Wish I Had a Studio
02 May 2007 
I’ve been really busy working on songs for the demo. Most days I wake up, have tea and get straight to recording or editing.
I am working on my lap top set up with a now virtually antique M- Box and nice Apogee Mini Me Pre Amp. Oh how I wish I had a little studio! I mustn’t think of it, it’s impossible right now.
I’m staying at people’s houses, with my friends and family. So for now, I have to make do. It’s not too bad, at least i have a decent (semi decent) pre amp and most importantly, having a lap top set up, it’s all portable.
But if I had a decent little studio, maybe I wouldn’t want to go anywhere.
That’s probably not true, it’s just today. I’m so frustrated. I’m also mixing the the tracks on headphones which is another pain in itself but a necessary constraint when staying in someone else’s place. There’s not very much space here either, so half of my ramshackle set up is sprawled across the bed.
Anyway, I am getting closer to completing the demo for the new record. From the many many songs I have written, there are about 6 that I am completely happy with.
There are about ten songs which I will save for a later record, as they have a vibe which is not what I’m after for the next record. For the next record, I want to make a real splendid body of work. My other albums have had their own vibe, Tiger Mouth, being a very produced and polished collection and Psychic cat being more raw and electro Rock ‘n’ Roll. The next album I make, I want to be beautiful and fragile.
Therefore, I am finally getting closer to realizing the spirit i want to capture for the next record.
Each day, I seem to take two steps forward and one step backward, some days are better than others. Mixing is always very difficult for me and recording vocals in such a noisy room is sometimes excruciatingly frustrating but I need to get this done.I need to work out what I’m doing with these songs, this music.
