Since the last update, I have thought a lot about where this project is now. I realised that the 'band' arrangements I started on 'Focussing' had stalled and the stripped back arrangement with just guitar and vocal as a starting point, was where I was now heading. This clearly sounded like me as a solo artist not like Kevan's original vision of a Rocket and the Trees band. As I had also enlisted the help and inspiration of Martin Taylor, the eventual sound of these versions will not have Kevan's input at all.
As such Kevan and I came to an agreement that these new arrangements will eventually be released as an 'alan neilson' album through elementary recordings. It is highly likely that in the future new arrangements will follow, possibly with other musicians playing and singing, and can be released under the Rockets in the Trees name, or under the artist's name with us credited as songwriters.
This is not the end of Rockets in the Trees, nor the songwriting collaboration between me and Kevan. What Kevan started a year ago by giving me words to write to, was the kickstart I needed to fall in love with songwriting again. I cannot thank him enough for starting the journey.
All updates about this project will now be posted here, so please visit often to find out what is happening. Music links will be posted here as well for any new versions when they are officially released later in the year. I can't wait for you to hear them.
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