I discovered something while going in a dance direction: I need to write songs that will go between other songs.
DJ’s can pick tracks with similar tempos and keys from an unending list of artists… But for an original set, I have to make the transitions from scratch. It’s a process I went through while writing Goodbye Planet Earth, realizing that there were 1- to 2-minute gaps between some of the synch points.
This is where tracks like “The Getaway” and “Gray Planet” came from.
I’ve also been learning a LOT about proper arranging and engineering while doing this. If producing rock music is driving aggressively, producing dance music is Formula 1 racing. The sonic tolerances are so tight they put NASA vehicle specs to shame.
In fact, I’ll be releasing what I call the “club mix” of both “A Cautionary Tail” and “Heroes” sometime soon (a free addition for you guys). Friends like Oddy and Protocollie have helped me up my engineering game a LOT just int he last few weeks.
Thanks again for making this happen, and PLEASE let me know what you think!
