I have just finished recording the song related to I.O.U. It is great rock song. I must admit. It was very straight forward and repetative at first. But today i had the opportunity after work to record vocals (with lyrics written as I finished the song), add a new guitar piece in the background and a lot of time to chop up, rearranged and generally edit the song.
I initially came home, went straight for the computer after saying hello to my cats, and got to work on it. A lot of the time was spent on mixing the drum fills, which i think sounds excellent. Maybe for some it'd be a bit much, but considering i can't really play the drums, it sounds great.
After getting much of the drums sorted, i began recording some vocals. I unfortunely have a considerate nature, and so do not allow myself to sing to loud in the house, as to not piss off the neighbours. I could get the vocals better, but with the time I had and the conditions, I think they are still good. I wanted the words and lyrics to be quite angry and aggressive. It is a rock song and it has to be sung like that.
So the lyrics were written during the recording, about how society helps create psychopathic individuals. I had the idea to name a song 'Verbatim', using something word for word. Wanted to make a song based on someone elses words, like a suicide note or something, but hasn't really happened.
Verbatim
I am a beast,
History will absolve me,
Verbatim,
Dear sir, I shant stop ripping,
I am a lost cause,
Eat goodness,
Shit out hate,
Snap the crow by its neck,
Watch the sky darken overhead,
I killeth god,
Verbatim,
Sweet verbatim.
Written 11/09/2010
I began recording the vocals with a rusty, space age sounding effect; but didn't work with the distorted guitar and bass. Tried another version with a little bit of distortion on a more acoustic tone. Still too much. Gave it one more go. A little reverb and that was it. Sounded good. Vocals could be better with more practice, but good nonetheless. Edited the vocals, and decided that the vocals and music was too much.
When the vocals start i thought it would sound good to take out most of the music, and just left the bass. Then add in the drums later and then guitar riff too. Sounds good. Then i had recorded another lead part, and use it after the singing ended, which builds the song up better towards the end.
The overall recording is great. Vocals may need rerecorded again and the sound leveling needs tweeked, but overall I really like this new tune. It will go up on www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright in the next few days.
Watch this space,
Wullae
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
Will be available to download when put up.
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
The story behind: Trip to Mars
At the age of 14 and 15, I'd sometimes sit at night, in my room in the dark. The darkness and solitude could be so influential on my song writing. I sometimes stared out my bedroom window, looking over the rooftops of the distant houses, at the hills. They would blend in with the black sky. Every now and again lights would appear in the sky over those darkened hills. In the quiet darkness, it crossed my mind, what must it be like to live up in those hills? In that darkness? And then I thought about the lights, and what if, what if U.F.Os and aliens do exist, and what it would be like to be taken away.
Thinking about the idea, it seems silly to me now. Not to doubt there are other life forms out there, but that there are U.F.Os that abduct humans and other creatures does seem far fetched. But still, the idea of getting away from it all, to be completely taken away to somewhere you don't know, seemed, exciting.
I used to gaze out at those hills at night and the thought would never leave my head, so one night I wrote what became the music to 'Trip to Mars', on my Scotland flag acoustic guitar. The song is full of simple chords, and a simple lead with it. At the time it was great guitar playing and song writing for me; but i had only been playing for a year or so at that point.
The lyrics came to me whilst playing the tune at night, and fit really well. I particularly liked the melody of the chorus, which sounds better live than on a recorded version.
About 10 years later, and I am listening through old cassettes and hear a badly recorded acoustic version of 'Trip to Mars'. I listened and that chorus hit me and I thought, no matter how easy this song is, I want to make a new version of it. And so I began recording it.
Track 11: Trip to Mars (In Cloud Cuckooland)
In the night,
In my little shed,
On the darkened hills,
Live man walking dead,
Notice something I had never notice before,
A little light, in the sky, that took me by surprise,
By surprise, by surprise,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark,
Deserted here,
Take a trip to Mars,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark now and I wanna leave,
So please,
My mood changes,
Operate on me,
Took a normal man, took a normal man
Misty darkened sky, misty darkened sky,
Pray for life, pray for my life,
Every night, every night,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark,
Deserted here,
Take a trip to Mars,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark now and I wanna leave,
So please,
Lay your head and breathe,
And breathe,
Written in 2000; rerecorded in 2010.
