Marvin cures all

Today is strictly vocal. No muscial accompanyment recorded today (aside from a little bouzouki from Jack). So I was spent standing in the dimly lit studio in front of this microphone trying to conjure up some magic from the past, some moment that sparked each song or line.

According to Dana (and i am relieved in this) this is the main key with vocal performance – pitch, vibrato, clarity, ennunciation are all second to the moment. This is all good because I just am not cut out (expereienced enough) to provide a perfect Marvin vocal on command. We are definitely more Young, Ferry or Richards over here in the Good corner. A little slurry and occasionally pitchy. But that’s how it is and I am happy with it. There will be no auto-tuning, ever, thank you. I love doing this – playing instruments required technique of the hands but here i am alone in the room, making noises with my vocal chords. Fuelled by water and wine only we get some good work done while the rain falls heavy outside. Today’s list: Fire Escape, A Heart’s Ease, Coming Apart, Sign Of Life and a retake of Confessed Again thanks to the queen. Andi was down for the evening and she and Dana contributed some beautiful tracks to Heart’s Ease. 5 part harmony, dig it. When its all over there are some pro-tools mixes of ‘What’s Goin On’ to listen to. Holy smokes.