i’ve tried
as mentioned in the post before last, october will see the release of my album full of vocal experiments . . . these walls of mine . . . which can now be preordered here. most of the songs on this record were debuted on my flickr page a couple years ago and were created while in the process of making my http album. two songs, however, are more recent numbers, written at home in summer 2011. at one point i started walking around my apartment singing in a rather r&b style just for fun, and then i had the idea to try and make an entire song in this manner. that’s how i’ve tried came to be.
in the video below you can see me performing the song with my good friend martyn heyne, at his lichte studio, where we finalized the mixes of the album, running all my tracks through his old tape machines and echo boxes . . . fun!!!
August 29th, 2012 at 9:44 am
I love that you continually experiment with different genres and don’t just stick to one sound. Great job!
August 30th, 2012 at 7:44 am
Great! How many days into the vow of wearing this shirt did you record this video?
August 30th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
ha!
i hadn’t worn the shirt for quite some time, and when it came time shoot the video, i thought it could be a nice time to let it shine a bit
September 6th, 2012 at 3:11 am
This is great! Looking forward to the album.
September 13th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Please, please, please, come play in Milan!!!
September 14th, 2012 at 5:59 am
Awsome!
Just preordered the ltd. vinyl version
Greetings from Middelburg, Netherlands
September 18th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Hello Peter! Lovely sound. I went to End of the Road in the UK, and you didn’t play, I hope it wasn’t anything bad. Hope to catch a show soon!
September 21st, 2012 at 7:32 am
Vocal experiments, what a great idea! Keep up the good work!
September 30th, 2012 at 4:33 am
This is just beautiful.
October 8th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
hello peter
i have a question.
where can i get this your song ‘softly freezing’?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CQZM9fRmkI
i am looking forward to hearing your new album
thank you for beautiful music!
October 9th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
hi yukiko! that song was a bonus track for the itunes version of my album “home” . . . but it might only be available in europe . . . i’m not quite sure! if you can’t find it just email me and i’ll send it to you
October 11th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Hi Peter, this new project sounds great. I’d never heard ‘softly freezing’ before either, it’s not on my edition of home bought in the uk, and can’t find it on itunes or the internet. Really like it, could you poss send it to me too? Hope to see you play live in the north of england again. Best, Joel
October 15th, 2012 at 11:43 am
sure thing! i’ve uploaded the song. you can download it here while the link lasts:
http://wtrns.fr/kpF8s9Y83TlsPeM
October 16th, 2012 at 1:33 am
wow, this sounds sublime…reminds me of arthur russell’s best moments, now waiting for vinyl release!
October 17th, 2012 at 3:14 am
Hi Peter,
This song ( i’ve tried) is available in audio too? , I would like to have it for listen in different places,
Hugs
March 14th, 2013 at 7:07 pm
Does anyone have the lyrics of the song?
March 14th, 2013 at 7:48 pm
I’VE TRIED:
In this brave new world
The only guard (god) is you
And in this game of hearts
The only card is you
In this song of love
The only voice is you
And in this voice of you
Every sound must be true
And with the sound of truth
Comes the joy of baby ruth youth
But I’ve tried keeping the mind high
And I’ve tried keeping levels low
And I’ve tried to catch the eye of a spirit
That’s always looking away
I’ve tried