in paradise for all of us.
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So proud of you. It is beautiful, I will be the first to buy your album for sure. I will keep you as my teacher! Glad the secrets are revealed from James’s cave! Sesame Open …..
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Teaser! Makes me so excited for your full records! Wish i had a music set up! Can let so much energy come out! Love you and your energy!
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You are the Badass, mystery commentor!
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