Recording Tuesday Redux
 ...twice means it's a habit, right?

Last week I was still too blocked up to sing, but this week we hit the studio again, and much faster too. Another four scratch tracks are in the can: a version on 'Bag Ladies' with the bass line on guitar; a version of 'Twelve Gold Horses' in its latest incarnation; 'Cassandra' in her latest incarnation (this is actually the third scratch I've done of this, but the form kept shifting - it acquired a middle eight, etc) followed by a bonus bit of multitrack having fun, which resulted in something I'm very pleased with but shan't tell you about (I know, I'm mean...) and a very light initial version of what's now known as 'Livia, the Baker's Girl', which is now a completely different song, rewtitten lyric, new melody, lighter mood, and slight guitar backing although I had initially expected it to stay acapella. 

Very pleased with all of that, particularly 'Cassandra', as the multitrack fun reminded me that this is why recording is such a good idea - you can catch all the other things you want to do with the song that you can't do when you perform it with one voice and one pair of hands. Plus, getting to play god with the characters in your song is always entertaining.

Two-hour sessions seem about right - there's all the backup and teardown besides, and I need my bed at a sensible time, here in my middle years. Plus I know when I'm close to hitting diminishing returns.

Time to start work on next week's set. Onward and upward!