A Kick Off The Kickstarter

Well, it has been a while since I last posted anything on here. I know that my blog appears to be in the main quite negative to say the least, but I am pleased to say that there has been some welcome positivity shining through at last. I have started a project on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter earlier this year, and to my very pleasant surprise, I have actually managed to raise some money via this route. It is called Project "Halo", and the aim was to raise enough money to update equipment for the recording of a new album (to be called "Halo") and to be able to fund the pressing, distributing and promotion of the finalised CD. The money has come through, I have bought the most urgent pieces of equipment and am about to start recording the album. I have enough songs for it to be a double one, something that excites me even more. It is obvious to me that I have to employ a totally different approach to the recording sessions for this project. That is, they will need to be simple and to the point, with the emphasis on song-writing and arrangement, rather than relying on the wall of sound I am so used to throwing at my poor listeners. Exciting times.

It's A Jungle Out There

The new album JUNGLE LIFE should be coming out at the beginning of April. I feel emotionally and physically drained, but happy otherwise.