It's about time I began thinking about my album again. All of the songs have been written and ready to go for awhile now. The most arduous process of completing this will be recording good rhythm tracks. This takes a good clear vision. I want to record the drums, bass, rhythm guitar, and piano live. I like the vibe that live interaction invites - instead of the 'pristine multi-tracked recording studio as an operating room' type of vibe. Nothing can match up to a room of musicians playing off of each other in the moment. Planned spontaneity.
During the recording of my first album, I really didn't think about process as much. I seemed to want to look past the process to envision the end result. In retrospect, I realize that was a mistake. I was trying to own what I created. It probably should have been the other way around. Haste is something you don't want reaching the sub conscious mind of a listener. People are incredibly in tune with what they hear - they just don't hear the notes and chords - I believe we can all hear the intent and purpose of an artist just by listening to how the vibe or mood of the album or collection of songs plays. It's a feeling thing, not a listening thing.
The process of recording should leave one feeling robbed, hurt, confused, enlightened, happy etc. The more emotions you go through, the more it will distill itself into the music. I think it's amazing that anyone can perceive on that type of level when they listen to music. If you miss the process and just press record, then that's what people are going to hear. If you simply love, hate, and immerse yourself into the process, I am confident people hear that in the final result. You don't have to have a trained ear to feel or pick up on the most important aspect of music -- feeling.
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