This could be the start...of something good

Written 1st of October 2010

I needed a fresh start. A new start. And whilst chatting to my wife on Wednesday morning - who was in another room getting ready to go out, I was browsing through folders of photographs, looking for images that would inspire my new direction.

I started with an image of me playing at the 'Art Bar' in Glasgow in March 2010. I initially edited it on windows live editor. I messed about with the image and it turned into this vibrant, pink image with a white silhouette. Looked quite funky. So put it onto a huge white square in the bottom corner. I took bits from another picture, drew lines on the white square, with lots of light blues and pinky purples. All funky colours, upbeat and full of life. I worked on the font for my name and eventually got two big blue Ws with small black writing. I then left this, quite happy, and thought about recording a song.

So I set everything up. All my instruments. I wanted to record something, and had a song in mind. Back in 2005, I recorded a song called 'Debt of a Coma', which was a jazzy bass, guitar and drum song. There is no singing. Just music. And I had wanted to rerecord it for a long time, so today I thought was a good chance.

I managed to record the bass riff to a drum beat I had cut up and looped over and over. The bass sounds excellent. I then had to record the guitar. I had to rerecord it several times. But the end result sounded good. I also tried to record a backing strum, but it didn't work right. Thought of putting other instruments in, but it sounded good the way it was. Simple. Added vocals to it, using the Paralysed lyrics, but they will need rerecorded.

So two days later on Friday 1st of October, I sat down and starting working on the artwork again. Tweeked about with it and thought about where to put an album title. I first of all, had to get a new title. I had considered different names. But then something just came to me. So simple, but when I thought about it, seemed perfect. Sums everything up perfectly I'd be writing about: 'This could be the start...of something good'. Just quite casual and relaxed. That's how I want it to feel. So I made the title I have come up with at the top of the album cover, and after editing it, think it looks great. Very different from my 'In Cloud Cuckooland' art.

After finishing this, I got to work on 'Paralysed'. I rerecorded another set of vocals. Or should I say, several sets of vocals. Each one not quite working. Was very conscious of disturbing the neighbours downstairs, and was putting me off. Eventually recorded a good set.

On listening back over the song on my ipod, I realised all the sound levels are quite bad, and so may need to rerecord the whole song. Not very happy with the result. Also, still considering changing the title for the new songs.

Watch this space,
Wullae

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