my brain never seems to shut itself off. i wake up multiple times in the night with things already running through my head. it's annoying, sometimes i wish i didn't have it and i could just relax and not think about things that have or haven't happened (yes, i stress myself out over things that may never even come to fruition). my friend leah believes it to be a curse for us that have some sort of creative side (art, music, etc...) and i'd have to agree, my overactive brain does help me write music but fuck...give me a break, would ya?? anyway, enough of that.
saw bon iver this past friday. such a bittersweet show (if you know me, you know why), he was incredible though. definitely happy i got to see him at least once in my lifetime. i was able to record a couple of songs on my phone, Holocene and The Wolves (Act I and II). They turned out well for being recorded on just an iPhone, using the voice recorder thing. they're at the bottom of the post for those that want to listen. I recorded skinny love too but that was his final song of the encore and you couldn't hear much with everyone singing along, yelling, etc... such an amazingly talented songwriter/composer.
i'm still writing enough to warrant looking into owning a paper company. i shouldn't care anymore but i still do, so until that changes, i'll keep writing as much as necessary. the good thing to come from all of the writing is that i've written two songs that i'm proud to call mine. i'm still working out the recording aspects of one, but a rough demo of the other is up on the soundcloud page and i'll put it below in case anyone wants to peep it. i plan on adding a lot of layers to it (banjo, bass, keys, possibly harmonica) so hopefully in the next couple of weeks it'll take shape. also, did an acoustic cover of bonnie raitt's "i can't make you love me". bon iver did a piano ballad version on his calgary single's release (and a fallon appearance as well) and ever since i heard it a couple of months ago, i wanted to try and do my own little version. fyi...his is a ton better.
my life is still a roller coaster, can't seem to focus on where i really want to go from here. thinking about heading west (i could transfer to san diego easily) or possibly out of the country or maybe just back to charlotte. who knows, they all have pros and cons. i've also realized how spot on city and colours "little hell" is in regards to me, my life and the way i process/think. it's always nice to find a song like that, makes you feel like someone else, somewhere goes through what you go through.
anyway, enjoy the tunes. constructive criticism on my stuff is always welcome. you can criticize the bon iver songs too if you want, but you'd be dumb to want to change any of it.
Bon Iver - Wolves (Acts I and II) Live @ Raleigh Amphitheater by Urban Electric Company
Bon Iver- Holocene (Live @ Raleigh Amphitheater) by Urban Electric Company
Lies dipped in gold by Urban Electric Company
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
products of an overactive brain and then the rest of life
2 comments:
Lies Dipped in Gold sounds great as is! It'll be nice with all those layers, no doubt. Do you play banjo?? If so--I'm extra jealous of your musical talent. Wolves and Thieves is awesome too, by the way. Love the guitar in that--really good sound.
Said it before but man, I hear you 100% about the overactive brain and all that comes with it.
Hah, I keep looking for something that makes it go away but have yet to find it. Running helps me some. And of course the art and writing. Hah, at least we're not alone in driving ourselves crazy, huh? There's some comfort in that, I suppose ;)
Thanks so much, buttons. i'm trying to get better at putting my music out there for others to hear, and ultimately criticize. that whole fear of rejection thing that you always think you'll grow out of i guess. i may keep lies dipped in gold as is and maybe add those layers to another song. and let's just say i own a banjo and can hit strings on it...sometimes in key.
yea, exercise helps me out a bunch and the whole songwriting process does help, even though sometimes i write songs about the stories i come up with in my head. not sure if that's good or bad. it is nice to know i'm not the only one or otherwise, i'd think i was completely nuts. oh what it must feel like to be able to take everything at face value
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