THE ICARUS DILEMMA

For a while, I will be using this blog as a little studio journal.

RIFF 1:

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RIFF 2:

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2 songs finished completely, lyrics included. Working on a third one right now (see above tablature) with a REALLY BRUTAL backdown. Sucks that drums are all conceptual in my head right now, but drums are my forte so I'm not too worried about them and am almost confident I could go into gadgetbox and improv them and it still will come out nice. Working title for above song: "The Last Courtesy I'll Give"

Since this project is solely me on all instruments, I figured the lyrics/song titles/album name/artwork should focus more on my life and be biographical in a way. After a lot of thought, I have decided to name the title of the EP "The Icarus Dilemma". I've always been fascinated with greek mythology (old hardcore band was called Killing Aristotle) and history. In my opinion, the main reason we study history is to learn from mistakes that have been made in the past. There is definitely a lot to learn from greek mythology, esp. the story of Icarus and Daedalus. 

Its up to your interpretation, but The Icarus Dilemma to me is everyone's personal battle between hedonism and its consequences. It has more personal connections with me, but thats not something I should be putting here.

Anyways, this whole concept and idea wasn't intended for me to strike it big or create a new genre of music or anything. In all honesty, there are so many talented bands and musicians out right now that the only instrument I would feel comfortable with in the larger scene is the drums. I always wanted to record an album, and I think it would be cool to have a copy to show my kids one day. Plus its a lot cooler than a fucking journal.