I had concerns about my artwork for the album in December's post. Well, my original artist was too busy to get it done in a timely manner, so I ended up doing the artwork myself. I'm actually happy now that did the art myself (I like how it came out). I just wish I would have known beforehand I was going to do it and not wasted all those weeks waiting.
Oh, I guess since the album will be out in 11 days, I can finally divulge the title: Synchromism. If you look up synchromism in Wikipedia, it should give you a clue as to why I named my album that. And, if it doesn't enlighten you to your satisfaction, go ahead and ask me more about it and I'll expound.All the music was done in December, and I finished the artwork in early January. So, where's the album? Mastering took WAY longer than I ever thought it would. I rejected four versions before finding a sound I'm happy with. However, as I'm writing this, everything is being printed and pressed and shrunk-wrapped. And, I've also been super busy getting all the proper groundwork laid for its release. Oh, the release date: March 22nd, 2011.
I mentioned in a November post that I was thinking about scrapping some of the songs that were slated to be on Synchromism in favor of some newer songs I was working on. I didn't end up doing that. The music I've been working on since December has a slightly different vibe to it. I'm not sure why, but it does. So, frankly, those tracks didn't fit with the other existing tracks. You can hear what I mean by listening to "Another Blue Connection." I started that song in January, and there's just a new sound there that wouldn't have blended seamlessly with "Synchromism." So, I'll just have to live with the fact that 5 of the 12 tracks have been released and bought and listened to already. It's okay though, because Synchromism really tells a nice story with the tracks as they currently exist. Perhaps I'll expound on that story some other time.
