Random musings now appear on Blot. Sometimes a lot, sometimes not, but there’s no sign they’ll stop.
For Bill
A submission to the Chords Of Orion Ambient Guitar Highlights series of video compilations. Probably should have practised a bit more before recording but why break the habit of a lifetime.
**Warning**
Contains nudity from the ankle down.
For Bill (2018-09-12)
And the YouTube spiel to save clicking through.
Having seen the call to guitars from Chords Of Orion I’ve knocked out a tune for #AmbientGuitarHighlights.
As the series I’m attempting to appear in has been quite generous in the application of the Ambient tag the fact that I’ve overplayed a bit will hopefully not be my undoing.
This was going to be backing for E-bow and what not but in the end I rather liked it as it stood. For anyone who follows Bill’s channel the choice of UD Stomp to base the sound around will come as no surprise but everything else was added on a whim.
It may all look a bit serious which is due to not being entirely decided on the structure of the tune before setting off and trying to remember when to wiggle the controller and volume pedals.
I’m going to claim the fluffs were in fact on purpose as they tended to produce the most interesting delay effects.
This was not the first take.
If You Go Down To The Woods Today
Hold on, that chanting isn’t coming from the cricket on the radio.
If You Go Down To The Woods Today
A Life In Four Track Cassette 1986-1997
To Be Going On With
Extracted from the 46 minute Felt this is bit of a rejig is another for the stockpile of upcoming releases.
Traditional Repair Of Damage To New Guitar
Whist taking photos of my new guitar it fell forward and landed on the edge of the nut causing a small crack and creating a buzz on the low E string. It would ultimately become a split so out with the baking soda and superglue.
We Started Out Back In ’84
Selections from Groid LVIIII (A State Of Mind) as recorded in 1986 straight to a stereo reel to reel tape machine or at most bounced between a pair of them.
Businessmen On Bicyles – Groid LVIIII Excerpts (1986)
Ian & Simon of BOB have recently reconvened as Kings of Dynamic Party Sound.
Rocking out on guitar last night…
Rockin' Out On Guitar 2018-03-24
Slowly getting the tools in place for the summer offensive. Video done after the fact as I had my hands full playing and knob twiddling.
p.s. Those LEDs may look all well and good but in less than bright lighting they’re so blinding you can’t read the legend around the controls of the effects unit.
Other Than The Bit I Forgot
I’m fairly confident that Revision No.97 of the effects board for the forthcoming Mr Slater’s Parrot airy-fairy* guitar EP is very nearly the right layout.
* Ambient / Experimental
Back In The Day
Whilst having an effects sort out I put my 1986 line up back together (with the Moollon substituting for an Italian Crybaby that died long ago). By the end of that year I’d decided it was far too much effort and didn’t use effects live again for twenty years.