how you know you're doing the noise thing right: every frequency isolates as static. instruments? what are those?

i should have known this was going to take longer than i wanted and that it was going to be painful. the core of these two initial cd demos of mine, inri and inriched, is actually pretty impressive once certain things are taken into consideration. objectively. it stands up well when compared to the other electronica/rock hybrids of the period. i'm a better guitarist than most of those bands had and i go more into contemporary electronic strains - sample art, happy hardcore, glitch - whereas they were all just ripping on depeche mode. it's a more complete and a more informed synthesis. there are certain syncretic approaches that i don't think anybody has yet to really follow up on...

unfortunately, and i really wish i hadn't, but i absolutely managed to really successfully ruin them, in ways i can't entirely reverse. but there's a lot of things i can do.....and i'm nearly done doing them.

random samples are mostly gone. i've swapped out a few vocal parts for instrumental versions. a lot of effort has been put into boosting mids (often guitar distortion) and fattening basses. what's left is what it is, and usually works in the way it was meant to.

they're both nearly salvaged at this point. i mean, i'm a 16-18 year old kid and that implies certain things (and a lack of certain things). compensating for that and being lenient with myself to the point of understanding the immaturity as actually being a part of the art, there's only one really painful track on each. that's a failure rate that's really entirely manageable. it's a lot more than i would have said about these demos before i started with this.

so, it's painful, but i'm happy i'm doing it. i'm happier that it's nearly done. a few more hours. i'll post a few updates when i get there.