The Fogwood is a project I formed on my own, drawing inspiration from all of the bands I've been a part of (Chimpunk Bitch, PR Stunt, Draggin'Anchors, La Vulgara, Exxxposre, Astro Bats). I loved all these bands, and worked with musicians much more musically literate than myself, but none had the outright heaviness I pined for. I wanted to trade in my punk rock power   chords for something more intricate and intresting.  I was always a riff factory, not a composer, and wanted to change this. I began recording guitar over keyboard drum beats on a cheap little one-speaker cassette radio, determined to create my own music.  The turning point was the purchase of a Tascam Portastudio 4-track cassette recorder, which is the source of the tracks listed here. "The Wolf Within" and "Jenny" use an Alesis drum machine from 1990.  The lack of a human drummer forced me away from making straight-forward metal, which in hindsight I am thankful for.  In the Fogwood project I don't consider a genre or intended audience, but try instead to focus on a handful of emotional elements. Growing up in front of MTV in the 80s had a huge impact on my initial love of music as well as this project.  I've learned a lot about composing and the interplay of instruments playing different parts simultainiously. Anthems of eeriness are my strong suit, and I'm excited to present this live on July 19th. I plan to use live performance as a tool to recruit more musicians to make this a full band. With a friend planning to join me on bass in the near future, more space will exist for samples and backing tracks as the Fog rolls into the future. 

My guitars diary. Random riffs, solo jam sessions, new and old stuff I’m working on, or gave up on working on.

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