So yeah...into the studio on December 7th to record drums and bass. Then I'm hiding for a bit and recording guitars and vocals by myself, possibly out in the countryside. We've decided what we're going to record, which was no mean feat...took a while!
Thrashed it out in rehearsal on Tuesday gone. It's probably a good sign that we really want to record all our songs! Not very practical though, for a few hours in a studio...so we're doing Brazil, The Fifties and Centrepoint. I think we've got Millions and Antarctica as backups if we're doing ok for time.
So I'm doing this solo gig on the December 3rd with Elliot Hall - should be fun. David Sanders and (I think) Suzy Condrad are also playing, so a really good bill - one of those gigs where I'll enjoy watching the other acts as much as playing myself!
Then the next time we're playing as a three piece is on December 18th when we're the opening act on a bill with 2hrsTEN and The Child Fourana. I've not done an opening slot for ages, so am looking forward to it - kickstarting a gig can be lots of fun. In many ways I prefer opening and middle slots to headlining - the audience tends to be less aurally knackered!
Have a pic of the gig at The Croft.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Tuesday's gig was good. We're definitely getting more confident - not that we haven't still got stuff to work on (every band should always have something to work on somewhere - if you've reached perfection then there's something wrong), but we seem to be improving with each gig, so that's good.
Since we were playing at The Croft I was able to try out some projected visuals, as they have an inhouse DVD projector set up. I thought it worked pretty well - the closet prog fan in me has always had a taste for moody visual stuff. I went for a theme of snow this time round. I like snow, we don't see enough of it in the West Country.
The next things on The Sky Is Blue's menu are a solo performance from me in the front bar of The Croft with the majestic Elliot Hall on Dec 3rd. Then we're in the studio on Dec 7th laying down some bass and drums. New recordings are in the pipeline. Watch this space...
