Gary, our bassist has informed us he will be leaving in the next few weeks as the band is consuming too much of his time and effort. We are all sad he is leaving but look forward to the aspect of some fresh blood as well. As far as the album goes, the tracks he is already on (three) will stay as is but David will probably step in to finish the others. As David is a bassist anyway that poses no real problem. We still have plans to co-write Arachnophobia 2 and include it on the album, so Gary's presence will certainly still be felt on the CD. We of course wish him all the best and thank him for the six years of hard-work and effort he has brought to the fold. Adios amigo.
So we are now on the look-out for a new bassist. Ideally we get someone before we finish tracking so that they might be on the CD. As Aaron's knee is still on the mend we do have a bit of breathing room, but there is still a lot of work we need to do regardless. This coming week we will start auditioning and hope to find a replacement. A band is a delicate thing and we are going to take our time to get the right mix of personality and of course chops. We have a pretty bass-heavy sound so it will be tricky getting the right player, but Ottawa has lots of really good musicians and we are confidant we will find one without too much stress.
Here is a glimpse of a new track we are working on. There are no lead vocals yet, but there are bgs. This song was premiered at the Nuance Art-rock Fest with great success. This particular version has a lot more texture (live was just two vocals and gtr) and is been fun producing. It also is the first song David has played bass on for the CD (but not the last!)
This of course is a rough mix, but close enough to get a feel of. The song is called The Settling of Bones and is on our Facebook player:
