Welshrogue

Since this is episode 1 and everything is new, then everything can be considered a spoiler, continue at your own risk.

<SPOILER>

WPC Gwen Cooper is called to a murder scene just as it is closed off so the members of Torchwood can take over. She sees what they do and decides to track down and find out more about the mysterious Torchwood.

This is the first episode of the spin off from Doctor Who so consider it an episode to introduce the main characters and set the scene for the following episodes. You only get one alien/creature, a little alien tech and a lot of explanations about Torchwood.

The main characters are WPC Gwen Cooper obviously as the one through who we discover Torchwood. The Torchwood team consists of Suzie Costello, Ianto, Doctor Toshiko Sato, Doctor Own Harper and their leader, Captin Jack Harkness.

They work from the Torchwood Hub, underneath the city of Cardiff, Wales. The Hub is built on a rift in time and space that runs through Cardiff. We also discover that Torchwood is an organization that is above the law, without control from anyone outside of it.

As Gwen finds out, Torchwood deals with aliens, artifacts left by the aliens, and anything else that falls under the category of strange.

Think of the X files meets This life and you will have a good idea of what Torchwood is all about. Set out as an adult science fiction show, the first episode provides hints of where the series will go with swearing, sex and alien tech. This isn’t your father’s Doctor Who by any means.

Torchwood feels modern and definately different from any other science fiction show out there. Definatly a show that is going to get a big following.

</SPOILER>

One day, in my fantasy world that is, I will be interviewed about my musical influences. I’ll name Tangergine Dream, Moby, Jan Hammer and many other synth based musicians as my main sources of inspiration. This isn’t entirely true as any music I listen to inspires me. Right now, ‘You make loving fun’ by Fleetwood Mac is on the radio and there are parts of that song I would love to imitate in the future in one of my tunes. I love Def Leppard, Van Halen and other such guitar rock bands yet my own skill with the six string is such that when it comes to making music, its easier to use a keyboard (and mouse)

I find that I can start with a little peice of a tune and build on it until it has become this great big ‘thing’. This tune is a good example of it. I came up with the repeating pattern first on the guitar and then away I went. It has a guitar solo that I actually played (badly but still) and almost a verse/chorus pattern. When I re-mixed it, I through in some more guitars and changed the bass a little. It seemed to work better.

Original

[audio http://www.mediamax.com/welshrogue/Hosted/xag13-rain.mp3]

Remix

[audio http://www.mediamax.com/welshrogue/Hosted/Xag13%20-%20rain%20-%20Remixed.mp3]

As always, please feel free to leave constructive comments