August 31st, 2009 - Spoke of The Wheel

I was on vacation from work last week so I decided to spend a majority of the time recording new songs. Getting down into the basement studio by 7:00 AM and working until 4:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon day after day was both exhausting and rewarding. It was interesting to see how life would be if my only job was to write and record music all day, it was a blast.

Today's featured free music download is the first song I got recorded last week. I am really happy with the way it turned out and the instrumentation and overall sound is most likely what I will be utilizing for all the songs on the next album. I have been taking a step back from the loud electric guitars and drums in favor of a more emotive dynamic approach that works better with my voice. Check it out and send any feedback you have.

Last week I was also able to take a much needed break from the internet, social-networking and self-promotion and really enjoyed focusing on the music as opposed to trying to convince people to take the time to listen to it.

Today also marks the beginning of a month long cleanse. I will be avoiding all bad habits for the next thirty days including alcohol, caffeine, sugar etc... We will see how this goes. I think if I can get first the first week I should be good to go.