Watch this space for more the story behind,
Wullae
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright/trip-to-mars
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
Download 'Trip to Mars' on soundcloud for free.
Thinking about the idea, it seems silly to me now. Not to doubt there are other life forms out there, but that there are U.F.Os that abduct humans and other creatures does seem far fetched. But still, the idea of getting away from it all, to be completely taken away to somewhere you don't know, seemed, exciting.
I used to gaze out at those hills at night and the thought would never leave my head, so one night I wrote what became the music to 'Trip to Mars', on my Scotland flag acoustic guitar. The song is full of simple chords, and a simple lead with it. At the time it was great guitar playing and song writing for me; but i had only been playing for a year or so at that point.
The lyrics came to me whilst playing the tune at night, and fit really well. I particularly liked the melody of the chorus, which sounds better live than on a recorded version.
About 10 years later, and I am listening through old cassettes and hear a badly recorded acoustic version of 'Trip to Mars'. I listened and that chorus hit me and I thought, no matter how easy this song is, I want to make a new version of it. And so I began recording it.
Track 11: Trip to Mars (In Cloud Cuckooland)
In the night,
In my little shed,
On the darkened hills,
Live man walking dead,
Notice something I had never notice before,
A little light, in the sky, that took me by surprise,
By surprise, by surprise,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark,
Deserted here,
Take a trip to Mars,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark now and I wanna leave,
So please,
My mood changes,
Operate on me,
Took a normal man, took a normal man
Misty darkened sky, misty darkened sky,
Pray for life, pray for my life,
Every night, every night,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark,
Deserted here,
Take a trip to Mars,
Please come down my friends,
It's getting dark now and I wanna leave,
So please,
Lay your head and breathe,
And breathe,
Written in 2000; rerecorded in 2010.
Watch this space for more the story behind,
Wullae
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright/trip-to-mars
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
Download 'Trip to Mars' on soundcloud for free.
Monday, 6 September 2010
The Story Behind: Building a Nest
The natural wood flooring always looked dirty. No matter how many times you cleaned it, it always looked dirty. And as I sat on it, looking at how to assemble my newly ordered bed, I felt rather content. My girlfriend was helping me construct it. It took us a while to build it, but it was so nice. Just the two of us, building the bed together. We were both happy and discussed our future. The building of the bed was almost symbolic of what we both wanted; to build our lifes together.
I had had the idea to name a song 'Building a Nest', which was reserved for a song that then became 'The Halo Effect'. I liked the title. I thought it was kind and thoughtful, beautiful and gentle. The idea of two little birds building a comfortable and cosy nest together, to raise children in and live there, just seems idyllic to me. The title then sat there for a long time with no music.
One day, I sat in the same flat as I had built the bed. I had started to write a really easy, simple tune on the acoustic. My girlfriend was in the room with me, doing something on the computer. she thought it sounded nice, which I take as a compliment as she does not always agree with my music taste. I began experimenting with it, using my echo machine pedal. It sounded excellent and I recorded a version like this. But I didn't like it in the end, and reverted back to just playing it acoustically on its own. I recorded it like this, and added only one other guitar in the back ground. Gentle.
I then, quite quickly wrote the lyrics for the song, and recorded the vocals in essentially one go. There are three sets of vocals on it, and all were recorded only once. The recording was very simple, quick and turned out well. When I completed the final piece I let my girlfriend hear it. She liked it. Now my wife, she likes me to play it at live gigs.
