fuzmeister: Traitor

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I feel like a traitor to Nintendo... sort of. I mean, I had an original Playstation, but now I'm pretty much turned. Either way, I'm having fun with my Playstation 3 so far and will continue to play the good games that come out for Wii (about 1.5% by my estimations).

Bado was right; Dead Space is "freakin' scary."

Mood: Good


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fuzmeister: Recording Blog Vol. 5

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We're getting close to the finish line with the new record. A few more tracks need some vocals, but I think it's pretty much done otherwise.

I figured I'd celebrate the occasion by posting the tracklist here:

1. Old Franconia (Part 1)
   
2. Darius
   
3. I Know
   
4. Realization
   
5. NoVA
   
6. Traveling West Blues
   
7. Fear of Flying
   
8. Power Lines
   
9. Harsh Dose of Reality
   
10. Under A Kind Tree
    
11. Old Franconia (Part 2)
    

In other news, I've been trying to get into the new Arctic Monkeys record. I've listened to it a few times and it is growing on me despite being quite different than their previous work.

Mood: Mostly Well
Music: Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone


Tags (beta): nova, recording, steve thompson music

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fuzmeister: Recording Blog Vol. 4

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I have a checklist type sheet of things that need to be wrapped up before the new album can be mixed. The main thing that needs to be done for every song are the final vocals. I did scratch vocals and scratch guitar as a guide when we were first tracking Peck's drums, but I still need to lay down vocals.

A lot of people consider vocals to be the crucial part of songs and, yeah, I agree that they are important in terms of specifying thematic elements and the like. They aren't always the first thing I pay attention to when listening to music myself though and I think I will spend significantly less time recording vocals than I did with the music.

That doesn't mean the lyrics will be fluff; in fact, the lyrics are pretty much done for every song which only helps facilitate the process. They're not half bad either. I think I may have mentioned it before, but I started recording demos of these songs back in early 2007.

I think that my biggest regret during the production of this album has been that I wasn't able to work on these tracks earlier. I feel emotionally detached to them compared to when I first recorded home demos. Hopefully, these feelings I've had don't negatively affect the experience of the listener.

Mood: Dragging
Music: Coldplay - Yes


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fuzmeister: De Blob

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Man... has anyone else played De Blob? I think it's been one of the best third party games on the Wii (in terms of fun gameplay anyway). Actually, it probably rivals some first party games in terms of Wii-exclusive original I.P.

The thing that gets me is the levels take quite a long time to beat. I'm talking like over an hour for one level if you want to get all the little bonuses and complete most of the challenges. If you rush through, a level can probably be conquered in 45 minutes or so.

Normally, I'm not one to complain about length in games, but on the days I'm not over at the studio during my lunch break working on NoVA, I've been playing this game. I get roughly an hour for lunch (they are pretty flexible within reason), so I've had to leave my Wii on for the afternoon hours until I can get home and actually beat the level I started earlier.

Everyday I play this game over lunch is a day I hope the power will not go out.

It's quite a shame most people who own a Wii will probably never play this game. I think it's destined for cult status among those who have played it.

Mood: Not Bad
Music: Johnny Cash - One Piece At A Time


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fuzmeister: Review of "Score" over at Punk Globe

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Check it out. I've been pretty pleased with the response this album has received. I'm hoping the forthcoming album will be as well-received if not more so.

Mood: Chilly
Music: Cream - Passing The Time


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