So, this is what I have been up to lately.
These are semi-finished versions of stuff that is going to be going on the album I am making with Emma Luker.
This post is mostly for the purpose of cross-posting over on the Luker and Southern site.
Steve.
http://southernsteve.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/tinto-jig-demo-version1.mp3
http://southernsteve.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/career-in-virtue-demo-version-1.mp3
http://southernsteve.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/golden-retriever-demo-version-1.mp3
http://southernsteve.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/no-time-for-this-demo-version-1.mp3
http://southernsteve.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sunshines-in-the-day-demo-version.mp3
I haven’t listened to all of the tracks here yet, but while I like the ‘new’ stuff, I’m actually more partial to the earlier versions of “Career” and “Golden Retriever” (which are two of my favorites songs you have done). There are cleaner sounds here, but your vocals sound more self-conscious on these new versions than they did on the original versions. “Career” had a stronger undercurrent of darkness and bleakness in the original version and “Golden Retriever” had more of a bounce (I’m not wild about how you slow it down in the middle). But the ‘new’ (to me at least) songs like “Tinto” are highly enjoyable. That is just my two cents, for what they are worth (far less than two cents, for sure).
I’m looking forward to hearing you play live when we’re living back in Adelaide after Easter. The tracks are fun!