Stranger In A Room!

Finished recording the new instrumental track "Stranger In A Room" over the weekend and just need to get a better vocal take on "The Glimmer Man" then that is done.

The Numan inspired track "I Remember You" is a track I am considering re-recording and head towards a "John Foxx" direction so it is in keeping with the 3 new songs I have done so far. I am also re-recording "Rewind To Zero" to fit in with the sound I am using so I can put together a brand new electronic album. Here is a list of tracks completed or working on for the new album

"I Once Was A Machine"
"Rewind To Zero"
"I Remember You"
"A Face I Knew"
"Stranger In A Room"
"The Glimmer Man"

I am also going to start work on another new track which is probably going to be called "It Must Be Years"

Considering I was n't working on this type of stuff it now has taken preference over the electronic chillout album I want to record. 2 tracks for that album have been recorded.

Just got the Gary Numan "Telekon Live" DVD which I am hoping to watch tonight and can't wait to watch it to be honest as I wen't to the original "Telekon" dates at the Manchester Apollo in 1980 and was blown away by the whole experience. I will be posting a full review on my myspace page this week.

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New Songs Update

It has been an excellent week for me this week with some inspirational idea's flourishing!

First off "The Glimmer Man" is almost complete with just a few vocal takes to do.

Whilst working on "The Glimmer Man" I started messing around with another idea I had in my head and that has resulted in a 3rd song being recorded over the last 2 days. This one will be an instrumental track which now has a title "Stranger In A Room". It is a cross between John Foxx material and the early stuff of Ultravox with Midge Ure. The track has a driving rhythm with a really nice bass melody running through the song with layers of synth pads.

I am starting the final recordings of "Stranger In A Room" this evening then all being well tomorrow I will start the effect processing and mixing.

Gary

Recording Of "The Glimmer Man" started

Done some recording today for my new track "The Glimmer Man", so far laid down the drums, bass and a couple of pad sounds. I have a few more ideas in my head for a couple of other songs. It is strange how now and again ideas come to you in droves! other times you struggle like mad to come up with something!

This particular track started with the lyrics then I worked the music around them, something I have not done before mainly because I have n't been brave enough to do vocals!

Instruments used on this track so far include:

Roland Juno-D
Roland CR78 Drum Machine
NI Pro53 Software Synth
Vanguard Software Synth (My favorite piece of software - My Kraftwerk tribute albums were recorded mainly using this)
Superwave Pro Software Synth

Gary

New Track Started

I have come up with another new song this weekend quite by accident. Originally I was messing about with the track "A Face I Knew" as I wanted to do an instrumental version which was a bit different than the original track, instead I found myself recording an entirely new track! The song is again very "John Foxx" and is called "The Glimmer Man" and it is sounding very promising indeed. Hopefully I will be able to work on this new track more this week. I have done the lyrics to the song and laid down a rough vocal to see how it fits into the song. Here are the lyrics to "The Glimmer Man" which may obviously change but this is what I have come up with so far.

Here comes the glimmer man
He's lost his way
Dark corners
No sunset
A tidal wave

Here comes the glimmer man
In a suit of grey
Dark corners
No sunset
A tidal wave

Here comes the glimmer man
We Can't delay
Dark corners
No sunset
A tidal wave

Here comes the glimmer man
In a suit of grey
Dark corners
No sunset
A tidal wave

Lyrics by Gary Hunter

Gary

New Track "A Face I Knew" Now Online

The new John Foxx influenced track "A Face I Knew" has been added to my myspace page which you can access here

I have also added the track on my page at iCompositions and can be played via this link

In addition I have added much higher quality files of my Gary Numan cover versions. "Cars" can be listened to here

"I Nearly Married A Human" can be listened to here

My new song and the Numan covers are have resulted in some excellent feedback which I am delighted about.

Another new song is in the pipeline which I think will have a Gary Numan feel to it. It is at it's early stages, in other words the idea is in my head and nothing has been recorded yet, although some lyrics have been done.

