The Orange Line: Slow Progress

I have not updated this blog in months. It has and will continue to be a busy time for me at the moment. I have been finding time since February to the present to record some songs. In this post I will go through the songs in order of when they were written, and what has been happening around the songs.

A Story of a Wall: I began work on this track, starting off The Orange Line. At first I recorded a simple version of the song, but felt this was too basic and was quite similar to the songs from 'Under the Pyramids' E.P (2011). So I recorded a new version, initially recording it as a rhythm guitar-based song, which changed the more I added layers onto it. The version at the moment has a distorted guitar noise at the beginning accompanied by drums. The song still needs work, but is sounding very good and has set the tone for the rest of the album. I also received a message from musican Carmine on soundcloud, expressing an interest in remixing 'A Story of a Wall'. I was absolutely thrilled that Carmine would be interested in remixing another one of my songs. I without hesitation agreed to this, and put an audio version without vocal on wwaudio. I cannot wait to hear the remix.

Unidentified Flying Object: During the time of recording 'A Story of a Wall', I was very very eager to record a song I was very fond of years ago, 'UFO'. I remember playing this song endlessly playing and adapting this song with Stuart Carroll. I began by recording the song on clean electric guitar. It sounded good, but needed more. I added distortion and some subtle drums, bass etc. The recording as it stands I feel is excellent. It does still need a lot more work, adding extra vocals, guitars and drums if possible. I am eager to include acoustic into this recording; however I am unable to get my electro-acoustic guitar at the moment so will have to see what happens.

Living on the Edge: I had begun different recordings of this song, and found them in a folder, after I had come up with an idea randomly. I had an old acoustic recording of Living on the Edge, which was made for the Cassette Tapes 2010 versions. I had not used this, so I thought about combining the two versions of the song: new and old. I have the new version as the intro, and acoustic for body of the song. I added new vocals, lead and noises over the recording. The version as it stands sounds excellent, however it does need more. I have been racking my brains trying to think of ways to make the song more interesting, whilst keeping it in the theme of the album. I would like some synth and drums added to it. I am unable to do this at the moment. So, I asked musician Carmine (www.carmine777.bandcamp.com), who has recently finished their album 'Aestival' and did a remix of 'Sleight of Hand' if they could help add to the song. Carmine has politely agreed to help. This will give the album a whole new dynamic and feel to it.

You Never said Anything: I had a window one day and wanted to record one of the lesser remembered songs from years ago. I lookd through the songs, heard You Never said Anything and enjoyed it. So I took to learning this again. I then recorded the guitar, vocals and then I added different layers of guitar and lead guitar. The song is quite basic, and could really use an acoustic guitar, bass and drums. It is possibly one of the most Indie songs I've recorded. This is where I want this record to be.

I have 'All the Time' in the works too; however I will need to make a new recording of this entirely. When I spoke to Carmine about the helping out with The Orange Line, he suggested that we make a new project between us. I am excited and delighted at this idea. It will be an international project, which is something I have not done before. It will be exciting to see what our musical styles together will produce. Only time will tell. This has been my last few months musically. The project is coming along at a slow pace, like 'In Cloud Cuckooland' (2010) which took two years to complete. I foresee The Orange Line being the same.

 Watch this space,

 Wullae