Video Blog: blog-a-day – 23rd Dec, 2009.
And I thought I’d share this photo I took last year, with you, because it fits in well with today’s video.
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I’ve been struck down with illness – again! So, no video blog from me today, as I’m all snotty and icky, and I know most of you don’t like looking at me on my good days, so God knows what you’d make of me if I appeared on camera, today. However, in keeping with this Hundred Days pledge, I have a video to post that I spent all night working on, probably for twelve hours straight!
“Waste Management” is the English version of t.A.T.u.’s 3rd Russian language album “Vesyolye Ulybki”. However, the presentation is completely brand new, and has been described by the band as “pinkfloydish”.
“You should listen to this version of our LP non-stop at least once to feel what we tried to create.” Explains Lena Katina. “Pink Floyd was not the only band who did it this way, but we can say it was them who inspired us. Waste Management has got all songs bound together by short instrumental interludes composed by our author Evgeniy Matveitsev. This version of the LP is one continuous music trip”.
Taking this concept of continuity, dubbed “Waste Management Transcendent Version”, I composed a short megamix of all three singles from the album. In actual fact, the music was composed over a year ago, albeit in Russian. Using the 30-second previews made available online, I transposed the mix into Russian, and edited together a unique presentational video, intended to virally promote the album. The album’s history is very colourful, if you’re interested in reading. Originally planned for release in 2008, the album would serve as accompaniment for the movie “You and I”, which is based on the novel “Finding t.A.T.u.”, and stars Mischa Barton and Anton Yelchin. However, post-production of the movie delayed the release, and as such, the album was postponed for a time when there could be a full promotional drive… which apparently, is now! The album secured distribution rights in Latin America, as well as t.A.T.u.’s home country of Russia; and is available Worldwide online at iTunes store and AmazonMP3. If you like the sound of all this, then please find your relevant place of purchase from the links below.
Waste Managment:
AmazonMP3
UK | USA | FRANCE | GERMANY
iTunes
WORLDWIDE (available 15.12.09)
Waste Managment Transcendent Version:
AmazonMP3
UK | USA | FRANCE | GERMANY
iTunes
WORLDWIDE
So, I’ve never really explained what happened to the band project I was a part of, and the reason behind that is cos I don’t actually have a happy, blog-friendly version of that story to tell! It always ends with me finding out it was over by text message, and screaming “FUCK!” on the bus! But that was at least three months ago, now, and I’ve matured, and healed, and accepted things! And tonight, I looked back on the past year, and for the first time I wasn’t sad it was over, but happy that I got to be a part of it. Today’s video is just a rough mix of all the footage I had available that Cat had filmed of band rehearsals, edited together with the only song of mine we got to record.
The song is called “You and I”, and I wrote it before I was a part of the project, but I find now that the lyrics seem appropriate for what happened to the band. There was really no other option but to give up, because we were down to two members, and I don’t think Cat couldn’t justify devoting time away from the hospital for such a small project. And neither could Gareth continue to offer his services for free. I can look back now and say I enjoyed the times we shared, and admit that by the end they weren’t what they used to be! Maybe I’ll continue with my musical talents, but I’d like to take time away from that and concentrate on my video editing and fiction writing, for now. I do admit, I get nostalgia hearing the song, and watching the video, and I’d jump at the chance to do it again. But I wouldn’t go solo, or anything like that!
So, after all that effort, I really hope you can forgive the poor vocal performance from me (technically, had the project still been active, this demo would not have been released, but now it’s the closest thing I have to a final version), and enjoy today’s (very late) video!