Gary

Gary Numan Cover Versions

I have just added 2 Gary Numan cover versions I have recorded to my Myspace page. They are "Cars" and "I Nearly Married A Human" (Permission has been given by Gary Numan to add these cover versions to my site).

You can check out the cover versions here

Gary

"A Face I Knew"

After 2 days my John Foxx influenced tracks is now complete. The song is called "A Face I Knew" and really does have a "Metamatic" feel about it especially his track "This City". The track will shortly feature on my websites.

Here are the lyrics to the song:

When you walked by me
Through the summer haze
I saw your picture postcards
From bygone days

Then when you turned
You walked towards me
A distant shadow in the light
Your cigarette was burning brightly
And now you're almost out of sight

Time waits for no one
Watch the daylight fade
I saw his dim lit features
We can't erase

Then when you turned
You walked towards me
A distant shadow in the light
Your cigarette was burning brightly
And now you're almost out of sight

Lyrics by Gary Hunter

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Another Brand New Electronic Track On The Way

Is n't strange how ideas can flow so freely one minute then the next your struggling! On the back of my track "I Remember You" I have recorded another new electronic track. It is more up beat and sounds very much like the early work of John Foxx (Metamatic period). I love John's music so to come up with something that is similar in sound to John's is a real bonus. The whole idea has evolved this week with a melody constantly ringing in my head! Today I set about laying down some ideas and recording them and I'm amazed that I have recorded all the parts for the song as ideas came thick and fast and I'm delighted with the very rough demo I have recorded. I have done some of the lyrics and laid down a rough vocal take.

Thus far the track is untitled that is about the only thing that has eluded me with this song!

4 electronic tracks now so it is heading towards an electronic album!

Once this track is done and dusted it is definitely back to the chillout album unless of course another idea surfaces!

Gary

I Remember You Now Uploaded To My Web Pages

I have now uploaded my brand new track "I Remember You" to my web pages. You can listen via the player on my Myspace page

Alternatively I have a much better quality file of the song available on iCompositions and the direct link to that song is here

I also have the song available on the following web pages I have:

Soundclick

Electronica Music Lovers

I hope you like the song.

Gary

Exclusive First Play Of "I Remember You" On Robo Cast Radio

My brand new Gary Numan inspired track "I Remember You" gets played for the very first time on the Myspace scene on the latest Robo Cast Radio Podshow, even before, I post it on my own official Myspace page!

Over the weekend the song will be uploaded to all my web pages as well as submitted to another few Podcast stations. You can have a listen to the new song complete with vocals via either of the links below. It is my first attempt at doing a song of my own with vocals and of course my first attempt at lyric writing.

Robo Cast radio - Podshow 18

Robo Cast Radio - Podshow 18 On Madcaster Networks

If you are a Gary Numan fan you will love my new track ............ I hope.

I will post a further blog when the track has been posted on my web pages.

Gary

I Remember You - Now Complete

After less than a week I have completed my Gary Numan influenced track "I Remember You". During this week it has seen some big changes but I am finally happy with the version recorded. No doubt there will be a few minor tweaks! The song definitely has a "Telekon" feel about it which I am more than happy with as that album is amongst my all time favourites.

On a further "Gary Numan" note I contacted the people who look after Gary's official Myspace site as I have recorded some cover versions of some of his songs and wanted to get permission to upload them on to my myspace player and a couple of my other web pages I have and have been told that there is no problem with that at all. The only issue would be if I wanted to try and sell the songs which is more than fair. The songs will purely be on my web pages to listen to only and not to purchase.

I have completed 3 cover versions and they are:

"Cars"
"I Nearly Married A Human"
"Replicas"

At weekend I will be starting the 3rd song of my electronic chillout album, probably "The Long Goodbye"

Keep a check on my pages for the Numan cover versions and my brand new original song "I remember You".

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