Some fantastic records were torn to shreds upon initial release (U2 – The Unforgettable Fire, Kraftwerk – Electric Cafe , The Cult – Love).

It’s a good rule that the best and worst reviews should cancel each other out. What about when a review borders on slander ? Given the viral nature of the internet, and the incestuous world of grudges, this could be as simple as a blogger writing an untruth that becomes a matter of national gossip.

Character Assassination EP (Itunes 3/09) was inspired by an attack on a good friend. The concept for the song evolved into a discussion about how close to ruin we are, no matter how grand we think life is; most of what keeps us happy is often just an illusion. It is also a comment on the abuse media and its manipulation.

On a personal level, we all do things that aren’t ok morally within society but OK in our private lives. Thanks to the Internet and twitter, that necessary world of privacy is close to destruction… Its tough to be a deviant these days.

Click here to watch the video that my collaborators Embryoroom did for Character Assassination;

My favorite song on this EP, Harmony Park, can be streamed here.

http://delmarquis.com/pepsimax1

It was an anemic demo until the live drums were recorded…once inspired by that I added most of the electric guitar in the mix-room on a flawless Gretsch (I exclaimed, “this tone IS Soundgarden !”) The experience taught me to never discount a song, which can come together in the last moment.

Del
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P.S. – I’ve designing some guitar strap with an as-yet unnamed company, the prototypes should be back in October…so excited. Photo of my templates to the right along with an older strap I fashioned from a vintage belt.

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WHAT I’M LISTENING TO:

Something New

Walter Jones – Dueteronomy

Blows my mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-f2vEB1evg

Something Old

Shriekback – Accretions;
This song also blows my mind, and just one of those anomaly bands of the 80’s that could never exist now. So evil and So pop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzmO2mhxkdo