EP cover redone

I made a few adjustments to the EP cover:

Same 5 original songs, and 2 songs that I've had leftover from DWR. "No Problem," was left out because it didn't fit into the overall feel of the album, it was too weird even by that album's loose standards--- plus it wasn't that well of a thought out song. It is/was available on my reverbnation, and I am now putting it on this EP because I listened to it, and found there is a bit of shaggy charm within.

The second song is the original version of "Werewolf" that is only a minute and a half long. I recorded it after waking up from a dream one night. It is complete nonsense and the theme only really evolved once the song was fleshed out a bit more.

I'm thinking about throwing on an alternate version of "Hammer" as well, or another one off song that was going to be on the new album, but that might fall through. This already becoming more than an EP. What EP is 7 songs long? 8 songs wouldn't make much sense. Practically another album.

3 of these new songs will be on the album, "Gospel," and "Close Your Eyes," will not make the final cut, unless I change my mind later on, which might happen.

Newsy news

I've officially decided to go with the daughter picture for the EP cover, congratulations Rhyleigh, you now have a purpose.

The EP will be five songs long, and I'm not sure if I am even going to sell it, might just let people download it for free. I still need to record each of the five songs, though. Gospel is recorded, but it is too rough right now. That was just a one off thing that I did, the new one will need a bit more polish. Every other song is pretty much in gestation. I've got ideas, and some solid work on most of them, but it might be a while before anything that resembles a concrete song will arrive. I need to stop putting this shit up without any real work done. But no one is reading this, right? So it isn't exactly a huge waste. No one is getting their hopes up, or dashed by my constant lollygagging.

New options are showing up for shows, though. I will keep my finger on that pulse, maybe I can finagle something from it, but don't get your hopes up/dashed in that order.

Not sure what else to say, so peace.

-PDA

EP covers

Well, here are the two EP covers I'm working with. I'm leaning more towards the one with my daughter, cause you know, its my daughter. The dog is Kelsey and Kayla's dog Cleo, thought I'd mention that before I get sued.

Also, the name is 24 hours EP, because whatever.

More News

Putting the song titles up was a bit premature, as I am still in the song writing phase of the album. Every song I thought was done, turned out not to be done even remotely and now I am figuring out new songs every day.

This whole do whatever approach is opening up new avenues for my songwriting. I can now just do stream of consciousness word associations, and it feels right. My ADD addled brain won't let me do it any other way, I believe. It is a bit more freeform, but I'm hoping to still have complete ideas within the song, like one song is sort of about this, or another is sort of about that. There will be central themes to each song, and the album as a whole, just the words are color instead of filler. It is dots on a map, but not the lines connecting them. Which, come tot hink of it, is how most songs are written. It would be weird to hear a song that is just hard facts. Statements about what is happening.

The album art is pretty much set in stone, though, and that has been uploaded to my reverb page. The back cover will no doubt need altering as my songs change and morph into something else entirely.

I've been messing around with the idea of putting out an EP of sorts, like The Walrus EP before it. Just rough cuts of a few songs I've been working on. I'm not sure if it should be stand alone songs, or stuff from the upcoming album. Maybe both. There is some art work that is in consideration for this EP. Another good reason for this EP, other than no other good reason, would be for promotional purposes. Maybe a show could be booked with it. Probably not, but who knows? I've been speculating a show for a long time now, and it has become one of my resolutions for this year. Play at least 6 shows, whether solo or with others. That is one show every other month, I think that could be doable. The other resolutions are: continue not drinking a lot of pop, get this album done, read more Vonnegut and poetry.

Work on the album is slow, though, what with a daughter and a full time night job. My recording space is my computer, and the computer is in the open. If I could acquire a laptop or something a little more mobile I could head into the basement, or even the garage once it gets a bit warmer out. That might be another goal. Save up for something mobile.

That is a lot for no one to read. Until next time specters,

PDA

It has been a while...

So, here we are.

Nothing new has happened. A side project was started and has stalled... not sure what will come of it: nothing probably.

But, luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you feel about it) it has reinvigorated me into trying different things within my own music. Sadly, I do not have a drum machine anymore. It was not fulfilling my needs as an artist. I wish to own a simple drum kit in the future, but we will see. The full band sound I was hoping for was, as expected, scrapped. On the other hand, I am trying a new approach to my music, in that I am just going to do whatever the fuck I want to at the time.

This means, if the song is 1 minute long, so be it. If it is 3 chords over 8 minutes? As long as it feels right, it is in. Will this bring in more listeners? No. Will this alienate anyone from ever listening to me? Probably. But it is liberating as an artist to just do it until it, whatever it is, is done. In that mindset I have created songs I think are unique and my own.

Here is the tracklist for the new album (in no certain order):

On My Way Again
Song of Rhyleigh
Out to Sea
Belong...
Useless Machine
Awake Forever
Waiting for Malachi
Thinkin...
Nothing Wrong
Change Everything, Become Everything
Old Videos (Tell Me Who I Am)

For now, the title is still "Casanova Nights." But that may change. I do have some album art I am working on, though, but I might just stick to the old design, or scrap it all and do cardboard sleeves. Who knows? I sure as shit don't.

Well, until next time,

PDA

New News for Old People.

This is a quick summary of what I have been accomplishing during these last few weeks:

Nothing.

Now here are some things I've been working on for the past few weeks:

I magically acquired a gig that I will unceremoniously ruin with my style. It takes place May 11th, 9:30 pm at the Syd. All the information is on the "Shows" page.

There are, at my last count, 6 songs I have a good idea of what I want to sound like. It is weird, I only have 4 more songs to make before I release another album ( I have a weird thing where I like 10 songs per album), and I didn't realize it until I sat down and counted.  So, that means this album will be happening soonish, before the new year at least, but not before I can get my "studio" set up again. I will be messing with my drum machine and bass so hopefully I will get a full band sound this time around. If it becomes too much of a hassle, or starts taking too much time, I will probably scrap the idea. But a full band sound is definitely the goal for the third album.

Speaking of full band sound, I have been playing with the idea of corralling some musicians for a backing band. I might be able to wrangle a few more shows that way, but then again I haven't even tried wrangling shows in the first place-- I just sort of fall into them. This idea is still far off in the future.

I might throw out an EP of a some songs. I have artwork I want to use, and I'm not doing anything. No one will buy it. Why not?

Anyways, that is all I have.

Peace,
Pabodie's Drilling Apparatus

Something something...

I'm planning something... don't know how it will be pull off. Just keep your heads up.