almost got my shit back

i finally got around to making my first new song in a couple weeks. it's not that i hadn't been trying; it's more like i'd fallen out of the groove i was in when i was putting out a couple new songs every week earlier this year. at that time, i was listening to jon hassell non-stop and was totally into that type of music and playing, but then i got a small dent in my trombone slide which demanded repairs, forcing me into a weeklong break from playing, and when i got my horn back, the spirit of jon hassell had fled. plus, i'd shaved my beard in that time, so it was strange to adjust to playing on bare naked lips. but i've since regrown my beard and finally am getting back to where i was before my slide was dented. i really hate my tone playing with no lip bush. it makes everything feel and sound too clean, too pretty and refined, like i'm trying to be a legit jazz or classical player or something dumb. i really prefer a much dirtier, raspier, breathier, less clear tone. having hair limits my high range a little bit and makes it sound more pinched up high, but it's a sound i've really come to like. sometimes you need a little dirt in your playing... or in my case, a LOT of dirt. that reminds me of something i should write another, more aggressive blog about.

anyway, i'll put up my song and some notes about the plugins i used and stuff in the blog after this.