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A Digest Of Recent Audio Justice Ramblings And Curiosities
Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence
September 1st, 2010
Following the completion of all the rhythm tracks for the forthcoming Audio Justice album ‘House of Cards’, I’ve been working on the acoustic guitar parts, and have also been laying down a lot of the vocals. As is always the way when working on a project like this, you rearrange and rewrite parts as you go along, feeling inspired by the ever growing sound that takes shape in your headphones.
B-Side Ourselves
July 28th, 2010
B-sides aren’t simply throwaway songs not good enough for albums… they can provide us with an alternative version of our favourite bands and artists. This blog article looks at some recent success stories, where B-sides have become arguably more popular than their respective A-sides, and announces a new Audio Justice song ‘Climbing Rose’.
Monitoring The Situation: Album Progress Report
July 2nd, 2010
It’s been a really exciting few weeks working on the new Audio Justice album ‘House of Cards’. This article details the recent photo shoot, the imminent recording sessions with world renowned drummer Carlos Hercules, and the involvement of high-end loudspeaker design company Monitor Audio.
Picture Show
June 20th, 2010
I spent all of yesterday in the company of photographer Dave Witchalls for the first Audio Justice ‘House of Cards’ album photo shoot. We’d been bouncing ideas back and forth over the last few weeks and these pics are a preview of some of the hundreds of shots taken.
I Hear The Sound Of Drums
May 31st, 2010
World renowned drummer Carlos Hercules will be performing on the Audio Justice album ‘House of Cards’. This exciting news item introduces Audio Justice followers to Carlos, and remembers Audio Justice drummer Lee Haynes on the fifth anniversary of his untimely death.
Has iTunes killed the classic album format?
April 30th, 2010
Has iTunes struck the deathblow for the classic album format by giving consumers the power to pick and choose which songs they can download? This blog article explores the attitude of artists and consumers towards the album as an artform, and looks at a recent court battle between Pink Floyd and their label EMI in respect of the sale of individual songs on music download services.
Album Progress and Release Information
April 19th, 2010
Work on the Audio Justice album ‘House of Cards’ continues apace. This news item serves as a progress report and reveals details of the planned release date, as well as plans for a number of single releases to accompany the album.
TwitPic: Electro-pop nonce La Roux spotted on BBC wildlife documentary
March 18th, 2010
Electro-pop nonce La Roux spotted on BBC wildlife documentary.
New Website Launched
March 2nd, 2010
The new Audio Justice website has been launched to document the progress of the forthcoming ‘House Of Cards’ album. This article outlines the features to be included online as the album progresses, and also explains how you can add your comments and feedback to the news and blog posts on this website.
Eigenharp
February 17th, 2010
A few weeks ago, the Eigenharp, billed as the world’s most expressive musical instrument, was launched at the Winter NAMM show. A couple of months beforehand I was invited to the official press launch at the BBC’s legendary Maida Vale studios in London.