You open the door and in come the bluebottles, wasps and gnats. Today though, despite the heat, I am totally focused on playing bass.
In my head, the songs have had basslines playing alongside them for days, if not weeks. It's just that they didn't seem quite ready.
I've just recorded bass on to a song, and suddenly the whole project seems grown-up. What I played was really simple, but sound is so complicated. In an instant, the resonance of the backing vocals came to the forefront, sounding positively aeolian. The dodgy lead vocal became entirely acceptable and the slightly 'off' guitar sound made sense, reaching down from its perch to invite the bass into the song.
I threw out an irrelevant section straight away.
With bass you can dance your body as you play, even if it's just in your head. I'm going to have a busy afternoon.
Get on with your own business, buzzy things, and I'll get on with mine.
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