Last Week:

I released the EP version of “UBIK”

This Week:

The first Batch of CDs for the upcoming EP came in!

Plus… another Acoustic Video:
This week it’s “Distress Signal” which is the oldest song on the upcoming EP. Wrote this with help from Drummer Jason Joy back in 2002-2003.

 

Next Week:

The EP version of the final Track from the impending EP.

 

Last Time:

I switched it up with an acoustic video of  this week’s song.

This Week:

This song is based on the novel by the same name by Philip K. Dick (of Total Recall and Blade Runner fame). I’m rather proud of the fact that the first Chorus of this song is nearly verbatim from the only 2 stanzas in the book. They happen to be written by a dead-character on the bathroom wall in the midst of the action of the book. That kinda sums up PKD.

Next Week:

The Acoustic version of Distress Signal.

Last Week:

I released the EP version of “High Gloss Photos”

This Week:

This week, I ordered a Batch of CDs for the upcoming EP, plus it’s St. Patricks Day, plus… it’s long past time for a song a week(ish). How about an Acoustic Prog-Pop song?. Here’s “UBIK” with just me and my guitar. If this song doesn’t make sense, let me google it for you.

And as a Bonus, This week I did up the Song a week as a Video.

 

Next Week:

Back story and EP version time.

Last Time:

I released the acoustic of “High Gloss Photo“.

This Week:

This week, I’m posting the EP version of “High Gloss Photos”. This was one of those “written in 5 minutes” sort of songs (Except it really took about an hour).
As soon as I found the guitar part for the verse the lyrics just came out. When I got to the second verse I realized the lyrics were one big long run-on sentence. So I kept going with that idea and tried to make the whole song one big run-on-sentence. Unfortunately the damn bridge got in the way and broke up the pattern. Oh well. Still a kick-ass song.

Next Week:

The Acoustic version of UBIK

The past couple weeks I’ve been working on the Cover art for the upcoming EP.
Below are the two images that will be used as front and back cover.

I enjoy making  cover art a little too much sometimes… and this would be one of those times.

 

The Front Cover

The Cover image was done in 3 steps (as all things are).

Step #1:

Take photo of a handshake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step#2:

Carefully take one hand away so the remaining hand doesn’t move…. much

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step #3:

Lots of Photoshop. (using the original hand as a guide for the robot hand)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Back Cover

I’d had the idea of a heart gear in my mind for a while. It’s not intended to be steam-punk, but it’s hard to escape anytime you use a gear in anything these days.

There was a minor amount of insanity in the mix when I traced this gear….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

This is the results of 2-3 hours of coffee fueled crazy.

 

Next…  I get to do up the text for the back and the front.

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