Some of you may or may not know that I used to be a part of Perfect Blue, not to be confused with the Anime movie which is where the name came from (not my choice) I was with the project for about 2 years and we made an EP Sunshine and one album On a Higher Plane (I always hated that title) I quit not long after the album so I could devote more time to nisei23
Since my departure all they’ve done is an EP of remixes by other people, they’re very good remixes but I’d be curious to hear some new and original material by them.
After only releasing EPs I’d been toying with the idea of making an album and after coming into contact with Net LabelRec72 I decided to make one, a lot of the tracks had already been recorded, some finished, some half finished and some like “Don’t Panic” were made especially for this album.
It’s entitled Soft Shapes and Rec72 is a Creative Commons label so that means it’s free to download.
My first experiment with Sony Vegas, 3 different videos combined to create a surreal effect. In Minor Motion is taken from the forthcoming Bare Bones EP.
Had some good news the other day, Lona Records will be releasing my new EP. The release date hasn’t been finalised but I’m guessing it will be early 2010.
Each track is available as full length preview at Last FM and Track 4 can be downloaded for free. I’m working on a video for the lead track which involves stop motion/time-lapse photography, so it’s taking forever to finish.
My favourite of the four is Sakura, inspired by Cherry Blossoms, Japanese Horror Movies, Brian Eno and Metronomes. It’s a free floating melody set over a repeating drum loop.
