The official photos of our last gig failed their primary objective to show us playing to the crowd, our largest yet. All the pictures perfectly capture the empty region in front of the stage, just omitting the audience. A few hours were spent at the studio filling in the gaps.The day after the gig, I went to London with Dave to have my eyes zapped with an anti-specs ray gun. My home-made student confirmation letter worked a charm, "CASHBACK!"
Between recording vocals for 54, and finally deciding that the name of 5/4 will be '54', we played around with the repeating sampler. This new toy allows us to record loops, using a foot pedal to start and stop recording, and layer other sounds over the top. With Dave's trumpet, my sax and Marc's nodding head, the loops we produced had mesmerising rhythms with every attempt. There is definitely potential here for a new song. The best part is that we can do this live, but at risk, however, of placing our testicles in the unpredictable vice of electronics.
Dave spent a couple of days getting a rough mix of 54, to be sent with our applications to summer music festivals. The deadlines for band applicants start over the next week, so getting this mix finished was crucial. The next week will involve getting influential contacts who can get our feet firmly in festival doors.
