Another “new” single from Unprodigies. These two songs are some of the first I ever wrote (circa 2000). Definitely not the most sophisticated fare, but that’s kind of expected. So I didn’t really know how to play any instruments or understand anything about composition. Everything was ad-libbing while recording. I since went back and re-recorded these, but that was the origin. Very little changed from those original improvisations.
“Going to Somewhere” was originally written/recorded on keyboard (or computer synth). I remember doing this at my sister’s house in Pismo Beach while I was house sitting. It was maybe 2002. This was my first “real” song I felt I wrote. I was longing for travel. Sister and her husband were in Bolivia and I had just done some low-budget backpacking trips to England and Japan. The song was really literal but also felt more significant to me. I’ve recorded probably hundreds of versions of that song and finally needed to put it to bed and get it out there. So here it is.
The second track, “What Is Up?,” was the first song I ever wrote/recorded with a properly tuned guitar. I had done some stuff with incorrectly tuned guitar (not on purpose) but this was the first song with real, legit chords–D major and G major. Just two chords, vamping back and forth. The vocals were improvised, recorded on top of the guitar. The version here is new. I think I knocked it out in a weekend. I since added a third chord (C major) and changed the guitar rhythm, but I think it keeps the feel of the original.
At some point, I’ll post those early demos.
