JAM-ON RETURNS
I am very happy to finally announce that ALL of the songs for the new album are now chosen, written and almost completely recorded, so we are in the final stages. Half of the songs are completely finished and just need to be mixed for the album. Half of the rest either just need to be tweaked and/or a vocal re-laid, and then they will be ready to be mixed. Only the 3 songs from the ‘90s have extensive work still to be done on them, as I have to install special software to extract the MIDI files from the old archived sequences, and then find new sounds for the parts. The audio needs to be reconstructed as well, and some new vocals recorded. Still, I don’t envision having to spend more than a week on each track. All in all, I am dedicating this summer to finalizing the album for a fall release. I will be starting in earnest from the moment I post this update. I am suspending our Internet radio show Jam-On The Groove for all of July and August to free up even more time. I have learned my lesson about announcing dates and deadlines, but I am completely confident that with all of the creative work put to bed we are finally looking at the endgame.
Also, for the 3rd and final time, we are changing the name of the album. The name is now, appropriately, “Jam-On Returns”. The name of the group is now and again Newcleus Featuring Cozmo D & The Jam-On Crew. For the album cover we are going back to the comic book art style of the first two albums. We have reclaimed our name and our legacy, and now we are reclaiming our identity. We are back to who we are!
*****UPDATE*****
The album is in its finishing stages and is targeted for release for Summer, 2013. ALL PRE-ORDERS HAVE BEEN SOLD!!! If you would like to follow the album's progress please check Cozmo's regular blog at JAM-ON HQ.
Track Listing:
1. Jam-On Returns (Been A Long Time Comin')
2. Returned To Earth
3. Summer Of '79
4. Teknology 2
5. We Don't Do Funk Anymore
6. Programs
7. The Computer Age Is Now
8. We Devolve
9. Programmed 4 L.O.V.E.
10. Automan
11. Dreams In The Distance
12. That Greatest Love
13. Jam It On