Transit of Venus

With the EP release not even a week past, we’re already making plans to get back into the studio. We’re popping in next week to record Wake Up with Dave at Miscreant Recording, and then the week after we’re recording Doing OK. I’m not sure if we’ll release these tracks so soon after the EP, but with Mike heading overseas shortly I really wanted to record some of the songs we’ve worked on together before he leaves. Might keep them sitting on hand for when we do a full length album, or I might get bored and release on their own. Really can’t say at this point. But I’m looking forward to recording anyway. Attempted some preproduction with the band today. While we made fair progress, it ended in me shouting at people a little. I’ve been a bit shouty this week. Think I’m just feeling the strain of a lot of things at the moment and stupidly taking out on the people who least deserve it.

The creation of music can be quite a frustrating process for me sometimes. Sometimes, songs just happen. Doing OK just happened in the fortnight leading up to the EP release gig. It was a simple little pop song I’d written on acoustic guitar, and I brought it to the band and we jammed on it and in no time at all it was this whole different song that I really love. Still needs a bit of spit and polish, but it’s the only song of mine right now I can actually listen to and enjoy. Usually with my songs by the time they’re constructed I’ve spent so much time with them that I’m sick to death of them. These are the songs that don’t “just happen”. Which is most of my songs most of the time. The newish one we worked on today (when we got bored of pre-production), definitely is taking some work to bash into shape but I am really pleased with how it’s looking so far. Looking? Sounding I should say. Yes I know I have a backspace key but I didn’t feel like using it.

We have a couple of gigs coming up. An acoustic one that honestly I don’t know any details for except that I’m playing with Plum Green (yay!) and another gig with the full band on the 20th of June for Jester Underground’s 2nd Birthday. And Jester Staples 23rd Birthday. More details coming soon.

Been getting hordes (or is it hoards?) of facebook messages and emails asking when the Meatmarket Music-Vid will be on youtube. As soon as it is available for viewing I will let you know I promise! Often I twitter when I don’t have time to blog, so if you follow me on there you might get the link a wee bit sooner than it appears here. http://www.twitter.com/kristieaddison

I need to start jotting down things I need to blog about as I think of them during the day.  I feel like I’m forgetting something.

Thank you twitter…  Here is an MP3 of a live recording of Doing OK from our last gig.  It’s not pretty or polished but it is a taste of things to come. If you enjoy it feel free to past it on.  Right click here and save to download