Cosmic Glue - Worlds Collide...

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I'm crashing toward completion on the Cosmic Glue project.

I have a couple of studio dates next week when everything comes together. The definitive vocals will be added to both new and old songs.

I've stripped back some of the 1977 recordings to their essence so that I can build them as though they were completely new recordings. It seems to be working.

Songs that seemed fixed in stone have taken on new characteristics, a new freshness and relevance.

Some of my current collaborators are working with me on tracks from both eras, making the link complete.

I'm in touch with some of the 1977 crew and who knows what might happen when the album is released... I rule nothing out.

There will be some selected concerts throughout the year with a full-blown tour in 2014.

Those Peter Pan Pills I took back then have kept my inner self as young as ever... (it's only the mirror that reminds me of the passing years)

I've added a few new images and a clip of a work-in-progress song from Cosmic Glue.

Technology has given me the chance for a little taste of Time Travelling...you should try it too!

You Tube Glue

I thought I'd share a clip of the Cosmic Glue recording session of last night ( March 18th). A Cosmic Glue Trailer On You Tube

I was laying down vocals for a few numbers and a camera crew just happened by while we grooving along.

The track I'm singing is 'Shine' - an autobiographical song about my first years in Amsterdam...it was quite a year! More about that when the album is released in late Spring.

So, for now, a little taster...

A Cosmic Glue Trailer On You Tube

Fiddling On...

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Last Tuesday saw us adding fiddle to 'Home Made Mini' and some guitar overlays on 'All I Wanna Do...'

Tonight I'll be flying solo in the studio laying down some definitive vocals on most of the 2013 songs and some of the 1977 tracks we recently discovered. That's what 'Cosmic Glue' is all about as an album - a mixture of then and now, a drawing together of four decades of my life in music.

'if only I knew then what I know now...'

The image is of Pol Bowman - an ace fiddler who added his little bit of magic to the opening track of 'Cosmic Glue', Chris Aylmer (bass) and Mike Cooling (guitar) both of Red River Blues

and, here's a link to some of the old and not so old stuff...

Cosmic Glue & A Twist Of Time Tunes

After The Weekend...

A brief Sunday day out in the wilds of Worcestershire visiting Antique fairs and the family. Delightful. Now - back to some serious work...

I'll be dividing my time today between re-stocking our little vintage store (Time After Time) and preparing for the next recording sessions tonight and tomorrow evening.

Monday I'm adding new vocals to a handful of the 1977 tracks, transforming them into totally new songs and adding definitive lead vocals to the 2013 tracks.. Listeners so far cannot detect a discernible difference (except, hopefully, an added maturity...)

Tuesday brings Mike back into the studio for some cross-decade guitar work - an exciting prospect for all concerned.

We'll be adding a lively little fiddle track to Home Made Mini and then it will be up to me in my role as producer to pull everything together into a glorious whole!

I will post a few snippets asap - meanwhile, have that sneak preview here:

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Cosmic Glue - The Next Phase...

I love the recording studio! From those early 1970s sessions to the hours we spent last night... exploring the musical chemistry that happens is pure joy. Some things just don't gel, while others come together just as fate intended.

On-line rehearsals, mp3 overdubs - technology has made preparing for a session much easier - so that when we arrive at the same place at the same time (in our case, Stroud - the centre of the known universe...) it's a case of tune up, plug in, turn on and away we go.

There will be a few snippets to hear quite soon, but in the meantime - here's a little snapshot of the Cosmic Glue cast of characters.

A Sneak Preview...

A sneak preview...shhhh...don't tell!

Click the link above to hear one of the possible tracks for the new album...

The track I've added for you to listen to is one of the songs short-listed for inclusion on Cosmic Glue. The song was written in 1971 and first recorded in 1977. This is the recording here. Stephan Marlot wrote this subtle arrangement for cello and we recorded the piece last week, spanning over three decades.

Cosmic Glue is an album that spans time, so we are seriously thinking of adding this tune. I hope you enjoy listening to this raw, unmixed version.

David.

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The Cosmic Glue Cello Session was a truly amazing experience. To hear songs I wrote as a young man sounding fresh and alive in the studio brought all present to tears. Stephan's cello arrangements were sublime.

Three tracks in all - two from 1977, one from last week. The reason that it works is that my voice hasn't changed discernibly in all those years - I'm not an opera singer...there was never much to lose!

I couldn't be happier, knowing now that the two eras mesh seamlessly as they have.

Another session next week with a fiddle player and a sax man, plus Mike Cooley adding his guitar magic to the tracks.

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We're now preparing the next session with guitar, fiddle and horn section.

Overdubs on eight tracks and then I'll be concentrating on vocals.

Facebook is where you'll hear the first snippets.

Studio Sessions...

The first two studio days were wonderfully productive. Of the nine songs recorded, six are ready to be worked on. Chris, Mike, Richard and Rufus added their magic.

'Boy In The Attic', 'Secret Lovers', 'Green Fingers', 'Home Made Mini' and 'All I Wanna Do...' are now ready for overdubs and definitive lead vocals.

Monday next will see the string section added, plus horns on BITA and GF.

Maybe I shouldn't do this, but here's a little taster of the raw recording of 'Secret Lovers'.

Just click on the link: Secret Lovers - The Taster (words and music David Ireland - copyright Double Infinity Music 2013)