Heyyyyyyy...
Guess who started writing this amidst a bout of food poisoning!! Pray that the misery does not encroach upon this post.
Instagram cur-blessed my algorithm with this post at the top of my feed one day. For as little as I use the site, you may understand my stance. Hopefully the little reels I sprinkle in about watching movies, etc. don't ruin your appetite for the eventual seasoned Joulie-burger. I can't exist to only make music, but I'm not a content farm either.
There won't be much to report this month. I see that the EP has attracted some listens so far, which is fun! No visible feedback to address in a post like this yet. Am I not advertising myself enough? Yes! more than likely. Am I fated for stardom? No! more than likely. I've achieved a semblance of virality once in another life. It wasn't fun. I just hope that this music speaks to others.
I'm gearing up for another EP release, this time for a track that has yet to be debuted to the general public: "Define Blood." It's the track that started this whole gig to begin with, and it's also seen plenty of time in the oven. This EP will be like a non-chronological timeline of where the track started, where it ended, and wherever I tried to salvage it from the in-between. This song has, in essence, become a bane of my existence - a new form manifests about once every year that Mase must contend with as he repeatedly yells "It was fine the last time! Why do you keep changing it?!" I haven't the slightest idea who he's directing these statements to.
The process of compiling these versions has exposed me to the act of 'remixing.' As many of these demos were long written over by an ever-evolving monstrosity, the last remnant of their existence lies rotting in poorly mastered .mp3 files, unfit for the common homo-sapien's ears. Therefore, I am forced to work backwards and re-animate.
I am attempting to realize each major step as its own entity. As it is a song I am intensely familiar with, the act of re-constrcuting it outside of the confines I'm used to is a struggle. This is a hurdle I must overcome, even if I don't fully succeed.
The hard deadline I have is June 1st, which is a very important date for the song's concept. It is also my birth month - but I digress. (I've been told I need to celebrate it more...)
This probably won't get posted until later this month, so let's hope I come out of this ordeal alive. If you're reading this, then I think you know the answer!
<3 JHz