I AM ALTERED - is a double album, a first collaboration between GalaeGala and Nickillus. It tackles the issue of mental health.
We wanted to tell in music, the thin line that divides the being of sound mind and not being.
A musician now bereft of compositional ideas, turns in on himself and slips into alcohol and drug use. Over time he becomes ill with schizophrenia, but a psychologist, a fan of his work, is determined to lead him back to health.
It takes a long time, but with intensive treatment, he finally does it.
The most rewarding thing for both protagonists is the return of a burning desire in the musician to make music again.
Track 02 deals with defining what the particular problem is.
EQUIPMENT -
GalaeGala - Korg 01 wfd - VSTI Korg Workstation - Korg Fm7 - 8
Alchemy - Electra x Tone- Tone Gladiator - DN-e1 Magix
Nickillus - Magix - Piano One, Upright Bass, Analog Synth, Revolta 2, DN-e1, Space Pad, Beatbox, LoopMaker
Other - Iris 2, Curve 2.5, Alchemy (Dream Voices), VoicePlex, Revitar 2.01, DSK Dynamic Guitar, EZ Poly, Addictive Drums 2
My sincere thanks go out to Galaegala for affording me the opportunity to collaborate with such a stalwart of the community here. He is a delight to work with. His own gorgeous, ambient sounds and my own less refined offerings provided him plenty of challenges in this collaboration. I hope you'll agree he has done a wonderful job - as usual.