Emptyself debut.
The Emptyself (self-titled) debut CD is being officially released tonight. This marks almost a year exactly from the beginning of production. Not too bad, considering all the new avenues I explored during the process. If you are interested in hearing/buying it, go to GenomeRecords.com. (Please?)
Almost hours after sending off the Emptyself master for production at the end of April, I began working on new Cire material. Now that Chris O'Guinn, an incredible drummer, has become invested in the project, we are anxious to work on new material influenced by our improvisations in the rehearsal room each week. This is a totally new experience for me. I'm used to improvising with people, but Chris and I seem to spontaneously generate coherent song-like parts out of nowhere. Fifteen minute explorations that sound more like "compositions" than "jams". We've been recording it all to DV cam, which is the only way we are able to retain these fertile experiments.
We're also still looking for the right bassist. We have been polishing and enhancing many of the Adrenological songs over the past few months as well, but there's only so much we can do without the bassist's presence. New material, on the other hand, can be in some ways easier to explore without the bassist. Since I'm the only one hitting any notes, I can switch in a new direction on the fly without having to tell anyone. The chemistry between Chris and I is incredible. It's making me have the crack-shakes in anticipation of our next show (who knows when that will be.. goddamn non-existent bassists.)
So just to be abundantly clear: for those of you wondering if Emptyself marked the death of Cire, or my desire to do heavier music with live drums, nothing could be further from the truth. The concentration of my ambient/acoustic/electronic inspirations into Emptyself has given me the ability to pursue those things to the fullest without worrying about consistency. Correspondingly, Cire is becoming a tighter, heavier, more cerebrally igniting entity (also owing a lot to Chris' drum science).
I was actually sitting here working on a Cire song just a minute ago.. But felt I might be venturing into an area I'm not sure I want to go. There is something to be said for expressing your hopelessness, but I try to make music now that helps me find my way back to a clear perspective when I get lost. As you listen/perform these things over and over, I have started to realize that I'd rather reinforce my wise moments over my weak ones. There have been so many times in the last couple of years that I began to fall into traps I attempted to work through in Adrenological. Reading or listening back to those insights helps me regain focus.
In any case.. I just thought I'd post this little bit of info to all my blogs, some of which have been left for half of a year untouched. To all of you with whom I've been out of communication, I love you all.
Almost hours after sending off the Emptyself master for production at the end of April, I began working on new Cire material. Now that Chris O'Guinn, an incredible drummer, has become invested in the project, we are anxious to work on new material influenced by our improvisations in the rehearsal room each week. This is a totally new experience for me. I'm used to improvising with people, but Chris and I seem to spontaneously generate coherent song-like parts out of nowhere. Fifteen minute explorations that sound more like "compositions" than "jams". We've been recording it all to DV cam, which is the only way we are able to retain these fertile experiments.
We're also still looking for the right bassist. We have been polishing and enhancing many of the Adrenological songs over the past few months as well, but there's only so much we can do without the bassist's presence. New material, on the other hand, can be in some ways easier to explore without the bassist. Since I'm the only one hitting any notes, I can switch in a new direction on the fly without having to tell anyone. The chemistry between Chris and I is incredible. It's making me have the crack-shakes in anticipation of our next show (who knows when that will be.. goddamn non-existent bassists.)
So just to be abundantly clear: for those of you wondering if Emptyself marked the death of Cire, or my desire to do heavier music with live drums, nothing could be further from the truth. The concentration of my ambient/acoustic/electronic inspirations into Emptyself has given me the ability to pursue those things to the fullest without worrying about consistency. Correspondingly, Cire is becoming a tighter, heavier, more cerebrally igniting entity (also owing a lot to Chris' drum science).
I was actually sitting here working on a Cire song just a minute ago.. But felt I might be venturing into an area I'm not sure I want to go. There is something to be said for expressing your hopelessness, but I try to make music now that helps me find my way back to a clear perspective when I get lost. As you listen/perform these things over and over, I have started to realize that I'd rather reinforce my wise moments over my weak ones. There have been so many times in the last couple of years that I began to fall into traps I attempted to work through in Adrenological. Reading or listening back to those insights helps me regain focus.
In any case.. I just thought I'd post this little bit of info to all my blogs, some of which have been left for half of a year untouched. To all of you with whom I've been out of communication, I love you all.
posted by Eric at 6:54 PM
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