Building a Nest
We Built a Nest together,
Where we can live forever,
Love so strong,
When we are one,
Fingers embrace one another,
Silver wrapped around our fingers,
Showing true love,
And devotion,
Can't imagine life without you,
Couldn't wake to a beautiful sunrise,
Each day would be so lonely,
My life would be so, so lonely,
You make my life worth living, yes it's true,
I'm so lucky, lucky to have you,
Keep building a nest, with me,
We cuddle on a peaceful bench,
And reminisce of our best years,
As we watch,
Our children grow,
And as with a wilting flower,
I lie with you until your final hour,
Delicate, beautiful,
I breath I love you ,I love you
Can't imagine life without you,
Couldn't wake to a beautiful sunrise,
Each day would be so lonely,
My life would be so, so lonely,
You make my life worth living, yes it's true,
I'm so lucky, lucky to have you,
Keep building a nest, with me,
Written in 2009 for Be Lucky
Watch this space,
Wullae
www.myspace.com/wullaewrightbelucky
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright/building-a-nest
I had had the idea to name a song 'Building a Nest', which was reserved for a song that then became 'The Halo Effect'. I liked the title. I thought it was kind and thoughtful, beautiful and gentle. The idea of two little birds building a comfortable and cosy nest together, to raise children in and live there, just seems idyllic to me. The title then sat there for a long time with no music.
One day, I sat in the same flat as I had built the bed. I had started to write a really easy, simple tune on the acoustic. My girlfriend was in the room with me, doing something on the computer. she thought it sounded nice, which I take as a compliment as she does not always agree with my music taste. I began experimenting with it, using my echo machine pedal. It sounded excellent and I recorded a version like this. But I didn't like it in the end, and reverted back to just playing it acoustically on its own. I recorded it like this, and added only one other guitar in the back ground. Gentle.
I then, quite quickly wrote the lyrics for the song, and recorded the vocals in essentially one go. There are three sets of vocals on it, and all were recorded only once. The recording was very simple, quick and turned out well. When I completed the final piece I let my girlfriend hear it. She liked it. Now my wife, she likes me to play it at live gigs.
Building a Nest
We Built a Nest together,
Where we can live forever,
Love so strong,
When we are one,
Fingers embrace one another,
Silver wrapped around our fingers,
Showing true love,
And devotion,
Can't imagine life without you,
Couldn't wake to a beautiful sunrise,
Each day would be so lonely,
My life would be so, so lonely,
You make my life worth living, yes it's true,
I'm so lucky, lucky to have you,
Keep building a nest, with me,
We cuddle on a peaceful bench,
And reminisce of our best years,
As we watch,
Our children grow,
And as with a wilting flower,
I lie with you until your final hour,
Delicate, beautiful,
I breath I love you ,I love you
Can't imagine life without you,
Couldn't wake to a beautiful sunrise,
Each day would be so lonely,
My life would be so, so lonely,
You make my life worth living, yes it's true,
I'm so lucky, lucky to have you,
Keep building a nest, with me,
Written in 2009 for Be Lucky
Watch this space,
Wullae
www.myspace.com/wullaewrightbelucky
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright/building-a-nest
Sunday, 5 September 2010
I.O.U
I arrived home from a terrible day at work on Saturday, feeling horrible and grotey. I switched the computer on, listened to it bleep and clunk start up, and typed in my password. Had the intention to try and recreate dubstep using my bass and pedal, which I knew would be incredibly difficult.
So, I wired up my Zoom pedal and bass to my computer and began to experiment with the sound. Number 35, adjusting the tone, pitch, volume; messing around the pedal. I was lazily using my fingers and the pedal and began coming up with a really easy bass riff. It sounds brilliant though. I play the note a few times and then push the pedal back for a small bit and it turns the note into a rusty sound. Almost reminds me of something Kings of Leon would have done on 'Only by the Night' or 'Because of the Times'.
I then wanted to do this tune to a drum beat, to get a good sound. I found a perfect one, that I have in a folder of numerous sample beats I downloaded in 2008. It is a dry, rock beat with a few fills. The drum loop only lasted for 20 seconds or so, so I had to edit it and make it last an entire song length. Put the edited beat on Making Waves, recorded the bass riff, and then put them both onto Audacity. Sounds fucking awesome.
