I’ve been struggling to create new, exciting material for the record that Alex and I are putting out. We pushed the due date back because we were both having difficulties with our projects.

This has to be the single most challenging creative project that I have ever undertaken. I had no idea that it would be so difficult to put together a 20-minute collection of completed work. Most of the recordings I made before this project were just clever demos, some more “complete” than others, and the stuff I’m working on now totally surpasses my old material in terms of complexity. It feels like I’m in totally new, alien territory here.

I’m trying to make something which truly represents where I’m at as an artist, and my perfectionist tendency sometimes gets in the way of honestly evaluating the pieces I’m creating. I’m learning to manage this, and conversations I’ve had with some close friends about this have been very encouraging. I think it will get easier as I do more work, and hopefully whatever I do after this record won’t be such a big stress-out. I HOPE. I’m going to be very happy when this is finished.

On another topic, I’ve been rearranging mental furniture lately, and so I haven’t felt much like writing. I’m OK with this, but I will write more when I feel the urge.