It Will Always Be Okay

...Too personal maybe?

Momentai.

New Release Info

That's the name of the new record. Which at this point is coming along pretty smoothly. With "Eloise," I think one of the hardest parts was the writing. But with "Earth Tones," I've skipped that whole deal. All ambient. This project was inspired by Grant's record, "Skyed Out." Ahh...the magic of ambience. Keep checking back for it since I'm not sure when it'll be done, but I'm close!

Dharma

Today I skipped school and hung out in my garage reading Jack Kerouac's "The Dharma Bums." One of the characters, Japhy, was climbing a mountain with Jack Kerouac and company. Being a buddhist, Japhy described it as basically returning to the graveyard of man's old ways. Well...that's what I derived from it at least. Before our time...man belonged to the woods. We died there. We were once primal. I decided to climb a bluff later in the day at about noon to try and see what if what Japhy was saying had any truth to it.

I felt it. Enlightenment. Full and pure.

I decided to name the bluff, "Dharma." Of course, in tribute. It means "true meaning." And when I was up on that point, I knew exactly what "true meaning" was and what Japhy meant. I was hit with inspiration, restoration and purpose. It feels like my "creative well" is full again. So no more musing, I've got a new angle.

Muse Break

After 10 months of almost non-stop work with Spiid it has pretty much left my creative well drained. And I'm just getting bored. I'm taking a break from doing any new tunes for a while. But before I do that, I'm gonna be posting a new EP on the blog here in the new couple of days.

Writting for the In The Jaws Of A Dandy Lion summer album has kicked back up again. If anything, during the break, I would work on some new demos with the girls. I also have something planned with False Color that I think is pretty rad, it's a neat, fresher idea.

Peace.

For Alexis

First off, everyone have a great Easter. I will be blissfully sitting on my ass and eatting candy all day, I'm sure.

Secondly, this song is for Alexis. The famous face on the cover of Eloise. My bandmate, my Ivy Belk, my Beastman, my Bella, here is your lullaby.

This song is a sonic description of a night Alexis and I had together in the winter. We walked around in the falling snow, they really looked like diamonds. We layed in the snow in the park and watched the stars through double vision. I remember hearing how fast my heart was beating because of the drugs.

No Two Stars Alike (For Alexis)

Spring Break 2009 (Update 2)

Thanks to everyone that wished me a happy birthday! It was a lot of fun. I thought I'd post some pictures from the said event. This spring break has been a lot of fun. New tunes coming soon... Until then, you should go check out Grant's blog to wish him a belated birthday and check out his new song, "Translations." By the way, the cake was supposed to say "Happy Entering Day."

Spring Break 2009 (Update 1)

This Spring Break seemingly won't break 35 degrees...tops. So I guess Old Man Winter's back isn't broken yet. On the other hand, I've been pretty lazy with making new tunes. I want to say that Spiid is sleeping for a bit, but I've always been a bit of an insomniac. The same could be said with Jess, Alexis and I. We've been outlining and conversating over and over again about plans for an album. I don't think any significant results will show until around Summer. It's still fun to talk about it though. Should be a real treat. We've been slowly and surely working on some new material. I can happily say that we have more of a "sound" now.

Late Night Post

Can't sleep...so here's a new tune. I wish this is what I was dreaming.

Emission

Lime Castle EP/Happy Birthday Alexis!!

This is the Lime Castle EP. I like to think of it as the B-sides to Eloise. These songs are a bit more "noise-y" then previous works. With Eloise, I celebrated childhood. The concept behind this is drug-teenage-angst, in a way.

Also... today is Alexis' 19th birthday! Such a big girl she is. I dedicate this EP to her.

Lime Castle EP
01. Interference Hiss
02. The Water Is Gone
03. Frustration's Brainchild
04. Held In Red Arms
05. Lime Castle

Looking Forward To...

Lately a lot of stuff has been going on. Alexis, Jess and I have been coming up with our own material for a full length and as of late, another EP we want to get done before summer. That's when we're planning to start recording for the record. Until then, we want to find our sound and work on communicating like a band. I've also been recording stuff for 2 new EPs I have in mind.
One of them is basically a b-side EP to Eloise. By the way, I appreciate all the comments and compliments I've recieved. Thank you!

But...we're all take a break for a while. The ACT is coming up and we've all got a lot on our minds and on our plates right now so from here on out it's all about musing.