One of the main things i want to do is re-write or at least greatly alter the existing songs. A lot, if not all of the material on Mellow Musings has a simple, rhythm based groove, something that worked quite well as a whole, but lacked something more complex and intriguing. The songs themselves could and will have more parts, perhaps new instruments, and with that, collaborations with other artists.

As far as the new material I’ve worked on so far, I’ve written two songs, one being an instrumental, and the other being a song I wrote while living in Guelph a year ago. The instrumental is in the same key as Isla’s Jig, but has a very different approach, using the open tuning to create a driving blues melody. The other song, as of now untitled, features piano, multiple vocal harmonies, and, if possible live drums.

Here’s some lyrics from new pieces I’ve been working on. Feel free to offer any feedback you may have..

Blue-Green Ball

You, dip the tips of your wings
Into a bowl of pure serenity
A “come-together” memory

Of the truth, you so eagerly display
Through your eyes we clearly see it
But do we want to believe it?

You had cunning, I was humble
You were quick to be misleading
At each and every meeting
Alas I’m but a simple man
I held on to every word
Every scribble in the sand

We’re all on the same blue-green ball
We all have a heart and we’re all prone to fall
Without one another we can’t stay too late
‘Lest the mindless take over and seal our fate

I always thought that you were different
Thoughtful, not belligerent
A living form of diligence

But as the story goes, thoughts are often broken dreams
Pieces of reality,
Strewn amongst threads of fantasy

We’re all on the same blue-green ball
We all have a heart and we might soon fall
Without one another we won’t stay too late
‘Lest our minds take over, and seal our fate

Somebody for Everybody

Rainbow teardrops fallin’ down

Hardly a place to be

To see a beautiful creature walkin’

down, down down to me.

Sang a song in the name of

Peace, love and truth

But she didn’t know where the idea came from

Relax, it came from you

Chorus:

So sing that song for me

Oh sing that song for free

Oh sing that song and be somebody that everyone wants you to be

And Sing that song for me (somebody)

And sing that song to free (somebody)

Oh sing that song to be somebody that everyone wants you to be

Whole worlds sitting on your shoulder

Waiting for you to see

The hate, the lies, the awful memories

So deadly they’ll make you bleed

Stand up for your right to fight

The cold hard ways of man,

And if you’re tired of stereotypes

Sit up and raise your hand

Chorus

Cue Songcast!

http://www.songcastmusic.com/

I’m basically going to be using this service to sell my EP on many different popular online music distributors, such as Itunes, Napster and Emusic. The process is beginning within a week, but it will take 6-8 weeks for the songs to show up in the search; so for those who live far away and don’t want to go the snail-mail route, the EP will be a click away.

While I was working on the music, I was still writing songs that weren’t to be included in the tracklist. This is because I plan to begin work on a new album this coming summer. I am looking for a few serious musicians (it does NOT matter what you play) to collaborate with me and try to create something really out of the ordinary. If you think you might be interested let me know and we’ll work out when and what we would want to do.

In the meantime, I hope you find the time to purchase the album, or simply listen to a song or two on Myspace. I have reduced the number of songs there to 3, from 6. The album is released now and I think the three songs that have been left serve as a solid image of the album itself.

Peace and love,

HugoRB

I’m not quite sure when I started doing the recording for my album, but I’m fairly sure it was sometime in the early summer.

Since then it’s been sporadic recording sessions with Theo, and subsequent mixing sessions in between. It’s been a really fun experience, and Theo has provided the prefect balance of professional quality sound engineering and chill disposition.  It’s been a sweet environment to record in…  100% stress free and inspiring in >1 sense of the word.  The album will have 6 songs when it’s done. Another song, a cover I did of a song by Nicholas Barron, off the Candyrat roster, can’t be on the album, but will always be available on the myspace/here for a free download (once the albums done).

The six songs are as follows:

1. Discovery

2. Falling of seasons

3. Tankards of mead

4. Beautiful dreams arn’t hard to find

5. Isla’s Jig

6. Weatherly green, book of the world

The 4th and 6th are songs I’m pretty sure no one other than me and Theo have heard… which to me is exciting, since anyone who knows me well enough has been a victim of me jamming my rough mixes down their throats until I got some feedback. Some new material will be a refreshing break perhaps.

Anyways..  if all goes well, the album will be available for purchase in mid-late December.  It will be 5$

It’s that cheap because this is not with the goal of making money.. I just want to get the album out there and in the hands of people who are looking for some chill, kind of off the beaten path acoustic music.

I hope you’ll pick up a copy, or at least check out the tunes I’ve got currently on Myspace, as they are mixed tracks that will be appearing on the album. When the album is released, the tracks will come off of myspace, but until then, feel free to listen as much as you want.

I’m writing this at school on one of the wonderfully comfy lounge couches, and class is fast approaching, so I’ll leave you with an inspirational quote:
Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

-Jimi Hendrix.

YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MistaHugh

Go check it out if you can! Comment and rate.. scream.. eat pies. Whatever be your choice.

Hopefully I’ll have more of these videos up over the next couple weeks. One of my guitar requires minor surgeries, and until those are taken care of, I’ll probably hold off. But until then!…

Peace and Love,

Hugo

F**kin’ A! .. were the words, if maybe a bit calmer-spoken, that I said. I was, and am very stoked that some of my songs were deemed interesting enough to put on air, (and also well-mixed enough, thanks to Theo Posthumus).

There is a live steam of the show posted every Wednesday online. When it comes up I’ll be sure to post the link through facebook, or here, or what have you, so you can check out the programming. They seem like a bunch of pretty cool folk.. and you might hear one of my tunes at some point.

On November 4th, it would mean a hell of a lot to me if you would all tune in and listen to the live stream. I’ll be going in and spending a couple of hours with the hosts of Pull the Plug, to talk, have fun, and play 4 or 5 live songs. I hope to see some of you listening.. it should be good times had by all.

For those who haven’t listened to the new material from the upcoming EP, I’ve posted nearly all the songs that are already recorded and some mixed on Myspace @

www.myspace.com/hugorb

The songs will be there until the release of the album, to give you all a solid idea of what the general feel of the material is like, in case you might want to get a copy. (hint hint)

Peace and love,

HugoRB

I’m not 100% sure as to what this is going to be yet. A music blog? An art blog? A whatever-comes-to-mind-at-the-time blog?

Why not all of those things?

I don’t want to divulge too much here. But please feel free to peruse the area, add a comment.. say hello, say mean and incriminating things (only if they’re justified.), and just generally share the positive energies I know you all have.

Enjoy!

HugoRB