WM086: Meanwhileproject.ltd - Today is Sunday
released 24 september 2008
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01. Look Up, Hannah! |
Meanwhileproject.ltd started as a one-man-project. After several
years of playing guitar in miscellaneous rock bands in Cologne, the
idea came to my mind, that it would be the right point of time to
make some music on my own. "Meanwhile", I thought, "I could create
something different..,, something BIG, maybe an
electronic-ambient-guitar album or something..."
I wrote some songs, that wouldn't work with my bands, while I was
waiting for a complete change of the life I had before (well, this
is probably another story...). So it all started with my guitar,
certain effects, a new midi-keyboard and a computer. The first weeks
passed away as I had to learn something about using my virtual
recording gear, after that I produced several tracks in another wide
stretch of time. After a few months of sweat, anger and work I had
an output of about 10 songs, completely mixed and mastered. Awesome
feeling!
I was happy and proud and - I threw it all away... Well, of course I
liked the instruments and sounds, at least somehow, I liked the
melodies and for sure I liked the songs as a whole, but... I needed
more! I needed REAL drums, a REAL piano and other non-virtual
instruments. And, maybe most important, I needed REAL voices, I mean
REALLY good singers, because my so well planned
electronic-ambient-guitar-chill-out-whatever album was in actual
fact going to be a POP album, maybe an alternative-pop-ambient
album, or better: an
indie-singer-songwriter-folk-alternative-pop-ambient-chill-album!
So another year of rehearsing, recording, erasing, re-recording,
mixing and mastering followed. For a limited period of time I played
in a band again – with a bass man, a drummer, a trumpet player and
two singers. Meanwhile, after taking a really long road, there was
this album, pure and organic instrumentation combined with ambient
sounds and electronic elements, voices, guitars, beats, REAL drums
and more. That's what I wanted, that's what I've got.
My soul is deep-rooted in most different musical styles, so my
musical in- and output is kind of versatile. In my opinion a really
good pop song has to come up with a devastatingly, emotional melody
and a groovy rhythm, but it has to be kind of edgy anyhow.
As a guitarist the "six-stringed axe" means still the most familiar
form of expression to me, so this is one of the common themes of the
whole album, beside the application of harmonic voices and melodies.
Maybe you'll find references to things you know and hopefully like,
but don't forget, I created an
electronic-organic-independent-pop-alternative-folk-ambient album,
not more or less, even if I totally lost the survey (and never found
it again...). Maybe next time I'll do rock music again, or
reggae-rock-soul-pop, or... who cares...
About the artist
Meanwhileproject.ltd is M. Adam, family guy, musician and teacher.
Today is Sunday is his first official release as a solo artist. He
also plays guitar in the two alternative rock bands Lunatic Skydance
and Concerto HiFi. M. Adam lives and works in Cologne, Germany.
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/meanwhileprojectltd
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