As we head into a better era of recording, i.e. a basement, MATWI has taken the liberty of actually trying to record vocals.
And that's our first problem, trying.
In any case, we had a lot of fun doing it ourselves, and I've taken the liberty to load up a few songs from a very impromptu jam session.
A Cruise
Nobody Does it Better
Cloudy Day
A Cruise is a new song where Ben heard the music in a dream. Exciting! He could expound on it if he likes. Anyway, it's a prelude to another song - Shipwreck - and because it's A Cruise, it features a tropical feel, because it's a cruise! It's a lovely song, very Belle and Sebastian like, which makes Jon very proud. His only lament is that we don't have Stuart Murdoch as a singer. The organ is a heaven sent, another funny story if ben doesn't mind adding. It's also a special song since it modulates alot - it goes through different keys in order to branch out from the regular 3 major chords in a scale.
I think there may be a problem with Nobody DOes it Better, which is unfortuante, seeing how it's a really lovely and hashed rendition of Carly Simon / Radiohead. It features vocal from a certain Meredith Morris. Although the lyrics toward the end become absent, who doesn't love James Bond? Ben and I switch johnny green wood parts, when I should've been Ed O'brien. However, both of us didn't shred toward the end...or twang out the guitar for the outro.
The latest Cloudy Day rendition features the solo and an outro, but it's energetic and thus a bit too fast. However, we had a lot of fun, and it was just invigorating. I botch up the solo again - I forgot the own structure, that I leave A note in the first part as a lead in. I had alot of fun improvising toward the end, which I'm glad Ben left. I also had a horrible time singing. I'm very sorry, i'll try to sing from a stomach and not my throat. Not my forte. The song is more developed, with a second melody coming along during the later verses. There are also new lyrics.
Ben's guitar amp was unfortunately on the other side of the amp, which is why his guitar is too soft. A shame. There are two more songs, but I'm embarrassed about one and the other is incomplete. That would be A Shipwreck, and there are new words added to that to round it out.
All in all, things are progressing. We now have a place to play in, and that means...room. These are our happy songs, so please, enjoy.
Oh yeah, we know it isn't the greatest quality, and we're (read: I'm) not the best singers, and these songs are very hashed out. Just remember, these are only a sign of what their final version would be like.
