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Hey wow, it looks like ...no hang on....Ok i was about to say I am the holdup and then it occurred to me I am taking on a little too much responsibility.

We are now moving into the final 3 song phase for finishing the album. It has taken the time it has taken for all the reasons - COVID, weather, scheduling, ongoing songwriting stuff and even learning within the making.

There's a school of thought that would suggest this is all moving at the appropriate pace. Righto.

The practicalities are now that we need one more drum session for two songs, one more song to emerge from development, or for me to figure out two of the problem children who may/may not be ready and thus might come up on the next album.

Oh did I mention that? Yeah. There's a new crop that are in a different vibe so....

Work continues. A good sign.

Stay well out there :)

Stormcellar at Hornsby Inn Fri 5 Aug and Sydney Blues Society XMAS Party Sat 6th Aug

I've completely lost it. or have I? (probably)

Working on one of the remaining tracks. I'm thinking this could either be really good or...I may have completely lost it.

I think I've lost it. Not sure whether I will find it. Not sure what 'it' is.

Right now, doing the mixing, gives me the freedom to try every idea. The downside of which is that not all ideas are equal.

I may have lost ma firkin gherkin here. I will contemplate the way.

stormcellar at town hall hotel newtown 30 july late

1 down, 2 to go plus busy patch

New guidetrack went out. Which one will make it?

Also, busy patch coming up.

Also, site due for migration. I'm wondering what to do with the blog. Been doing this since 2008, originally so friends and family overseas and in combat zones could keep up with what we were doing. It was our 'social media' without all the spyware (except good ol google). Now that Mr X is out, Big Daddy has moved on to the Elysian fields and many of those we love and care about have moved to other things, I've been wondering if we will become more video oriented, notwithstanding the pause in production on Downtime.

True to the spirit of what we are, the guys still like making new stuff and I still like making videos. That's likely to remain consistent. Meanwhile, a little change is to be expected over time :)

3 more songs to go, just which ones?

AJ sent us back the Kid. This whole album has been such an amalgam of places people and things.

By my calcs, we have 3 more tunes due to make the number the boys consider an 'album'.

I can't say which one's will make the last cut. The production process has been pretty wild. The songs have been mutating in the mix, or forming in the mix. Yeah I know that's an intrinsic part of the process, just this is...a lot. More than previously. I think.

This brings us to the last production sessions, then mixing, and then a listening party to see where we stand. With mixes from me, AJ and Ben, this reminds me a little of Curious Assembly. Almost there. Sort of.

We'll be starting up live shows soon. And we can't do some of these songs live yet cos we got so many international guests to join us. I am not even sure we'll be doing some of these live. Well, under certain circumstances we would. We would need a bigger boat tho', to borrow a meme.

Stay well out there. We're doing our thing in here.

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