Creating this album was an awesome, interactive, cathartic experience. I got to collaborate with so many interesting people, try so many different approaches and techniques (at times pretending I was in some crazy band creating a wildly diverse rock album but then at other times getting to go back and remix myself). I went off the deep end for months – completely submerged in creative ideas and free to revisit all of my most special influences, memories and concepts, propelling them further into the collective consciousness of the future.
As with any album, there were so many songs that did not make the final cut (some of which I spent weeks working on). Some songs I worked hard with other artists or vocalists on, and some of them I scrapped and looted for parts. But the 15 songs I chose in the end represent exactly how I want NVSB to sound: diverse & eclectic – a throwback to classic styles while looking ahead to the future.
I want to share a few notes about each song here: (more…)