Cuts and bruises

Its been a pretty eventful week. Well, not hugely eventful, but enough has happened to warrant mention here. I'm surprised I can actually process the information considering how frazzled my brain is due to complicated rhythmnic structures, testing circumstances and draining rehearsals, as well as nights out that should have been avoided.
This facility for writing is useful as the few people who read it can keep up with what i'm doing who don't get to see me that often or I don't speak to much. In that regard, its pretty handy, people can get a little bite-sized glimpse at what's going on. So i'll try and avoid pseudo-intellectual analysis of huge existential issues (even though i've had at least one deeply involved conversation on the matter this week) and instead focus on the facts.
Things I did this week.

Band practice with Fifty Caliber Smile on monday where we recorded the demos for the tracks which are to be included on our next EP. Our previous EP had 3 full band, balls to the wall rock tracks and a pair of simple acoustic numbers. This time round we're aiming for 5 full band tracks which are more epic in scale and scope with interesting arrangements. The demos were tight and sound like a good means to solidify what we want to achieve.

Tuesday night, further demo action with the Kirstyn Knowles band, a more stressful affair than i'm used to with that particular group. A song we wrote collectively required a new middle 8 before demo-ing which proved a chore, but the rewards were clear to see when we finished it. We also demo'd the formative stages of a tune i'd come up with the main musical part for so it was rewarding to hear that reach something resembling a structure. It should be done within a week.

Wednesday held work and a night out. One was slightly more enjoyable than the other and for fairly obvious reasons. IE, at work i'm by myself and don't have to face large groups of people. I wasn't hungover yesterday but i did feel seriously bleak for most of the day. Fortunately, an evening spent writing complex rhythmnic arrangements for a Fifty Caliber Smile tune was pretty full on and took my mind off things.

And today, i have work. Kicking off at 5 and on til midnight, working at some point over the next 4 days every day. Thankfully, i happen to quite like the place I work and enjoy being there, regardless of what people may say.

Cuts and bruises? The cuts are pretty self explanatory, i got on the wrong side of a beer bottle on sunday, proving i was unable to open it. Nice.
Bruises? Well, they go hand in hand with cuts. Seemed like a nice title.