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May I Be a Sacrifice - Rough Draft Audio

A couple months ago I posted about a desire within me to get cranking on some original tunes.  It was really a desire to get moving on reconnecting myself in an area of my life that gives me pleasure and replenishment.  I mentioned that I was thinking about posting a clip of an original tune that God had given me some time ago.  After mulling it over and arguing with myself and seeking a little insight from a friend or two...I'm posting a VERY rough draft of a song.  I mean, I'm talking unprofessional, bare-bones, digital recorder no effects type of recording here.  I didn't post a studio recorded version because I don't want to include the other fellas in it thinking they'd probably be miffed at me by the rough nature of the recordings.  So here 'tis.  Just me and the accoustic playing a tune.  Maybe we'll bust out a full version at the August Ignite?

Let me know what you think!  Of course, you can be brutally honest as well.  Just be nice please.

Creative Outlets and Unfinished Songs

I've got the itch.  It comes and goes frequently.  Usually when life gives me time to pause.  Back in July the little band we formed some time ago decided to give it another go at recording our own music.  Notice I haven't posted anything since then.  Sad isn't it?

We all need an outlet for our creativity or just an outlet that helps us relax and rejuvenate.  I've got a couple of outlets.  Time with my family which involves playing monster on all fours while my kidlets jump on my back and run away in phony terror is one outlet.  Vegging out with an Xbox controller is a second.  Another one for me is creating music and playing guitar eventually recording.  I miss that last one a lot lately. I think it's time to kick it up a notch and finish the songs God's given me and the other fellas.  I'm tired of carrying around these unfinished songs.  Maybe life will afford me some time to kick it into gear?

Anywho...enough rambling.  Just felt like writing about my desire to get rolling on this stuff. I thought about posting a rough recording of one of the songs here on the blog, but I'm not sure if that'd be a good thing to do.  I'm curious to see what y'all think and maybe get inspired to turn the heat up on myself and get working. 

What's your creative outlet? 

Later,
-Babu

Iola, Kansas and Back

Saturday we loaded up at church around 11am then headed down to the town of Iola, Kansas. We supplied the audio and video elements for this event so we had quite a bit we were lugging with us.

If you ever pass through Iola, be sure to look up Pastor David Shelby of Harvest Baptist Church.  He's got a huge heart for this rural community...especially for the youngens. David has also been deputized to help out with their big fair every year, so he can maybe give you a police escort...of course he only has one bullet for his gun he keeps in his pocket.  Everything you've ever thought small town life was like is only half true in Iola.  When you drive into the main square, it eerily feels like your driving through the town in Back to the Future.  "Hello McFly!" 

Dave is trying to kick start a ministry there on Saturday nights in hopes of uniting some local churches and reaching out to the youth/college age kids around town.  He's calling it "Mars Hill"...and he told me he beat Rob Bell to that title many moons ago...he just didn't market it as well as the Reverend Bell. 

The event Saturday night was held in the old Iola Cinema which was donated recently.  We took a tour and found old movie reels in the back.  To our surprise we found out the last business that was there basically ran porn movies.  What an awesome thing to see how this old building was now being used as a house of worship instead of a house of porn.  We had a good turnout at around 100 - 130 people or so.  Some folks came off the street from the square when they heard the music playing.

Thanks people of Iola for hosting us! And to the lady in the neckbrace that came to the front to dance...YOU WERE AWESOME!!!  Please take a moment and lift up David Shelby and his family in prayer.

FOH Recording Sessions - Day 1

Well my little post last week actually got us moving on getting back in the studio.  (Man that little sentence makes me sound like a rock star).  I've always wanted to say "I can't wait to get back in the studio" (add a really obnoxious snobby rock star voice with that).

Last night the 4 amigos stayed late after praise team rehearsal to begin working on the layout of our original tunes.  We got through one in about an hour and a half.  It was probably our easiest one since it was the most completed.  I like the tune, kind of has a special place in my heart as the lyrics were written three years ago during a job loss and complete "trust in God" phase of my life.  I'm looking forward to seeing how this little baby turns out.

Our first CD was initially supposed to have been a compilation of updated versions of Hymns. When we began meeting and working out the songs, we realized...we just weren't having much fun.  We weren't into it, therefore our creativity just wasn't happening.  We walked away with 4 of the 13 songs being Hymns.  Not too bad. We scrapped most of them and just did a bunch of cover tunes of worship songs that our church loved to sing.  It was a fun project, but I have a feeling it'll be much different since they weren't songs birthed from our hearts and lives.  Don't get me wrong, we put our hearts into every recording, but there's something different about bringing out a song God has given to you and sharing it with others.

So let it be written...Day 1 of the Friends of His recording sessions has begun on July 27, 2006 from 9:15pm - 10:30pm.  We'll see how long this project takes.

There is a new category called "Friends of His Recording Project".