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So the journey was uneventful at least. Got most of the last lyric – Traveling Light – written in the lounge and on the flight. Saw the Johnny Cash movie …

Well, I’ve been home for five days and I finally have an hour free to update the journal.

The tour in Germany and thereabouts was not what I was expecting and …

I’m off tomorrow to Spain and the Germany and thereabouts. So it’s been somewhat frantic getting ready. especially after M Glossop’s studio renovation was moved forward meaning we have to …

Spent a large part of today figuring out what I wanted to do with the final vocals. Ended up, after much singing deciding that the playout would not be a …

They have started heavy construction directly below my studio just when I was wanting to get the singing done.. I think I may have to work night shifts to deliver …

I may be in the final stretch, and then again, maybe not.

All the optimising that is posible has been done. There are 3 string arrangements and 2 bass tracks to …

We came back from Maryland early so that I could get back to work – being so far behind behind schedule..

Optimising the songs in Digital Performer so they are ready …

Those of you who have benn following the glacial progress of my record will note that I’ve been quiet lately. That’s because I’ve been doing dull stuff. I finished editing …

Thursday 17th. More editing N Clark’s guitar. The Young Idealists was pretty much finished and didn’t really need anything excepy maybe some help in the middle section. I did have an incling that some ‘ambient’ type friipy ebow stuff might work, in small doses, and that is exactly what we got.

Yesterday I spent way too much time pondering the possibilities of Neil’s guitar loop idea fro WomanInaBar. What is sad is that when I do things like these myself I usually am happy to let the chips fall wher they will and if it sounds good to me, move on.