I describe my ongoing lyrics writing projects. Where I get my ideas, how I match my words with other people's music, which little helpers I use...
In my mind a rather daring little project is beginning to take shape. I read historical fiction once about Gilgamesh and discovered a translation of the original epic recently (based on the version of 1200 BC). In his comments the editor compares the...
Post lesen"Cool story telling. Is this from a classic tale? It sounds a little familiar to me. Nice guitar work as well. I do believe the quality of your recordings should be better just for esthetic reason and for enjoyment purposes. Your music derserves it. -rl"...
Post lesenOver the weekend I've prepared "no future - no past" so I can maybe record the voice tonight, and I've completed "Ganymede": Ganymede on UBW
Post lesenHere's some text with no chorus yet that I put down today: make me your second thought let's lead a life in sin grant me the things I sought but never do me in keep me under the carpet or against the odds so I'm not on the market and out of sight of Gods...
Post lesenI've recorded a (very) rough version of Ganymede. It has a wonderful melody which my wife claims is stolen from some Irish folk tune - got to check that out. Unfortunately, I am not only off beat as usual but also out of tune. With the added digital clipping...
Post lesenBefore uploading my 2009 lyrics collection to the Internet Archive I decided to proof read the former version. A friend of mine had called attention to a few rather embarrassing mistakes ("live" instead of "life", "presence" instead of "present"...),...
Post lesenIn case you've been wondering where all my lyrics go once they've sort of passed through the blog, well, they're all there on my lyrics pages. And every once in a while I produce a PDF with a whole bunch of lyrics. Should you be interested in just the...
Post lesenThe bridge I posted yesterday was crap. It more or less simply repeated what the chorus already contained. I've replaced it with a version that actually does my original intention justice as it provides for some contemporary connection. The structure...
Post lesenWell, I was having difficulties with the bridge. Truth be told, I still have. The reason is that I've said all in the chorus, there is actually nothing to add. I wanted to add a timeless message to the story. Well, that's what I've done in the chorus....
Post lesenI had come across the subject when I gathered material for "Europa". Coming across the name "Ganymede" I remembered that we had discussed a poem by Goethe at school. This aroused my curiosity. But other than Goethe I would not like to wrap (hide?) my...
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