Back in the studio today, finishing up the mix of a song. Nightly. A solid groover that I could just vibe with all day. I mean this song really is on a new plane of grooving.
Really happy about it. Just need to work out the bridge and have several options, and as you can tell from the title of the post, one of them is maybe a solo...
I have a hate/love relationship with solos. Fun to play, but unless the melody is both substantially connected to the song and inventive fluid then I get lost.
One of the biggest tenants of early Hacienda was no long solos. We had a less is more approach to everything that carries on today. Lately we haven't putting room for solos in the songs because they were moving so well with out them, but on this new one, it feels like there is room. So why not?
We will run through a few things. See what happens!
Next week we are starting on the last song for our EP with
Larry G(ee). And it's gonna be great.
This whole project with his is definitely different than our normal music (different but connected like long lost family) and that has been infinitely helpful for me as a writer to work with Larry and explore this new territory.
I'm a little bit foggy cause we spent all day yesterday working on our calendar for next year - so glamorous. Anyway, word of some SXSW activity is coming in, so if you guys are around I'll be filling in details about it as it comes.
Till next week
much love
-rené
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