Exploration of Dent Le Trolles and other

The new album is now about 62% complete. Approximately.

We've kind of been dipping in and out of recording over the last year, but now we have an actual deadline to work to (more news on why we have a deadline later!) so things have become a hell of a lot more focused lately. I'm pleased about this. With the absence of recent live shows it's been nice to get really stuck in to the recordings.

This is far from a definite tracklist, but some of the new songs include: Interval, People & Tests, Magnetism, The Chevalier Dent, These Stairs, He Ghostly... plus about 12 other as-yet-untitled songs.

I should stop typing and get back to work... Vocals today. Wish me luck.
I may post again later to report my "findings".

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And Tests...

We're back from Paris where we performed at the first Le Chantier Musical Festival. We should have some photos from the festival to post here soon...

New songs are coming along slowly but surely... In the meantime, if you havent already noticed, we've uploaded the b-sides from the 'On Sectional Pad EP'. Go and get them here: www.myspace.com/leisurhive

The process of writing lyrics for the new songs seems to be getting easier.. I seem to be covering things I've never written about before and it's lending the songs quite a different feel. Maybe it's something no-one else will notice, but that's beside the point really. I'm writing again and it feels good.

machines of joy

Things are taking shape a little more now. Maria recorded guitars on a new song which has no title which we're very very excited about. Look, here she is doing that here look:



She asked me to stress that she's recently had an operation and was feeling under the weather as if that's some kind of valid excuse for looking like a right mong...

But we shall forgive her, brothers and sisters, because on this day Maria officially "rocked". I can't get that guitar part out of my head! I'm itching to get some rough mixes finished so we can demonstrate to you good people exactly what we're doing...

Soon, brothers and sisters, soon. So, how's 2006 been for you so far?

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