Reinventing Kats

I had been (or currently am still) in a band named Hercules Mandarin. They are a fantastic wee collective of different Scottish musicians, who have combined their talents to create tradition Scottish music, couple with acoustic and rock sound. One of their best know songs is 'Kats'. A beautiful number that becomes upbeat. Written by Christopher Rodgers, it is a great wee song, which I am honoured to play with the band.

So I, late last night, decided to begin the process of doing a cover of this song. I listened to a live version of me and the band at The Mill, Glasgow, and thought it sounded great. So I want to make this version of 'Kats' distinctly different from the original. So I have begun the process of reinventing 'Kats' by using only bleeps, pitches, tones and cut up drum beats. Similarly to the format of 'In the Mix'. Sounds quite interesting at present, but I will need to keep working on it. I stopped mixing it at about 5am last night. It is an awkward song to mix with all the bleeps. So I will really need to look at the song again, but I am excited about this remix of 'Kats'.

I will also over the next while try to get something for the 'The Caged Foundling' lyrics I recently wrote.

Watch this space,
Wullae

www.myspace.com/wullaewright

The mix has a voice...

So comfortable with the time I had, and the means of recording, I began the vocal process. Grabbed my leads from my white cupboard, fired computer up, got Zoom pedal and microphone, and set it all up. Didn't work a few times when tried it. No obvious reason why it does that sometimes, but it does happen. Got audacity up and running, witnessed all the wavy lines and though 'let's get a voice for this'.

Image of 'In the Mix' at the time of Mixing

To record the layers of vocals, I use Making Waves, which I prefer to record with initially. Got a repetitive vocal looping of 'I'm always running'. Recording quality is really good, but the song would be very boring with only this lines. So differently timed, I also added 'from the shadows, they hunt you down, and steal your soul'. Works well. So then added another vocal arrangement. This one a little more melodic and seems to have worked out well too. The only the problem with the song is the lyrics. Feel I could quite possibly get something better, but at the moment I shall work with these. At present I am editing the vocals to try and arrange them in an order I feel is appropriate for this song.

I will hopeful have this song finished over the next while, and will have it up on myspace for you and the rest of the world to listen to.

Watch this space,

Wullae

www.myspace.com/wullaewright