Started today by tracking an acoustic scratch track for something called Float. It's basically just a bunch of riffs that I've come up with in the past few days sewn together, but I think it'll end up sounding pretty cool when I put some work into it.
The initial recording was a real pain in the ass. Partially because the song has a few time signature changes and I, being incredibly lazy, did not make a tempo map for the track, opting instead to record to a click in 1/8 at 300 bpm. The other parts are just my natural sloppiness on the guitar, and that it's hard to keep track of a 1/8 300 bpm click for five minutes. For me.
After finally getting the track compiled from several takes and punches, I laid down two organ tracks on the one minute intro, and then nothing. Staring at the computer screen and idly wondering, "I wonder what would work here," and, "I bet this would be neat...". Opening the internet browser every few minutes to surf the usual haunts. The dreaded wall.
As it turns out, a little bit of Thai leftovers, a shower, and sitting in a sun room listening to Lord God Bird and High on Fire does the body and mind good.
After my brief rejuvenation session, I now have the intro finished and some electric guitar tracks for the next two sections. Progress floweth over.
Also, the intro sounds a bit like King Crimson, which I enjoy.
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