Dangerous Obsession

We're now starting our fourth song of the day, Ring Ring, this totally insane bonus track from Mika's album. (Also happens to be my solo.) I don't know whether we'll finish it tonight, but this has certainly turned out to be a long and productive day. We're taking a break in about 45 minutes, though, to watch the sunset. (Bill Hare lives in the hills surrounding the bay area in California, and the view is spectacular---you can see right out over the bay.)

Higher Love was a blast. We did end up recording all the stuff we thought we would, as well as another part we'd forgotten about in which the whole group is supposed to yell together. So Bill started looping that measure of the song and having me and Emily record it over and over again, and a few times in he told us to start imitating other people in the group. I don't know just how many we covered, but Justin Quam and Hannah both made it in there. So did Kermit.

Love Begins was also really fun. We didn't record anything for it, and we didn't really have anything to tell him---all the existing recordings (the original Trevor recording, a couple of album versions and several live versions) have been pretty straightforward and acoustic, so we didn't know what direction to take it in. That was okay, though, because Bill just engrossed himself in it and had lots of great ideas of his own. He has a fantastic instinct for what to do with an a cappella arrangement and a computer.

Of Ring Ring, he's just announced that we are inside a cuckoo clock. Hmm.

Well, I can't think of too much more to report right now, and Misch keeps looking over my shoulder expectantly. I'd better cut this off before the situation gets worse. ("It just got worse," she says.) We'll keep you updated.