guitar pieces for when we reconvene (tiger woo)

'guitar piece is a darkly comical, angry work, in which marton hits a guitar against his head in a rhythmic (fashion), yelling "music!" in an accelerating fury until the guitar splinters into pieces.' - catalogue item on guitar piece by pier marton  on at electronic arts intermix.

of course now is the time that horsemouth should have a whole and complete plethora of new guitar tunes practiced up and ready to go but only has one original and new tune to contribute.  

he's pleased with the way jai guru has come out (though he is toying with the idea of renaming it tiger woo! and taking it in a more tyrannosaurus rex-y kind of direction). the mexican bit (the bit with the sweet tune) works well with the singing on it. there were moments when it was being made when it sounded even  better - if he can persuade  howard to sing on it more it will sweeten it up nicely. he is pleased with the way the introductory fanfare came off (it was a last minute idea) and the glockenspiel works well within it. a friend has suggested tremelo as an effect on it (that would work). 

he tried to tempt howard into doing a melodica solo for it (perhaps it will come). 

the second guitar though does not work as is. at the  moment it is some 8 miles high avant scrabbling but there is way too much of it. horsemouth suspects it could just be turned off and the track would be immediately stronger. 

the hand claps are weak and the melodica needs to come up and the fade out needs to come in earlier (or the bells at the end need to be moved further out. (it will come). 

horsemouth thinks he has a plan to record the next song - contemporary murder ballad - he just needs to finish writing the lyrics (but he knows what he wants to say so it should come quickly)

jesus is it that time already? he was up early (7am) having slept well. in a little while he'll go up the allotment and check that the temporary greenhouse hasn't blown over again.