So... Things are a bit nuts since my last entry. Everyone is sequestered in their homes. People are dying at an increased rate. The president is a racist, sexist, xenophobic, narcissistic jackass who will get tens-of-thousands more people…
Several months have past, and I've completed three songs since my last blog-post: ":No Ghost Ships", "Luna Three" and "Loup Garou", which means "werewolf" in French. It is December 27th, and I am off work for the rest of…
It's been more than a year since my last entry, or my last recording. I was back in the studio this weekend, and blew off the cobwebs with a new track.
It is the end of February, and I have participated in my third RPM Challenge, finishing an entire album during the month of February. For my friends who draw, it is sort of the music-version of "Inktober". February is…
It is New Year's Day, 2018. It's a good day to reflect.
I'm approaching 50 recordings in the four years since taking on the "MechaniCrash" project. I'm still having fun, and pushing myself creatively. I'm incrementally a better…
Today I post/publish another song, "Like To Pick", after what feels like a bit of a drought, but in actuality isn't. This is the tenth song I've recorded this year... not too bad for it not being my day-job, and…
I got my first vinyl single pressed ("The Strong" b/w "Fez"), and delivered in a rainbow of colored vinyl. It is a truly satisfying thing. I plan to send some out as a promotional device. I printed up some…
It's been about a month since my last post, and my last recording. The past six months have been an intense period of recording. I initially started recording, and sharing recordings online, as a creative exercise. The purpose was to…Read more
Last week I completed the "2017 RPM Challenge". As I have mentioned in the past, this whole "MechaniCrash" project started with the 2014 RPM Challenge. I described the challenge like this in an earlier blog post:
I have had roughly two weeks off work for Christmas, and I spent a meaningful chunk of my leisure time in my little makeshift recording studio. I recorded two songs during the break. I spoke about "Absolute Gentleman" in a…Read more