Not a blog for a week. I am slacking. I've started work on my EP and played two gigs since my last blog so it seems there was no need for the creative safety valve. Currently debating either walking the route of on old London canal (a pointless exercise, but it is a lovely day) or having a cup of coffee and trying to puzzle out the percussion track on my latest recording.

Recording has been more fun this time than in the past, I seem to be getting better at it, so the process is less akin to headbutting a wall and trying to gauge how good it feels after three hours. When I started recording it probably took me half an hour to set up a condenser mic, place it, and initialise all the DAW stuff on my iBook. This week I am mostly using a rather wonderful valve mic which has its own power supply and it still only takes a minute or two for me to get ready. "Experience is the name one gives to one's mistakes" my arse.

As I say, I'm having issues with the percussion track because my bumlord housemates won't let me have a drumkit. I may have to smuggle one in...