The music!

Well, I told you that in different blogs I would describe each avenue of FLWM, and how we intend to use these things in ministry. First I want to tell you about the record lable. It is going to be putting out Christian rock, contemporary, and maybe even some hip-hop. Right now we only have one band signed to the lable-mine. I have writtten the first album (yes I am one of those who still call them albums) It is a concept album with 17 songs on it, haven't recorded anything yet as I am still trying to put the actual band together (hey I said we were taking baby steps didn't I?) How to describe the groups sound: Take 70% Electric Light Orchestra, 22% Pink Floyd, and 8% Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and I would say you have a clear idea of the bands sound! I intend to record it in English and Japanese-although I don't see much happening with it in the states, it is aimed at the japanese people and their lifestyles-hopeless without Christ. It is called "Learning To Crawl" It starts out painting a picture of what life is like when all our hope is in whatever this sad little world can offer us-then with a song aptly titled "Turning" it starts to point the listener to hope in Christ-hmm, come to think of it, there are plenty of Americans who could use a listen or two to this story:) I have already started to write the second album as well. Along with Christian rock, the band will record praise and worship albums that are contemporary in style-but unique all at the same time. I think the sound will be "special" because along with the usual instruments that you find in a rock band, we will experiment with strings heavily like ELO did in it's heyday-but we will also use quite a bit of Japanese instruments as well, oh and there will be a harpsichord-there has to be a harpsichord! More later-PACHINKO