I resisted confessing to Craig, the band’s chief engineer that i am actually rather inspired by his sensitive approach on this album. And kept focus on my task at hand – getting on all fours in the dust near the top of the belltower hanging a Shure SM81 down a small hole (carefully selected from a few small holes) to get the closest ring. I love bells anyway but being in there and getting a nice rounded sound was i must admit more than marginally thrilling. And no pressure that it was the only opportunity to capture the sounds for the gig with the Halle. Bit tricky with wind noise and jangling mechanisms but I think we got a fair take.

Wonder if I will get to hear it…Would love to stick on here for you but not best prudent action…will go down to the free Castlefield live relay at least and perhaps even Open rehearsal on Tues 6. O what fun. Well done Anita for top helm lady management.

One dynamic chap Steve Lawson (who of course i happen to randomly know as someone had told me about his well-bodied blog), said he would hate to have a hit record and spend 2 weeks on a tour bus, hence celebrating the possibility that there are alternative ways of thriving with your music. The importance of risk was mentioned by Stef Lewendowski at Type Records and he also highlighted the need of trust and filtering.

Was great to be part of it all and my input included don’t limit yourself – there is a wealth of opportunity out there beyond the i need everyone to love me, once i get signed my life will be great myth. List your skills, it’s a rich adventure. Be authentic. Other nuggets we came out with include the Internet rewards the industrious, curious and may not be relevant at all to your audience as in case of wonderfully intriguing Lady Georgina’s 18th century pop band, keep an eye on your goals and plans, google doc your business plans so can be fluid/update-able. Remember what you really want and check what it involves.

Well done un-convention, keep up the sterling work!

Film, cinema, heart pounding, titanic, museum, train (ride), someone falling, fan, motor, trapped, interesting, keys in pocket, the building knows we are listening to it and it’s never heard itself before, industrial monster, mining (coal and diamond), volcanic eruption, climbing african mountain, snakes and buffalos, confused, leaving the womb, gamelan, school monkey bars, broken, harry potter, harsh noise mixed with harmony, freedom and entrapment, epic, tribal, feral, haunting, lost, shiver, tune in, iron lungs, banging breath, fire breath, chanting woman, subterraenean, hypnosis, restlessness, scary, isolating, intimidating, industrial, dark, spiky, metallic, being chased, flashes of light, crinkly, moving, rainfall slow motion, comforting, fire, factory, bell, sea, wave, hologram, pulsing, mechanism.

Might be interesting to add these words to piece – whispered?

Here is link again for the piece – what do u see/feel?

untapped airtime2 mix

YOU CAN LISTEN HERE untapped airtime2 mix

big bulb on sky

Twisted by cpc

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