Torched Laughter Studio Diary: Day 43

Last night’s work was infinitely better than Tuesday. I hope Tuesday has lungs, so it can get a lung infection and drown in its own Tuesday mucous.

Finished up vocals for `The Tilted Figure’ (also known as Track 2, Song 2, The Tape Song, Tape track 2, the Song of Tape, Lost it All, etc etc)

Unfortunately it took 7 hours (on and off) to get the tracks done. The biggest obstacle was the air quality. It was unusually dry both inside and out. There wasn’t a powerful and quiet enough humidifier handy, so inhaling several honey teas just so the `cleaner’ vocals didn’t sound so raspy was the second best solution.

Every time I am about to write the backstory/history of one of these songs I completely draw a blank. My subconcious is sabotaging me.

What I do know is that the song deals with family strife and how it feels to be helpless and in the middle of it all. Powerless to sooth opposing parties. While their bickering (whether it’s well-founded or not) builds to a destructive crescendo, it tears you asunder. The worst part of it all is that you were the one who inadvertently set this conflict into motion.

Debating whether or not to take photos of the vocal sessions. It would be nice to capture the process as it happens, but the drawback is that I would have to put some clothes on.

~ by ikonowerk on March 6, 2008.