Well I'm back at my trusty Mac and keyboard this weekend, sleeves rolled up and fingers ready to fine-tune the songs I have worked out as extra cuts for the upcoming singles. One bonus tune, an instrumental titled "Night Blind", is already 'in the can' which was recorded and mastered during the "Out of Orbit" sessions. Since it's ready to go, it will more than likely wind up on the next, yet to be determined, single.
The new songs nearing completion are "Sleep Spun Brown" which was co-written with my ex band mate and good friend Cobban Barnett. It's a sparse, piano driven piece that was originally created for a project we were working on together, but we both agreed it fit so well into the Alphanaut universe that it moved over to my sessions. Next is "Look To The Future" (temporary title - may or not stay) which is envisioned as a follow up to the themes set out on "Timid Creature" the first track from "Out of Orbit". "Timid Creature" was always intended as a two part story, to be expressed in a pair of songs sharing a similar melodic theme. The first as a confession of psychological boundaries, self imposed by the inexperience of youth, and the second, a story of personal restraints broken through the strength of adulthood. I originally wanted "Look To The Future" to close the album, but unfortunately it just didn't come together they way I wanted in time to make it into the studio. So I figured it would be released as the final cut from these sessions on the last single, wrapping up the whole collective.
I'm also teaming up with Larry Kutcher, my pianist from the "Out of Orbit" sessions, to work on a piano and vocal version of "More Than I Do". We had spontaneously created this alternate approach to the song while taking a break in the recording sessions, and I'm really eager to track this stripped down interpretation and get it out to the world. Not sure how it will make it's debut, but stay tuned.
Mark
www.planetalphanaut.com
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