"I like these calm little moments before the storm" - Sgt Stansfield

Things, such as they are, are ramping up. Firstly, the AGT Rave Cru project that Josh and I have been nurturing over the last couple of years, seems to be getting busy, with an early booking for a major festival next year and lots of other good things in the pipeline. Secondly, and this is the biggy, Samy and I have started working on a new album. I say this with some trepidation because, as anyone who has tracked this band for a while will know, this is normally an agonisingly slow process for me. Couple this with the family and paying the rent etc and the general slog that is getting from one side of London to the other every day, and there's not much time for creativity. But that said, I'm feeling really good about things for once.

Reading back to earlier posts, especially the indulgent "state of the industry" posts, I can't escape the feeling of overwhelming negativity that I've had about music until recently. Now, however, I'm resolved to suspend caring about it all for a while and get back to what I actually enjoy about being a musician - making music. Samy came over last week and we played together for the first time in ages. It was awesome. He's possibly been doing a bit too much jazz lately, but that's ok.

No idea of the shape of the album yet, but I'm really looking forward to freshening the sound a bit and getting stuck into it all.

To reflect this, I'm going to start tidying the website a bit. I've made a few minor cosmetic changes and you'll see lots more of these in the near future.

I'm also going to keep updating Twitter with the latest news.