One way of creating a compositional inroad is to “jam”. The problem with that if you are on your own is that you can’t pay all the instruments at once. So what I do is set the drum machine running and record some rhythm guitar and hit record. I just play what I feel sounds right with the drum loop. Then I rewind, change instruments and record again in one pass. Down goes the bass in one attempt, then perhaps some solo guitar. This has to be done quickly and without much thought in order to capture any energy or new ideas that might be thrown up by the general randomness of the task. The result of one such “jam” is the following track, presented in all of its ugly glory. This really is the meat and gristle of my recording method. Often I buff things up and refine them before presentation but this is the raw meat, people…
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