05/03/2010

 

IT’S HERE!

 

Hey Everyone!

 

The new CD, Surface Tension, is finally finished and ready for your delectation. There will be a physical CD version available for anyone so inclined to throw a few coppers our way, but until I get it added to the Shop section of our site, and in an effort to get as many people to listen to it as possible, I'm also putting it up as a FREE DOWNLOAD!

 

Simply CLICK HERE to get your very own download of our new CD!

 

The CD is in zipped format. Just use Winzip or WinRar to open the file to get at the Lucid loveliness inside. As well as all 15, (yes, 15!) tracks encoded in excellent quality 256k mp3 format, the zip file also contains a PDF document of all the lyrics, another pdf file of the sleeve, so you can print out and make your own cover, plus all the mp3's have the album art embedded too, for all you iPod nerds (like me!) If you like what you hear, then head over to the DOWNLOADS page, where all our other work is freely downloadable!

 

This CD has been a labour of love, and a lot of really hard work has been put into it. Being an insomniac does have it's advantages at times, as many nights have been spent mixing this into the wee small hours. We hope you'll enjoy it, and we'd love it if you'd come back to the BLOG and leave us a comment. Please also fire off the download link to your friends, family, enemies and casual acquaintances, and educate them in all things Lucid.

 

Right, I'm not going near a guitar, keyboard, drum machine or mixer for a few months...

 

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

 

Daz

 

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26/02/2010

 

The CD is literally DAYS away. So confident am I in that, that I am now publishing the final track listing, and a brief description of each song for you, so here goes...
 

1. Who’s there..?

The instrumental leader into the CD proper. Atmosphere builds until...

 

2. Above You

The album REALLY starts here. A heavy rocker in the Evanesence / Within Temptation mould.

 

3. Homebound

A modern take on one of our old songs that we thought deserved better.

 

4. The Fool

Later on in the album, there’ll be a track that makes you go, “I’ve heard that guitar somewhere before...”

 

5. Over My Head

A dainty little number, with subtly dark overtones...

 

6. Signs

Pure, unadulterated pop. Get in!

 

7. Sometimes

Lyrics provided by Eric Domander, of Canadian band Last Placid Days of Plenty

 

8. What’s Your Name?

Another atmosphere builder. This time, leading nicely into...

 

9. Tell Me How To Feel

A musical interpretation of repeatedly smashing your head against a brick wall.

 

10. Drive It Like You Stole It

Put your foot down!

 

11. The Release

No point in wasting time or effort on the small things...

 

12. Whatever

Another oldie given a lick of paint and brought up to date.

 

13. Invincible

My own interpretation of a Muse classic. An homage to a great song.

 

14. Fool For A Lifetime, King For A Day

A classic Lucid Dream album closer, in a similar vein the asThe Promise, from the last CD. Builds in intensity with each chorus.

 

BONUS TRACK

15. A Call To Arms (The Spazzi Dazzi Mix)

A bit of a fun note to end the album on.

 

We’re REALLY pleased with this CD, and I’m just doing some final tweaks production-wise. The CD’s are printed up, the inserts are ready for the jewel cases, and with a bit of luck, we should have it ready within the next 10 days. Stay tuned!

 

Daz

 

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02/02/2010

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR! OK, so that’s a little late, but we’ve been flat over over the last few months finishing the CD. We thought we’d done just before Xmas, but we had another creative run, and rather than wait another 18 months for the NEXT CD, we thought these new songs were strong enough to warrant inclusion on the current CD. There’s some great music on the new album, even if we do say so ourselves, and we can’t wait to have it out there. We just have a few minor patches to do to a couple of songs, but we can finally announce that the album will be called.... (drum roll please)  SURFACE TENSION. We hope to have it released by mid March at the latest, and we hope you’ll agree it has been worth waiting for. 15, yes, 15(!) tracks, including modern updates of a few of our earlier songs that we thought could do with the benefit of the knowledge and skills we have now. There’s 2010 updates of Homebound, Whatever and a funky remix of A Call To Arms. But it’s the new songs we’re most exited about. We think this is the most “finished” sounding CD we’ve yet done, and have kicked the ass of every song until we were completely happy with it. “Good enough” was not good enough this time! OK, back to the grindstone.

 

Daz

 

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