Our new-old home in Dorset is the only home of mine since 1980 which hasn't had secondary glazing. In this it honours the English tradition of fine old properties which have never taken into account the warmth of its inhabitants. This is a convention I have always been happy to callously disregard. Or as my Sister might say, pooey pooey to that. This is also the reason my Mother was happy to move from a Georgian house almost in the centre of Wimborne to a modern semi-bungalow on its outskirts. Architectuarally, not quite the same design standard, but with eating, plumbing, electrical supply & double glazing. I enjoyed central heating (1971) before my parents (1973).
Pat is now in the garage, thrumming his acoustic drums. Trey is in the studio, adding his parts to the end of "Larks' V". I began our recording day overdubbing the same track: double and triple offsets.
In the garage Bill is now running my guitar line from "Larks' IV" through Adrian's Matchless amp to give it some additional juice. This fast, running, skittering, unhinged line is cruelly exposed. Lonely to the max. Hearing this yesterday evening, at the end of our studio day, was terrifying reality check. It's one thing to play a part, unaccompanied, and get it right; and then, play the same with others. Set apart, all the errors are without buffers, points of concealment, and excuses.
It stinks. It sucks. A cruel but fair exposure to Band Buddy ridicule. But turning a seeming disadvantage to my advantage: I noticed one particular phrase, which implies one particular combination of fingering, which is relatively weak. So, I have been practising this combination.
My main concern to date has been the overview. Like, remembering the entire outline of the 15/16 section. Now I have that, it's moving into the details such as this weak finger combination. Now I have 5 months to practise it before exposure to public ridicule.
14.24
Adrian has tightened his part beneath The Broken Record. Another Crim technical term, meaningless outside the team but of usefulness & silliness within. It refers to a repeated RF figure in 6/16 held for 36 bars while Adrian creeps up underneath. The Rhythm Buddies are appearing to slow down their accents beneath that.
"The performer can hide nothing, even the attempt to hide."
