15s

the new bass rig, right at home...

hard times,

come again no more.

big bottom

put money down on this sucka today, except in way better condition. same bass tho.. so pumped about the way this stuff is comin' along. good feelings about this.

eh...

nostalgic evening. wow, it's been a long time... i guess it's time to let go and find a new wound, this one has gotten pretty uninspiring over the years.

i love

craigslist.



just picked up this 70s acoustic bass head. slowly but surely, this next record is going to happen.

fortune favors the bull,
and restless; the beast.

stagnant.

i've been working a ton of hours lately to try to make money to buy the rest of the gear we need to do the next record. we're close, but it'll still be another 2 months before we're ready... but i've already been getting really excited about recording the next record. i really don't want to spend forever working on it, but i'm looking forward to immersing myself in another huge project. recording the last ep was nice, but the whole recording process only took a few days, really. i recently found the room we'll be doing most of the tracking in for the new record. it's huge, all wood, and has a pretty great vibe. tucked deep into the woods, with no internet, there shouldn't be many distractions. photos of this place soon...

spent this evening working on a new song. not sure about this one, but i never am about any song right away. this one is untitled currently, and still in it's infancy.

the haze of the steam on the sidewalk,
and the white-out of the storm up ahead,
none of it ever really went away,
but i'll write down what it said,

the sound of the war up above you,
and the groan of the day you can't get past,
none of it ever really went away,
and it seems to be going nowhere fast,

the lust for those wheels to be a-turnin',
and the great wherever that you'll never find,
none of it ever really went away,
but brother you've lost your mind,

that chain, it's been bound to keep you here,
and that voice that's been chasing you around,
none of it ever really went away,
but i know where they won't be found,

trailerparks.

the new adam gnade record, trailerparks, is fucking legit. so dark, and honest. support a great mind and buy this record. go here...

up

there's a war up in the heavens. the sky sounds fucking insane right now.

future...

the future is one big ass bright light... but it's a bit too bright to see what it holds just yet.

fuck the doubts. fuck the halfass life. fuck everything else.

the next step is in sight, i know it, and that's all that matters. this is sacred, and no one can fuck with that.

this

is what demoing a new tune all day looks like...

lngs, drt, drms.

new tune i've been working on, probably still unfinished, but..

"lungs, dirt, and dreams"

the west wind don't blow,
in this valley no more,
your crop has gone dry,
the gray horse, he does ride,
famine and sweat,
that's all that you get,
and there's sin on your tongue,
and no lust for this sun,
a poem and a sound,
the only common ground,
it's where we reside,
but that's all in your mind,
so let's make this clear,
cause i have it all here,
in one, two, and three,
my lungs, dirt, and dreams,

yes, i have all these things.

hopefully demoing it this week!

reviewed

the holy noise got a great review on beatlanta.com... check it out here! thanks chris!

polishing a golden oldie

today i started demoing an old song, "tonight, sometimes", but way different than previous versions... casio drums, sick bassline, dub style almost. stoked about the way it's coming along.. really just needs real drums, and lots of feedback and stuff for a big ending... which brings me to these...



which i'll be picking up tomorrow. old 60s jap kit, but all fixed up. i've already heard them, and they sound great...

on july 4th, i went to a flea market, and found another gem, which i practically stole. i've been working with this thing a bit already, and this changes everything. sounds sooooo good.



vintage altec 1220 board. this thing has great pres, a sick compressor, and great reverb.. things have been lookin' up.. let's keep this up.

yesss.

the universe has been a goddamn motherfucker to me lately, and i don't wanna speak too soon, but it looks like things are finally starting to turn around for the better.

this river has reversed it's flow. i'm momentarily ceasing to fight the current. float on.