7 Resurrected?

Although in previous postings and what not it has been said that work on 7 would stop for the time being ("on hiatus" was the term I think), suddenly two new tracks have been recorded. However, I'm still not totally satisfied with all the work done, and therefore 7 is "in progress" rather than "on hiatus". Interestingly, one of the new tracks is quite possibly the loudest mad_vicar creation to date (including "Reactor Number Four Suite" from "Liquidators" (mv6)) and the public can judge when it finally comes out!

I am intrigued by the way 7 has matured. I looked at the "Master Recording File" (as you know, I keep loads of details about the music I record - mainly so I know where I am with samples and things) that accompanies 7, and discovered that the first couple of tracks were recorded January 2009! Not too far off two years ago! We are heading into Pink Floyd territory here as far as waiting for a new album to come out goes!

There was the early 2009 CD single, of course, which served as a "taster" for 7, but many things got in the way of actually getting stuck into it. But now that these two new tracks have come along, it's rather like 7 and mvVIII are developing concurrently. The good thing is that if 7 is almost finished, it will work chronologically - something that I didn't actually think would happen. I had the feeling that 7 would be paused until after VIII had been released, which would have been rather strange.

The point is that 7 and VIII are two completely different albums: 7 is a typical mad_vicar creation, with a collection of fast and slow tracks that do not follow any theme. On the other hand, VIII is a concept album, and thus when I am in the studio and I get stuck in, I know by the "feel" of the track whether it is bound for 7 or will fit instead into the themed flow of VIII. That is how these two new tracks came along.

Mrs. mad_vicar advised me to stop fretting about the concept that surrounds VIII and instead get in the studio and "just make some music" - and this is what I did. From Friday into Saturday (8th-9th October), I worked away without any thought as to where I was going musically. And thus the resulting two tracks (two! I ask you!) are perfect for 7. As I wrote in the Master Recording File, if I wasn't such a messy-perfectionist, I could easily call 7 finished and get it out. But I am still not completely satisfied as I said above. So there's still plenty of tweaking and twiddling, maybe even another track, before I can even think about calling it finished.

And so that's where we are as of now. VIII in the works, and 7 in the works as well. Therefore, keep checking back here to stay up to date with the recording progress.

Love always, and Blessed Be,

m_v

PS: Dex is not around at the moment - he's managed to finally get some vacation time and is sunning himself in California as we speak. We are in touch via Skype and email, and it seems he's having a lovely holiday. While we sit in the mist and damp of the Northern Celtic Isles Swamplands. I hope he brings back some Hershey bars and a few Baby Ruths - you know what a sweet tooth I have!