Why hello,
And this week is a spare of the moment upload called ‘Silo’. It is the first song with lyrics that I have uploaded onto youtube and an acoustic one with my face up and everything. As I say in the description it is a bit of a work in progress but I think it has some pretty nice chords in it.
I have been thinking a lot about the theorising of music and how different combinations and approaches could change the outcome in a piece of music. If I was to write a song, for instance, with the guitar as the melody or tune and the bass guitar as the repeating structure of the song then I could swap the roles of each instrument to see what would happen. It’s not exactly mind blowing stuff but it forces you to look at music in a different way and not to fall into old conventions. Even the song that I’m uploading here is using open strings on the guitar to create a different chord sound from the standard E minor progression.
Vocally I have a plan of warm ups and exercises that I haven’t been keeping to... Well it can be awkward to lip roll your way through the evening especially as I’m preoccupied with the other things I neglect to do. Lyrics are often a problem for me. I just do not spend enough time writing and constructing them. The theme of this song ‘Silo’ is supposed to be about someone who can’t find a place in society and now even his dreams are getting over taken by the mundane and misfortune of life. Whether I was able to put that forward is only for others to say. Other people’s opinions is probably the main reason I have started this blog so hopefully I will start to hear what people have to say!
Here is the video, enjoy:
As a side note I have been listening to a lot of ‘original’ artists on Youtube for obvious reasons of comparison and curiosity. I thought Reina Del Cid had some really nice acoustic stuff, she warms your heart- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1pymBfiTE&feature=feedu.
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