Observations
September 04, 2008
So far, I’ve received excellent comments from the people who got my album. People seem to enjoy it a lot. That’s really great news for me. As a creator, you’re never quite sure if your work is right or not. There’s always doubt, especially if you’ve been working on it for a long time. You don’t see it the way others do and you tend to become extremely critical about your own work.
There’s one thing that I find quite interesting with the comments I’m getting. People have their favorite tracks and it’s not always the same ones. They also mention them in groups that seem to be constant. I think it’s normal since there is a strong difference between the tracks on Emission.
These comments are helping me figure out what to do for the next album. I already have three tracks ready and I’m now trying to find what will work with them. I’m trying to determine the overall atmosphere of the album. So far, the first tracks are more ambient than Emission. The sounds are all very synthetic except for some piano on one track. I think I’ll use more pianos in this album. Maybe altered voices too. I’m looking at various possibilities and also tools that might give me more freedom, especially if I ever want to try some live performances. A few days ago, I saw someone work with some pretty nice toys and it gave me ideas. Unfortunately, hardware is hard on the wallet…. :-(
By the way, the cover for the next album is already designed! One night, I realized that the mood had changed from the original idea I had and the new one appeared so clearly in my head that I spent about 2 hours to create the art work. This new theme is what will drive the whole project.
That’s it for now. I don’t plan to work on my music until October. I’m about to move into a new apartment and I don’t have time or energy to put on anything else. But I’m listening to a lot of stuff and I’m collecting ideas. It’ll all go better when I’m settled in the new place.
