August 25, 2008
Welcome, new visitor! My name is Ari, the man behind Aries9. Here I share my thoughts on music and life, so you can get to know me and my music. Thanks for visiting!For the last 3 weeks, I’ve made myself sit down at night and work on songwriting. Thanks to my MacBook [...]
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August 18, 2008
I’m half way through reading a book called “Song Man” by Will Hodgkinson. This is a sequel to a book called “Guitar Man” by I haven’t read the first novel.
It’s Will’s own chronicle of his journey to discover the secret of songwriting, and in the course of his exploration, he uses his position as [...]
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July 7, 2008
I don’t know if I call it a hit, but I knew that Half Step was a special song.
All the songs on my album are special, but Half Step goes one “step” (ha ha!) further in its “specialness” in my mind.
Why? I’m not quite sure if I can put a finger on it. [...]
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June 25, 2008
All of us do this to some extent.
To show the sides of our personalities that are appropriate in any given situation.
You may not swear as often in the company of your parents or grandparents.
Or maybe you do.
On your best behavior on your date? Or talk trash on stage, between songs, like you’ve seen [...]
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June 19, 2008
Rhythm is the foundation of the music. It’s the ground upon which everything else stands upon.
Rhythm is everywhere in life, in the nature. From the speed at which butterflies flap their wings to our heart beats, rhythm is built into the world.
No wonder it forms the core of music. Rhythm is like the connection between [...]
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June 12, 2008
This is the ideal that I strive to with my songwriting/composition:
Something for everyone.
Now, that doesn’t mean that I’m trying to write songs that appeal to everyone who listens to it. Not in the least. I write songs that I fall in love with.
But the kind of music I fall in love with, often [...]
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June 10, 2008
It’s funny how you don’t understand what you have in your hands.
When I put together my music, I knew that there was a theme to it. I hesitate to call it a “story” but I am seeing a few roles and a sense of progression — something happens to them over the course of [...]
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May 9, 2008
I don’t plan to do this with every song, but with Aries9, I’m making it a general policy to avoid titling a song based on a line in the song’s chorus.
Why?
Because that’s too easy.
I have this habit of noticing and questioning these assumptions. I’d say 99% of all songwriters just whip a song title [...]
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May 8, 2008
Last week one night, I sat down to work on my upcoming album. I was going to do some writing, so I picked up my guitar — but it wasn’t happening there. So I turned my attention to the lyrics to one of my unfinished songs. I had bits and pieces but [...]
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April 24, 2008
Lyrical Excerpt:
Perfect blue
That’s my color
Perfect peace
That’s my policy
Don’t disturb my noisy slumber
I want more
I have more
Give me more
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The lyrics to this song is rather crude and primal. There’s really nothing profound, mysterious or mature about them. They don’t rhyme, either.
But for this song, I really feel that this is OK. Its brute [...]
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