I'll not lie, I detest the mixing process, I always have. Tracking records is one thing, but when it comes to mixing them I am far too meticulous a creature. When I involve myself in the process I tend to over-think just about every aspect of a song which often results in its implosion. In truth, I could spend a week recording a record and a year mixing it, I'm that bad.

So maybe it's a good thing that I'm sick and stuck at home listening to mixes via DigiDelivery. I have complete faith in Zach anyway, so.

One of my biggest problems with regards to song writing has always been layering, especially since I've gained the ability to demo at home. Guitars, strings, keyboards, counter-melodies, sometimes it all becomes a soupy nightmare. If anything, I should have a medal pressed for Zach for having to deal with it all.

It's funny, I was watching 'Control' again the other night and was thinking how empty a lot of Joy Division's material actually was. If you really think about it, there's not much to a lot of it and yet it absolutely lacks for nothing. Maybe that's something I should pay more attention to in the future.