Fuck, I haven't written anything on here in ages. So here we go again. I shall begin by starting from weeks ago. I have been writing and recording at times, and each time it has been - in my opinion, a success. When I sit to write lyrics, they come pouring out. No writer's block. When I sit with the guitar, I managed to come up with a song there and then. This did not happen properly for a long time. And when I sit down at the computer, plug in all the wires, etc, songs get finished on the same day. It is March, coming into April, and even though not all are completely finished at present, I have about 13 songs. In 3 months. That's good going. And I don't even regard the songs as shit. I genuinely think the lyrics, guitar riffs, and finished recordings are great. The only issue I have is with some sets of vocals, but apart from that, I'm delighted at my swift progress at writing and recording Anonymous. So I shall begin by talking about specifics.
One day I started writing a tune in the livingroom (not intentional rhyming). It was quite a cool wee rock riff, and considered what to do with it. I had some lyrics and originally tried to put some lyrics about google to it; but to no avail. I had another set of lyrics I had written on my bus journeys: 'Don't Feed the Troll (Pt. 2)'. At first I didn't think it'd work, but then the more I heard the song I realised that the beat of the guitar riffs were similar, even though the riffs were not. So recorded a terrible version on blackberry to remind me of how it sounded. Next day, sat down, wired everything up, and began recording. I managed to record the guitar, made couple of drum samples cut up, some clean bass, a cool Radiohead-esque sounding solo, and some vocals which worked out ok. The song is still a work-in-progress, even though it does sound good the way it is. Needs more and I know it.
Don't Feed the Troll (Pt. 2)
I'll voice my opinion
Let them have it
Freedom of speech
My views are central
Anonymity is bliss
No sin can come of this,
It's my beliefs, and it's my call,
It's up to you, if you want to feed the troll
Direct and to the point,
I'll type what I want, no matter what,
It's not up to you, or anyone else
To shut me up, or shut me down,
Written 16/3/11
The song is looking from the other side of the fence re trolling. The idea that people should have the right to say what they please.
So days passed. I still haven't put the newer songs up on youtube and soundcloud because I have promised my wife I won't upload anything (due to internet limit), as she needs the net. So time passed, and then I sat on the computer only yesterday, 26th of March. I considered what to do. I had no new riffs, some sets of new lyrics I really wanted to work on: Sexploitation, The Slave Master and Trouibleshooting.
I began by recording an old song I have called 'Twentieth Century Soldier of Fortune' which was about Che Guevara. However I wanted to use it now, as it was a cool rock song. I recorded most of it, but it just wasn't working. So I stopped that. Then I came up with a new riff as I was recording, when trying to remember exactly how 'Twentieth Century Soldier of Fortune' had gone. I recorded a version of this on it's own, just guitar. It is a lovely riff. Reminds me of Nirvana or something. So I put the lyrics of Troubleshooting behind this. The song is about the discontent in Egypt and other Arab countries, about the Governments stopping their freedom of communications such as with the internet.
Troubleshooting
The fires blaze
The rioters run
The corrupt protocol
The dictators done
Prohibit freedom
We will not be moved
Try and crush us
A circle of strength
Troubleshooting
And tear gas,
Sync a bitter nation
to the device
Infiltrated safe mode
and have the last laugh,
Buy new software,
that's my advice
Shut the system down,
democracy at last
Written end of March 2011
I liked the tune and melody, but knew I could get it better. So recorded a new one to drums, put bass and some lead and that's it. I finished it quite quickly. It sounds good; however it doesn't quite fit on Anonymous right now, so gona re-record another version too. I'll still put the first version up for people to hear.
So after that I was at a bit of a dead end. I was starting to feel a little uninspired. Like I just couldn't be bothered. However, I had left the fx pedal on number '32' and had messed about with the settings for vocals. However the effect sounded cool, and though it would sound cool with bass. I had also attempted a recording earlier that day with some bass and drums, but it didn't work. So I used that bass riff with that effect.
I made up a drum beat using different samples, cut it up into an erratic jungle style beat. I then recorded the bass in one go. Sounded great. I then added some vocals, cut them up and put them all over the place. I then edited out silences, and other parts. I then added in some dubstep samples, which I cut up and edited. And then at the end I added a guitar solo (two different guitars). Clearly I go over this quickly, but it took at least 2 hours to get it all done. I added the lyrics of 'Sexploitation' to it, which I think suits the sound really well. It is about pornography on the net, and how it distorts peoples views of how sex is. It is also about the industry and how these people are made to look that way they are, and put themselves all over the world for anyone to see.
Sexploitation
As you were at birth; now virtue lost,
An 'actress', an 'actor' in a hollow box,
Dark romance with a stranger, dirty private thoughts,
Once beautiful, born with natural features
Now considered sinner, slut and filthy creature,
Hangs a plastic name tag from mangled bleached hair,
Under an alias, all fake and moans,
Some anonymous, just meat, skin and bones,
It's a song that lacks any intimate tones,
An industry that creates unrealistic expectations,
Mass produce the dolls on a conveyor belt of sexploitation,
Even god couldn't have foreseen these unnatural creations,
Insert the batteries and watch them do their tricks,
Makes young woman aspire to have the perfect bits,
Makes young men think this is how the real world is,
Fulfilling fantasies, fuelling flames of desire,
The real worlds not like this, this will eventually transpire,
Written the 23/3/11
And that's it up to this point. Got songs to finish; new ones I want to make; and loads of new music. Things are going well musically. I'm in a happy place.
Watch this space,
Wullae
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