The blog posts are few this year I know. This year has been no ordinary year for me. I have had to deal with numerous big personal life changes. All experiences I will no doubt write songs about in the future. For the time being, I have 'The Orange Line'. The progress has been leisurely, but moving at least. Here is a summary of what contributions and work has been made on the music project so far:
Unidentified Flying Object - When the last blog was written, U.F.O was sounding excellent. A standard Indie-style song, with numerous guitar riffs, consisting of different sections not a standardised Intro-verse-chorus-verse-solo-chorus-outro style set up. Since then I have made the most progress on this track. U.F.O is looking to be the benchmark to which all the other songs will need to live up to. My good friend and musician Stuart Carroll (http://soundcloud.com/stuartcarrollmusic1) had recently recorded some new songs himself, which were sounding excellent. The string arrangements were particularly good, and so I asked if he could provide me with strings for the song. He agreed, and kindly sent me a few sets. I arranged these with the song, and edited it all. The intro in particular sounds absolutely fantastic. This song will most definitely be the introductory song to the album when it is complete. It is just the perfect introduction. I myself have not had any time to record anything new on the track. I would like to put some new vocals, and layers of different vocals on the track, but I am not finding time to do so. I have also had a compliment on the song from a drummer Pat Elsley - who I will tell you more about later, saying that "just listening to 'u.f.o'. Love that intro!". I am extremely pleased with this song so far. I want to make it epic.
Superhero - I have the basic tune sitting, with just two guitars and a set of vocals. I would like to try and record a better set of vocals, but the conditions here are just not right to record them as the song is a very shouty one. I initially thought that Superhero could use some strings too, much like U.F.O, so again Stuart kindly sent me strings for this song; however after editing etc. it was just not working. So I thought about what might suit the song. It is very simple and I would like it to stay much that way, just simple and not a lot in it. I began to think a clarinet would sound nice in it. I contacted a Scottish Clarinet Quartet via soundcloud and asked if any of the members would be willing to contribute clarinet to the song. I have as yet not received an answer.
Plasticland - I had a small window of opportunity one day and relearned an old song, I regard as an old classic. I always thought it was quite a good song at the time I wrote it back in 1999-2000 time. So I learned this, and recorded a very basic simple electric version. I added three guitar riffs in the song and have left it at that at the moment. I have no idea what to do with it yet, but I will have some ideas no doubt.
Generally there have been a few musical developments alongside and outside of 'The Orange Line'. In relation to Mr Pat Elsley, this man followed me on Twitter. Seeing that he was a session drummer, I thought I'd take the risk of asking him if he would like to add some studio recorded drums to my songs. Surprisingly he got back to me quite interested. I was absolutely delighted, as I have never actually had any studio drums before in my music projects. Since then, Pat Elsley has listened to the songs I'd like drums for and said he will try and find time and see what he can do. This is very exciting for me.
I have also had another music collab possibly happening in the near future, with a Miss Simman Raphael Lerew. She is a singer/songwriter and is keen on doing some collaborative work with me. I likewise am extremely keen on doing a project on some music with her as her music is excellent. I would be very keen on having some female vocals on my work for the first time, possibly in some of 'The Orange Line' songs. We have discussed the idea of a collaboration only briefly, but both agree to the idea. This could be a very exciting venture.
On a sad note, and due to personal circumstances, I will be selling my much loved Danelectro DC-59. I have written so many songs on that guitar, having it from 2002. I will not then be able to record any guitar songs for the foreseeable once it is sold as my electro-acoustic and keyboard are still through in Glasgow at a family member's home. I will get them back eventually and begin recording the rest of 'The Orange Line'; however the rest of it will all be acoustic, and any more guitar songs in the future I record will be acoustic. I do not mind this fact too much as I am getting older and I think the acoustic would suit better anyway. I do love my Danelectro and it will be sad to part with it once it is sold.
That is all for now then. I am networking more and more with other musicians, which is making my music and my musical possibilities very exciting indeed. I have Carmine working on remixes of my music; have a friend contributing strings to my songs; a drummer willing to collab to add drums to my songs; and the likely collab with a female vocalist and musician. Things have been very interesting and I hope it keeps working out this way
Watch this space,
Wullae
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