Here I am again, after 12 days of absence. You all are going to love this post so much. :P Unless you're a troll. Trolls love nothing.
Big news first - I have started yet another new project. So far I'm calling it Ravinethrall, and it's basically built around an idea I had last Sunday while on a walk about making music very spontaneously and at night. So, whenever I'm having an all nighter or staying up longer than I'm supposed to on this holiday, I'm working on rather slow and repetitive as well as dark and gloomy songs for a 3-track EP called Bequeath. I will also do artwork for it on my own and when it's time to record (which I obviously will have to do at some other point of time) I plan to use my only adventage as a vocalist, emotion, by doing the throatwork following a one-take philosophy. Not only that, I want to keep things simple with this project and not polish or stress too much about everything having to be flawless. While this doesn't mean that all you'll hear is random notes or noise that can't be called music, I will admit that this an experimental experience and if you don't like the darkest aspects heard on Wicked Breath and Theban Cycle recordings, you might want to prepare yourself for something even more distressing to come with this thing. Last night I had my first session and finished one song called Winterpipedream, so I know what I'm talking about. It's the creepiest thing I've ever written, but I love it oh so much. Hopefully someone is as excited as I am about Ravinethrall, it's something quite astonishing for me so far in both the making of it and the results that come.
On the Wicked Breath department I've kept on recording for the teaser and the album. Vocals (and guitars) for Cyan Lie are now waiting to be mixed while the ones for Tear of the Afternoon already have been, Johannesburg is basically just missing the drums and a few more guitar inserts (all guitars have been recorded) and the latter half of the guitars for Letters from Rats will be put on tape next week. I've been throwing quite a lot of new demos in the air too lately; most notably last weekend I came up with 4 and continued on 2 previous ideas. Some of the guitars for Clutch and the bass for Midnight Sun are also off of my to-do list so I'm not only focusing on the solo stuff. Of course the progress for Theban Cycle and my third, untitled project is however slow(er).
Evanescence, Opeth, Jesu, Sepultura, KoRn and Arto Tuunela's projects Samuel Tubak, Major Label and Pariisin Kevät are what I've been hearing the most recently. Evanescence and Amy Lee in particular are driving me crazy... Haha. Ev and Jesu are also the two biggest influences for my Ravinethrall though Ev might be a bit harder to identify. Pariisin Kevät, being a somewhat new familiarity, turned out to be slightly predictable yet still enjoyable pop music. Lastly I've been addicted to the one & only song released by KoRn guitarist Munky's side project Fear And The Nervous System. The song is called Choking Victim (yes that's where my post title comes from, clever aren't I?) and it kicks some major ass. The 7/8 time signature also influenced me on the first song I did for Ravinethrall as it ended up having a 13/8 time signature. You can hear the FATNS song here. I really hope that the album they've been working on since 2008 will be out this year.
Even after everything that's been said I think my greatest achievement of the past 2 weeks might just be yet without a mention. You see on Friday I actually finished the short story I began writing on my first holiday week. I haven't been more anxious towards a story ever before I think, and the way I kept typing without knowing how to stop near completing it was just fantastic to see and feel. The original came to be around 7500 words and 18 pages long. I have already translated its first page and am trying my best to get the story posted here later this month, in English and in its entirety. Although it's quite love-centered and perhaps even soapy I am proud of it making it, particularly since I thought my storywriting days would be over. It's been almost 2 years since Just Another Numbered Day, the previous (short) story I finished. I'm relieved I now have more.
Now it's time for me to continue melting here in the heat of Finland. I seriously miss the winter, its weather and atmosphere to be exact. Summer's just not for me unless it's chilly and/or raining. Warmth is fine as long as it doesn't go too much over 20 degrees or so. 33.1 degrees in my room... Not the ideal conditions for my creativity or personality. Ah well, no can do. Those who can, please enjoy your sun. Blessings all around. =)
Big news first - I have started yet another new project. So far I'm calling it Ravinethrall, and it's basically built around an idea I had last Sunday while on a walk about making music very spontaneously and at night. So, whenever I'm having an all nighter or staying up longer than I'm supposed to on this holiday, I'm working on rather slow and repetitive as well as dark and gloomy songs for a 3-track EP called Bequeath. I will also do artwork for it on my own and when it's time to record (which I obviously will have to do at some other point of time) I plan to use my only adventage as a vocalist, emotion, by doing the throatwork following a one-take philosophy. Not only that, I want to keep things simple with this project and not polish or stress too much about everything having to be flawless. While this doesn't mean that all you'll hear is random notes or noise that can't be called music, I will admit that this an experimental experience and if you don't like the darkest aspects heard on Wicked Breath and Theban Cycle recordings, you might want to prepare yourself for something even more distressing to come with this thing. Last night I had my first session and finished one song called Winterpipedream, so I know what I'm talking about. It's the creepiest thing I've ever written, but I love it oh so much. Hopefully someone is as excited as I am about Ravinethrall, it's something quite astonishing for me so far in both the making of it and the results that come.
On the Wicked Breath department I've kept on recording for the teaser and the album. Vocals (and guitars) for Cyan Lie are now waiting to be mixed while the ones for Tear of the Afternoon already have been, Johannesburg is basically just missing the drums and a few more guitar inserts (all guitars have been recorded) and the latter half of the guitars for Letters from Rats will be put on tape next week. I've been throwing quite a lot of new demos in the air too lately; most notably last weekend I came up with 4 and continued on 2 previous ideas. Some of the guitars for Clutch and the bass for Midnight Sun are also off of my to-do list so I'm not only focusing on the solo stuff. Of course the progress for Theban Cycle and my third, untitled project is however slow(er).
Evanescence, Opeth, Jesu, Sepultura, KoRn and Arto Tuunela's projects Samuel Tubak, Major Label and Pariisin Kevät are what I've been hearing the most recently. Evanescence and Amy Lee in particular are driving me crazy... Haha. Ev and Jesu are also the two biggest influences for my Ravinethrall though Ev might be a bit harder to identify. Pariisin Kevät, being a somewhat new familiarity, turned out to be slightly predictable yet still enjoyable pop music. Lastly I've been addicted to the one & only song released by KoRn guitarist Munky's side project Fear And The Nervous System. The song is called Choking Victim (yes that's where my post title comes from, clever aren't I?) and it kicks some major ass. The 7/8 time signature also influenced me on the first song I did for Ravinethrall as it ended up having a 13/8 time signature. You can hear the FATNS song here. I really hope that the album they've been working on since 2008 will be out this year.
Even after everything that's been said I think my greatest achievement of the past 2 weeks might just be yet without a mention. You see on Friday I actually finished the short story I began writing on my first holiday week. I haven't been more anxious towards a story ever before I think, and the way I kept typing without knowing how to stop near completing it was just fantastic to see and feel. The original came to be around 7500 words and 18 pages long. I have already translated its first page and am trying my best to get the story posted here later this month, in English and in its entirety. Although it's quite love-centered and perhaps even soapy I am proud of it making it, particularly since I thought my storywriting days would be over. It's been almost 2 years since Just Another Numbered Day, the previous (short) story I finished. I'm relieved I now have more.
Now it's time for me to continue melting here in the heat of Finland. I seriously miss the winter, its weather and atmosphere to be exact. Summer's just not for me unless it's chilly and/or raining. Warmth is fine as long as it doesn't go too much over 20 degrees or so. 33.1 degrees in my room... Not the ideal conditions for my creativity or personality. Ah well, no can do. Those who can, please enjoy your sun. Blessings all around. =)
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