I’m going to keep this short and right to the point…
Bullet of Reason is now available for purchase in the FiXT Store
Yes, I’m pretty damn excited about this! So what else do I have in store to share? Well, the Breathing the Machine – EP is almost done and I’m looking to have it released to your eardrums within the first week or so of December (which is only a couple weeks away!!). And yes, it will also be sold in the FiXT Store.
It will feature “Chaotika”, “Mechanical Holocaust”, and “(Sanity) Through the Eyes of the Insane”… and that’s not all! It will also feature two remixes of Chaotika done by fellow FiXT Remixers, Clarck Cunt and Martin Harp!
That’s all for now… stay tuned as the updates will keep coming!
So I’ve been teasing this for quite awhile now and I’m proud to say that it’s “almost” done! In the mean time, feel free to take a listen to this 1 minute preview of (Sanity) Through the Eyes of the Insane.
More details to come on when it’ll be released… and how.
Here’s a work in progress vid of (Sanity) Through the Eyes of the Insane. It’s got some vocals on it and they’re almost done. Then it’ll be off to tweaking and EQ’ing to make them sound all pretty and leveled out with the entire mix. Check it out!
I’m sorry for the lack of updates recently. I’ve been busy getting a lot of stuff done. I feel like I keep saying that but seriously, it’s true. I’m hoping to get some more material ready for your ear drums within the next week or two. I’ve essentially thought out a pretty sweet skeleton of what (Sanity) Through the Eyes of the Insane will sound like. I haven’t done any vocal work yet but lyrics are done… well, kinda. I have to jam on them first for a little bit. I’m sure there will be some tweaks that will be needed. This track is hopefully going to be punchy and catchy.
I’ve also been busy working on my Blue Stahli “Corner” remix. It’s pretty different than what I’m used to doing so it’s taking me some time to get adjusted to the sound of the mix. I’ll be sure to supply you with a link once I’m happy with it and it becomes a final mix instead of draft upon draft upon draft.
Well, that’s all I’ve got for now. You’ll hear from me soon again, I promise!
So there’s been a lot going on, which is the reason why I haven’t updated in awhile. I’m sure you’ve been patiently waiting for me to bring some news and probably thinking that I actually am dead and that I was lying to you in a previous post… but truth be told, I’m still alive. For those of you wishing I actually was dead – sorry, I guess.
I completed my remix of Clarck C‘s The Great Hunger, and I’m pleased to say that I’m happy with how it turned out. I’m even more pleased to say that he’s happy with the way that it’s turned out, so I guess it’s a pretty damn good win-win situation for the both of us. It will be a part of his next chapter release and will be avaliable on FiXT for download. I will provide a link to the download once it’s been uploaded.
When Clarck told me that I was going to be featured on FiXT, I felt like I was about to crap bricks. “You mean, my name is going to be somewhere on FiXT?! Available for download with your chapter, through FiXT? HOLY (explicit words)!!” Needless to say, I’m pretty stupid excited for this. Want to hear a quick listen before it’s released (don’t worry, I have Clarck’s permission to share)? OF COURSE YOU DO!
What’s also cool is that Clarck has finished his remix of Chaotika and it will be featured on my upcoming album. It freaking rocks and I’m sure you’ll dig it!
Speaking of Chaotika, another one of my music idols has taken on the task of remixing it. Martin Harp approached me and wanted to remix it. How in the hell could I say no?! I’ve been listening to his remixes on FiXT Remix and was extremely happy that he came to me to remix it. More updates about that in the near future.
So what about me? What about the new material I keep telling you about? Well, I’ve decided to take on a project that has been burning at me for quite awhile. When I was in my buddy’s band called DoublEdged, we came up with a track called (Sanity) Through the Eyes of the Insane. We never really fine tuned it to the point where we all enjoyed it. Ever since the band dismembered, they’ve given me permission to use the lyrics and come up with my own tracks for Bullet of Reason (Chaotika was also a song we came up with as a band). The work we did will now be done through me and luckily they’re really damn cool about me doing that. I always wanted to get out what we couldn’t through any means, and I’m happy to say that I’ll be doing just that. So, I’ve been sitting and trying to figure out how I wanted to get Sanity of the ground and out using the Bullet of Reason style. After a couple nights of looking at a blank screen and then re-working the lyrics, I’m happy to say that I’ve got something! YAY! Here’s a quick preview of what I’m working on. It’s a quick instrumental, but hell, it’s better than nothing!
And that’s about it so far. There will be more updates to come, so stay tuned!!!
Here’s a quick clip of my remix of Clarck Cunt‘s – The Great Hunger. Recorded with my iPhone 3G so forgive me on the quality. Hear the original track over at his ReverbNation page.
Will this song ever be completed?! AHH it’s driving me nuts!
I listened to it a couple of times today and made mental notes of what needed to be changed and tweaked and fixed. I get home from work and start organizing my thoughts and going to work on what I can remember needs to be done. All my plug-ins are dialed in and ready to go. The song arrangement is good and I approve… preview the track and decide if this will be a draft or the final version. Select the entire track in Pro Tools and get ready to bounce and BAM! a CPU error pops up telling me that the CPU is being used to the max and I may need to remove some plug-ins. This has happened before, so I figured I’d try again…
… after about 20 tries, I decided that it would be best to walk away before I go ape-shit on my computer and throw my guitar into my screen (as you can see, the guitar would probably do some massive damage). Also doing so could also cause massive damage to my heart and I would probably cry for months.
The initial process of mixing the song down started around……… hell, I don’t even remember. But it do know it was awhile ago since I wanted to take it out into the car and unleash it on the streets of Cornwall, Ontario. It’s now 11:15pm and I am in my PJs listening to it in my headphones and will listen to it again tomorrow as I drive to work.
Now since you’ve gone through my rant or just skipped to the preview (no worries, I don’t blame you), I will say that you MAY be hearing a clip from the final mix. I will let you know tomorrow if what I was FINALLY able to mix down tonight is in fact the final mix that I can then leave alone and never touch it again until I start putting the new album together. Oh god, how great that would be!
Bullet of Reason 