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Due to unproductive working environment of current studio, a vacancy has arisen for a union rep to uphold artist rights in the ongoing fight against capitalism. Candidates with a proven ability to proactively resolve issues are desired, particularly those who are capable of acquiring normal size chairs and tables and/or burning Christmas tablecloths. Candidates with massage or orthopedic re-alignment skills will also be looked upon favourably, as will those who can organise a studio larger than 1 cubed metre.

2 weeks left to wrap up more than 40% of the album really brings focus. Holy crap, d ouble time and no more watching breaking bad!!

There's a recurring internal debate popping up - do you have fun and create some crazy noise and call it a tune, or do you tone it down make sure your music is accessible? Seems that sometimes the word "accessible" could be used to define commercialising, selling out, removing the outstanding characteristics, submitting to fear and ensuring conformity to boundaries. The world does not accept the insanity that creates, but if you smooth the corners and create a result which hides its true origin, that's ok. Granted, sometimes "accessibility" means deleting some crazy rubbish born on the wrong tangent if it takes value away from something which could be great. Let's call that accenuating the positive. There are different degrees of conformity though. I wonder if the sex pistols, in all their rebellion, conformed to the style expected of them and lost some of their creative freedom? I admire the way Ween just do whatever they want on their albums , it re

Right then... Let's try time stretch, tempo changing, pitch bend, reverse, modulated, distortion of reality edit...

It's great to just upload a tune - A feeling of completion. C'mon Cheap Insulation!!!

So one tune from March uploaded, 3 more days in leitrim have brought significant progress - was pure joy listening to the music, letting it suggest words and emotions, then building on those themes lyrically. And continuing the work now, few minor edits and some vocal tweaks to come. A bit unfortunate we got so blotted, but the novelty of a weekend away with a friend back from Oz makes it difficult to be a mechanised task completing machine. Still, got about 10 tunes well on the way. Could be possible to wrap up by November. Could wrap up in a few weeks but gotta be realistic with other stuff on the go. Besides, the passage of time adds some quality and objective perceptions. Really looking forward to next few weeks of effort to add finishing touches... Some sweet notes to wrap up!

Sure what else could you possibly need?

I'm goin' in....

Finally saying goodbye to the old broken headphones. They did a lot of work - an entire album (or 3!) flowed thru them, but completely fuct at the end. They did stop shedding lumps of rubber a few years ago, but when the wires start falling out and you've only got half volume in the left ear, it's time to act! Pity I didn't sort them before mixing and mastering all those tunes! :) Now.... the replacement must be at least 10 times the quality. Temptation is to do nothing productive and just stick on some tunes that show off... daft punk, chemical brothers, goldfrapp, the knife, fila brazilia ... Aaaaaah.....