| 10 years on |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|05:01 pm] |
It was ten years ago History Of Guns released our first CD, Little Miss Suicide EP. To celebrate it's available for free download from Last FM for a limited period, see here:
http://www.last.fm/music/History+of+Guns/Little+Miss+Suicide+EP
If you're not on Last FM, email me at historyofguns@hotmail.com and i'll mail it to you in a zip.
Previous guns demos were all recorded and mixed at demo studios. This was the first thing I recorded and mixed at home on a PC. To be honest listening back to it now, bearing in mind I didn't have a clue what I was doing when I mixed it, I was expecting it to sound a lot worse than it does.
As ever please feel free to re-post, tweet or otherwise share the link with the rest of the world. |
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| India |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|11:12 am] |
Been back 10 days now and not had a chance to write up India trip. Fortunately Caden was pretty good on the flights and slept most of the time.
India was amazing. First half we (me, wifeface, caden, parents in-law and sister in-law) were in southern Goa right at the start of the season so it was still pretty deserted and maybe a bit too hot in the middle of the day. (they were just starting their winter). Stayed in a lovely villa with a shared swimming pool and beach very close by. Most of the time had it all to ourselves!
Goa as you'd expect is very tourist-friendly, most people speak English. It's predominantly Catholic (Portugese descent) so booze and alcohol abound. Sadly the Goa-Trance has all but been killed off by a change in the law banning outdoor parties (apart from a brief season when it's allowed around New Year, see the Sunburn festival for more info)
2nd half of the holiday, complete culture shock as we got an internal flight to a small village in Gudjuarat where my wife's Dad is from for a big family wedding. Dirt tracks, cows wandering around, no air conditioning, patchy electricity... people getting up at 5am to light the fires heat the water. We had an outhouse with a gas-powered hot water tap which was newly installed. Never mind not speaking English most people had never seen a white person not on television. They stared and stared in an unashamedly curious way and little children dared each other to come and say things to me. It was very much communal living, doors are left open all the time and random people from the village wander into your house at any time. Oh and there's not really alcohol. Wifeface and sister in-law had roles to play in the wedding so were busy with preparations for 3 days... and then the wedding lasted for 3 days and then we were on our way home. With hindsight we should have had the relaxing Goa beach-part 2nd! I met excellent people but also had plenty of time to myself to think and read. Caden loved it. Made a lot of friends and spent most of the time playing in the mud.
I've wanted to go to India since I was about 13 years old and was relieved it didn't let me down at all. I completely loved it. Hope to go back next time for a few months, hopefully within the next few years if I can manage it. |
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