It was sounding so good, and I had had an idea a few days ago to re-record an old rock song, called IOU, written back in 2005/06. So, I started to re-learn the guitar riff, changed the fret, and it fit perfectly with this new bass riff and drum beat. Too good to be true actually. So recorded that. The timing of the beat is slightly odd, so at first the guitar is trying to find itself in the song, but as I got into it, it worked better than I would have expected.
At this point I wondered what else I could do to it with the time I had. It sounded so good. I thought, if I do something to the drums it could sound even better. So I copied the fills in the drums and layered them over one another, at slightly different times. This then created amazing drum fills. I was so happy with the result, that I edited the fills from the middle of the song until the end. It sounds pretty impressive. I ran out of time to keep working on it, but I will hopefully have this song finished soon.
Watch this space,
Wullae
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright
So, I wired up my Zoom pedal and bass to my computer and began to experiment with the sound. Number 35, adjusting the tone, pitch, volume; messing around the pedal. I was lazily using my fingers and the pedal and began coming up with a really easy bass riff. It sounds brilliant though. I play the note a few times and then push the pedal back for a small bit and it turns the note into a rusty sound. Almost reminds me of something Kings of Leon would have done on 'Only by the Night' or 'Because of the Times'.
I then wanted to do this tune to a drum beat, to get a good sound. I found a perfect one, that I have in a folder of numerous sample beats I downloaded in 2008. It is a dry, rock beat with a few fills. The drum loop only lasted for 20 seconds or so, so I had to edit it and make it last an entire song length. Put the edited beat on Making Waves, recorded the bass riff, and then put them both onto Audacity. Sounds fucking awesome.
It was sounding so good, and I had had an idea a few days ago to re-record an old rock song, called IOU, written back in 2005/06. So, I started to re-learn the guitar riff, changed the fret, and it fit perfectly with this new bass riff and drum beat. Too good to be true actually. So recorded that. The timing of the beat is slightly odd, so at first the guitar is trying to find itself in the song, but as I got into it, it worked better than I would have expected.
At this point I wondered what else I could do to it with the time I had. It sounded so good. I thought, if I do something to the drums it could sound even better. So I copied the fills in the drums and layered them over one another, at slightly different times. This then created amazing drum fills. I was so happy with the result, that I edited the fills from the middle of the song until the end. It sounds pretty impressive. I ran out of time to keep working on it, but I will hopefully have this song finished soon.
Watch this space,
Wullae
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Silence Broken
So, what has been happening over the last month or so? I realise that I have not posted a blog since early August. I apologise for the silence, but it has been broken now and will hopefully continue to stay this way. So again, what is new?
I have been periodically writing fragments of lyrics here and there in my 'memo' section of my phone. I have a memo entitled 'Song ideas - titles, lyrics, etc' where I jot down lots of ideas. When a song forms, then I paste it onto another document. I finished a set of lyrics recently entitled 'Watercolour Memories', a sad song about Alzheimers Disease.
Musically I have lots of unfinished songs and pieces of music lying around, including: piano songs, new version of Red Bridge, Watercolour Memories (Be Lucky Version), Dance songs, and a version of 'Kats' by Hercules Mandarin, to name a few. All to be finished; more time required.
I will hopefully put a version of 'Watercolour Memories' on soundcloud.com for download. I am also hoping to put old songs on soundcloud.com for download too.
Watch this space,
Wullae
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright
I have been periodically writing fragments of lyrics here and there in my 'memo' section of my phone. I have a memo entitled 'Song ideas - titles, lyrics, etc' where I jot down lots of ideas. When a song forms, then I paste it onto another document. I finished a set of lyrics recently entitled 'Watercolour Memories', a sad song about Alzheimers Disease.
Musically I have lots of unfinished songs and pieces of music lying around, including: piano songs, new version of Red Bridge, Watercolour Memories (Be Lucky Version), Dance songs, and a version of 'Kats' by Hercules Mandarin, to name a few. All to be finished; more time required.
I will hopefully put a version of 'Watercolour Memories' on soundcloud.com for download. I am also hoping to put old songs on soundcloud.com for download too.
Watch this space,
Wullae
www.myspace.com/wullaewright
www.soundcloud.com/wullaewright
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