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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Gary

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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