Chapter 1 . . .

CD RELEASE SHOW SET (12/17/10) @ 1419:

1. Preclusion
2. Acknowledgments
3. L.C.D.
4. Whisper a Scream
5. Silent Cache
6. An Act of 3
7. Here Again
8. The Private Collective

I've done it.

I've reached every goal I've had at the beginning of the year.

1. Make PATCH go live
2. Finish and release Schematics

Just two, but they were huge undertakings.

December 17th, the two culminated in an event that harbored promise and reward. The reward mainly being relief. Promise in terms of "Well, I think this whole Patch thing might take off. People seem to like it."

It sparked the end of Trifectic preparation (we've learned everything I had written for the initial three piece line up back in July and August). And we played a track from Schematics, something I didn't really intend to do initially with the three piece lineup. Schematics is its own entity, a glimpse into future projects. L.C.D. is actually a song from an album I've written called Karmath. The rest of the songs are from three other projects I hope to complete: Sound. Of. Static., I Source, and Hue.

Playing the show, I felt where the energy was high and where attention spans waned with the audience. At this point, I'd like to keep energy high throughout a show. The next step is to take the three piece lineup and give it one more round of songs, an entirely new set from what we've been playing thus far. It will be fun to mix and match Trifectic with the next project, too.

The next project's storyline will deal with the concept of three again. It will focus on the notion of polygamy and lovers trying to come to terms with "others" in their relationship. It's a commentary on modern sexuality, suppressed sexual inhibitions within animals, and a way for me to deal with some of my anxiety when it comes to my love life. There's a 90's indie feel for one song, plus the storyline will incorporate electronics. The first time we'll be doing so in the live setup.

We'll also expand on the drum line alongside the new storyline. I'd like to have a show where we're able to use our bodies to express the songs. Being stuck behind a plethora of instruments in Trifectic, I feel somewhat suppressed in expression onstage. The drum line is about instrument performance, the other material will be about intense body expression. I want to have a realm where one style of performance can really shine and have the option to have the other style shine in another setting. This will also create more variety in our shows, something I've always wanted in PATCH. If we have four shows booked in a two week span, each show will be different, thus providing people the opportunity to keep coming back for more and not seeing the same show they saw two nights prior.

After these two projects (Drum Line Expansion and New Set), it'll be time to bring in the four piece version of PATCH with "On Veins and Nothing" and "Omiss" and "Karmath". The next recording is up in the air . . . I'm not sure what I want to do in that department quite yet. Perhaps the new set will shed some light on that matter.