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Monthly Archives: September 2004

Progress

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Well, friends and neighbours, it’s happening. Work is once again actually progressing on material for my second album.
“Gunslinger” is being revisited in an attempt to find a melody line which doesn’t suck like a jet-powered Dyson. “The Smoke” is approaching completion of the basic lead parts. “Hyper Thalamus” has a wicked Dream-Theater-esque intro [...]

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Sunday, September 19, 2004

…or maybe Japan.

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Odd Compulsion

Sunday, September 19, 2004

I suddenly want to move to Sweden.

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Less Traveled

Friday, September 10, 2004

OK, I get it now
Having purchased these two albums and listened to them back-to-back and non-stop for a couple of days, I now understand the absolute fanaticism I’ve observed surrounding the Swedish guitar sorceror Mattias “Ia” Eklundh.
Bewildering and the most musical-yet-technically-mindbuggering player I have ever encountered, and yes that includes the likes of Vai and [...]

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Gig Postponed

Thursday, September 9, 2004

Quick note to anyone who was looking forward (as I was) to Claytown Troupe supporting Raging Slab at Camden Underworld on Sunday 19th September:
Gig postponed to Monday 15th November.
As you were.

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Underneath

Tuesday, September 7, 2004

Starting to feel like it’s all too much.
Too many people to keep happy, too many obligations, too many demands on my time, too many things to remember to do, too many people to see, too many places to go, too many projects (personal and work) to keep up with, too many plates to keep spinning, [...]

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