Tonight I've begun to assemble the track list/running order for 'My Private Cosmos.' I think it's going to present something of a challenge to those listeners who gravitate more towards the 'straight rock' end of my musical spectrum.
Whilst there are plenty of electric guitar parts featured, the structures and surrounding framework of the songs are not exactly orthodox. There's something dark and mysterious about several of the tracks.
How to describe things? Some might think of the tracks as resembling 'ambient, psychedelic avant-garde pop songs.' And that's not a bad description, despite its convoluted connotations, but it's only part of the story. Sonically, there's a deep, cavernous quality to several of the tracks, a 'lost in the void' feeling that requires a simpatico response from the listener.
There are grandiose moments too, set against stripped back, minimalist verses. Electronic distress gets mixed up with smooth, tuneful guitar tones to create a feeling of gleaming chrome blighted by rust and decay.
The album pulls together several threads of my musical interests and weaves them into an obscure, perhaps 'baroque' tapestry. It's sometimes familiar sometimes bizarre. Certainly not an album to be grasped and appreciated in a superficial listen, but, I hope, one that will blossom fully from extended plays. It's a slightly weird work, a little different from my usual, but also perfectly reflecting and extending some aspects that you may have become familiar with over the last few years.
Oh, and at the moment, it's going to be a double album, maybe even a triple masterwork. More info will be posted here as the shape of the album progresses. ๐
How are things coming along with this mammoth project Bill?
I think it's fantastic you chose to opt for the 'full-fat' six disc earbook, it should be absolutely gorgeous...an 'event' really, something very special....a huge amount of hard work, dedication and love, required.
Not to add another level to the skyscraper, but this thought has passed through my mind a few times recently, while trying to imagine the finished and released product. I can't help but think how nice it would be to have an A3 (ish) sized poster of the front cover artwork, included as part of the package. For such a landmark release, it would be great for fans to (possibly frame up) and hang such a poster in a suitable place of honour at home...I know, more work involved, time, hassle etc, not to mention cost , but you will have the hi-res artwork files, so a poster wouldn't need a massive tweak.
Anyway, just a thought...a nice one at that๐
Hope things are going well.
..'Darkness, you are my priestess'