Music Update – Reverse Psychology
Wow, when’s the last time I talked about my music on here? Well, actually I haven’t been talking much about anything lately. I’m trying to be a more frequent blogger – we’ll see how it works out. Hmmm…I believe the last time I blogged about my music, I had just finished my album Meeting of Minds. Since then, I have been trying to put some more work into the hip-hop side of things. I’ve been working on memorizing lyrics which is a pain in the ass. It is for me anyway. I know people who memorize their words as they write them. It’s never come to me so easily. I’ve done a few performances at ThorTakeover – a Tuesday night cypher hosted by the collective I belong to.
The big project I’ve been working on is what will be my second album and first hip hop album. Originally, the plan was for Reverse Psychology to be an EP, but I ended up adding a few more songs, so it will be a full album.
I am very excited about the content of the album. It is a concept album. With Reverse Psychology, I am trying to give an example of what I believe hip hop could be. It’s not about me being the illest lyricist out there. It’s not about me being a gangster. It’s not about money or girls. It’s not even about social and racial issues. I try to step beyond the subject matter typically associated with hip hop. There is a world full of stuff out there that can be explored through music. Hip hop is just a medium, so there is no need to be chained to the typical subjects. When I’m finished, you’ll get to see exactly what it is about and to judge if I succeeded in what I’m trying to do.
When will I finish? That is always the question. I’ve given up on trying to estimate release dates. This is a one person project, so it can very easily be delayed by whatever is going on in my life. I originally thought I’d release this as an EP around the end of 2006. That being said, it’s a major milestone when I reach the point where all the writing is done and at least a rough version of every song is recorded. I am one song away from reaching that milestone – hopefully I’ll finish that song this week. Once that’s done, finishing will just be a matter of technical work – recording and mixing, so it shouldn’t be too long before the album is done. I even did the album art the other night, so once I finish this last song, all of the creative work will be complete. I’ll post the pics of the album art soon.
