IV - April 2000 - Life after Color of Space

April 2000 finds Singularity with a bass player living 1000 miles away and a somewhat sporadic practice schedule. Andy left for San Diego a couple of months ago, just as the initial structural and conceptual ideas for Inferno were being introduced. None of us were sure if the band would survive his departure, but we all agreed that it certainly could work if we put forth the effort. And the time for that effort is now. In some ways the change has improved the writing process; we all have a better understanding of what our roles are and what we each need to contribute in order to make this work. However, losing Andy's presence at practice has also decreased the overall energy and spontaneity of the writing process. We must adapt to this change if the band is going to survive, and I have confidence that we will. I believe that everyone is excited enough over the awesome potential of Inferno and the other new bits and pieces that we will persevere and see them to completion. Matt, Jamie, and I recorded a fledgling version of Inferno a few weeks ago and mailed a copy to Andy. He recorded it onto our ancient Tascam 4-track and used the remaining 3 tracks to write and record some bass and vocal ideas. So far it is sounding very promising, so I'm thinking that this is working pretty well despite how unconventional the process is. Time will tell...