I want to increase the number of cowbells on my drum kit. I've been using this big ole loud thing (the "Ridge Rider") that I got for free when I bought my drums. It sounds kind of dumb and doesn't really add anything to the songs when I use it. I'd like to get two or three smaller ones and add them on a little rack above my kick drum so I can do cool little ostinatos during verses. Primary influences for this impulse: !!!, the Rapture, Xiu Xiu, Blue Oyster Cult. Unfortunately, I cracked my ride cymbal a couple weeks ago, and the replacement is quite pricey.
I've become a little self-conscious about the demo that we recorded earlier this year. Listening to this recording it is sort of like finding a journal that you wrote in in high school; you are embarassed to read your own thoughts, primative and immature. However, I love it and indulge myself by listening to it in my regular rotation. Not that I am embarassed, but the little mistakes that I hear over and over again, along with the abyssmal recording quality and lack of vocals makes me reluctant to actually distribute it to anyone. We can do much better.