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Pohutukawa
(C) Sara Langdon 2006
80c x 30c, acrylic on canvas. For sale, contact artist.
Pears
(C) Sara Langdon 2006
50c x 20c, acrylic on canvas. For sale.
www.saralangdon.com
I’ve just been on a great little journey – through Dominic Millers head! Most people wouldn’t have heard of Dominic Miller, but you certainly would have heard his work – as he is Sting’s guitarist, and has been for most, if not all, of Sting’s career after leaving the force. (I say ‘most’ as I haven’t bothered to check that fact, and am relying on my own knowledge/memory of Sting’s music – he’s on all the live DVDs anyway, so that’s enough for me.)
Any man who’s at least partially responsible for a song like ‘Shape of my heart’ is automatically given ‘legend’ status in this game: Advance token to Mayfair, Pass Go, collect $200, get out of Jail Free and more…
I’ve stumbled upon a blog of sorts in which Dominic (no, we’re not on first name terms, but in the interests of avoiding overuse of ‘he’…) takes us on a journey of recording his latest solo album, the as-yet unreleased Fourth Wall. A great read, but what makes it even cooler is you can listen to the tracks at the same time – what this man creates when his fingers meet crafted wood & steel (or nylon) is simply remarkable.
As a musician, I really enjoy hearing about the whole process of creating songs, crafting music, recording tunes! And I really admire the openness of someone letting you in on that process. Dominic writes at one point what the album is about:
The title of this album is Fourth Wall. What does this mean to me? It means looking at you and perhaps showing you parts of me I wouldn’t want you or anyone to know. Kind of like showing you my hand but not necessarily telling you how I am going to play it. It means showing you who I really am which includes some of my strengths and weaknesses. When people make records they show themselves the way they would like to be seen; a kind of fabrication or manipulation of character. What you never see (or hear) is the way it really is or what is behind the gloss, mixing, muting, comping, enhancement etc.
Have a read here, and see how the reality shapes you…
