I always feel bad when I haven't submitted a song in a while. I have a policy of not submitting a song until I'm positive it is perfect, which kind of hurts the ebb and flow of a good release streak. The hardest song to finish is a song with completely new ideas, and I have 3 of those right now.
Trance: Yes, a real trance song. I'm determined to do it, I have a fantastic start on it, but it's taking me forever. It's my debut into the genre, so it has to be perfect. There's soooo many crappy trance songs out there, why would the world need another one? This one is codenamed "Twinkle" at the moment. It's shimmering and beautiful, but not yet done.
Hip Hop: I would like to say this is the Hazard successor, but it's really quite a different beast. It's actual white-boy rap. I have most of the lyrics written, and the hooks are so unbelievably funky... this is all new territory. Being as such, it might be a while before I think it's ready for a world outside of my computer. This is codenamed "Macrochip" right now.
IDM: I've done IDM before, but never quite like this. This isn't Aphex-themed IDM, it's something.... different. I really don't know what the hell I'm making, and that's why it's so important that I get it right. When I manage to make something that isn't like anything I've ever heard before, it's such a fragile thing. This one is codenamed "Too Many Cicadas."
I'm trying not to pressure myself to finish songs, because that leads to rushed songs and rushed releases, but I'm working on these things everyday. Downtime scares me, especially during busy times like these, because I think if I seperate myself from music, it will seperate itself from me.
But anyway, I have an idea for a Waste the Day music video... so keep your eyes on YouTube this week.
-Gill
Reasoner
Dude you are an amazing electronic artist and your ambient pieces should be so much higher up on the charts then they are right now. I'm ready to organize a Gillenium posse and mass vote you bro because you music deserves to be way up there. Anyway,,,just a fellow musician given out some online love to someone who deserves it. Don't get any impressions man,,,strictly online love only. :-D
Gillenium
haha, I appreciate it, although male NG users HAVE hit on me... I'm not going to name any names, though...
It's a time for experimentation. Nothing much ambient going on now, although I am talking with Kevin Johnson (he helped make Dream Machine) about doing another song. Sometimes I just need to stretch and work on different styles, so I can come back to ambient music with new abilities. New styles are difficult to work on, however, so there might not be another Gillenium song for a while. But this comment has given me confidence, so I will go work some more...