Four days, four recordings.

This week, I set myself a challenge to write and record a new piece of music every day from Monday until Thursday. They're 8-track demos and mainly improvised, just using a guitar, a keyboard and a few pedals. Nothing is mixed, it's all as raw as it was tracked, using a pair of particularly crappy (but trusty enough) headphones.

I like working this way, as it makes me think differently about approaching the song. In fact, it helps me concentrate on the song, rather than get caught up in technical detail or worse, aimless knob-twiddling. It's a case of laying the part down and moving on.

I will mix these pieces, but I probably won't develop the arrangements any further as I feel the strength is in their simplicity somehow. As much as I love a big production number, I don't think it's appropriate here. Some parts need tidying slightly...

As an experiment, it's something I will return to again, as soon as I get time. It's a refreshing way to work. All four pieces are on the SoundCloud link, below.

Four days, four recordings. by cafekaput