Torched Laughter Studio Diary: Day 47-48
Sorry for my tardiness.
All the tracks are done for `Torched Laughter.’ And that is all I wrote in a blog draft a few days ago. The words weren’t flowing at the time.
I am currently listening to Cave-In and Misha Alpernin on Noise cancellation headphones. A certain someone had too much to drink and is belting out opera upstairs. She still has it. But I have a headache and those high frequencies aren’t helping my cause. I always like having a musical house, but motherfucker, I’m having a quiet day today. Ah well, let her have her euphoria. Misery will greet her in the morning.
Anyway, a few days ago I finished up the last 2 songs. To make things all ceremonious, the last track performed was a triangle. You can blame Curtis Mayfield for the need to have that. I was listening to the Superfly soundtrack a few weeks ago and noticed that this little triangle was making a lot of the songs groove and shuffle.
GRRRRR THE KVLT OV TRYANGL
The only feeling I experience is relief that the tracks are done. I don’t get these surges of pride when something is accomplished.
Besides, the mixing process is going to tell the truth of these tracks.
48 recording days to record 7 songs. That’s abysmal if you ask me. But I did some math:
Since there was rarely a day where I actually could record for the full day, it took 14 8-hour sessions to complete the tracking for `Torched Laughter.’ Not so bad in the light of emergency room visits, learning new instruments, practicing, cavorting, and day to day responsibilities.
The `Torched Laughter’ blog is going to stop for a while after this post. Reason being is there are several other songs for the metal project that need finishing. It makes sense to do this instead of mixing because the rental agreement for the microphone is good for another week.
In the interim, I am going to post more anecdotes about the `Torched Laughter’ songs and how they came to be. (Like the Finely Tuned Meat entry)
Oh lovely, Nine Inch Nails is blaring up stairs. And I’m being told fervently that I suck.
Happy Good Friday
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