Tom's Recording Musings...

We've been working on a new recording for some time now, although it's been very stop-start as I've got married over the summer and there's been a couple of new jobs and moving homes within the band.

I read the other day about the Feeling renting a country mansion and spending a month there tracking their new album. It's a shame really, all that money spent and it's still gonna sound as limp as..... well, you fill in the blanks.

Not that I'm saying that our new stuff is ready to shatter all previous recordings but we are getting excited about it. We've spent literally no money this time, begging, borrowing, and selling Rich's body parts in order to get enough bits to lay down the tracks. Thanks to some very kind friends, and very able surgeons, we've been able to get enough equipment to have the best part of 10 tracks recorded.

That now leaves the final touches such as vocals, keys, and extra noises to come up with and it'll be time to mix and send for mastering.

If you're reading this then I hope you'll come back and check it out when it's finished. If I know Craig, I'm sure he'll let everyone know about it.

'til then, adios.

Tom

Back in a different studio...

With the drums and bass now recorded we've moved onto guitars. Dan's first and we've turned my house into a multi-room studio; there's only one rule about recording instruments at home... have them loud enough that you can't hear the neighbours knocking on the door to complain.

That or use someone else's house. Particularly Rich's house, he loves it when he gets letters from the council, it makes him feel loved to get some post. If you or any of your friends would like to write to Rich please see the address at the end of this blog.

We're ambitiously taking on more tracks this time; plenty of new ones as well as some older songs that we wanted to re-write. This is quite an exciting way of working as it combines the familiar with the oppurtunity to innovate. If you have any suggestions for lyrics, instruments or animals we can hit to make noise then please, send them to the address at the end.

It's nearly the end of the day now and I'm hungry so it's time to go, keep checking back for updates and hopefully I'll see you at one of our gigs soon.

All the best,

Tom

Back in the studio

So we're back in the studio... Well, sort of-this time we're taking the DIY approach to music-making and we've borrowed a big old house in the middle of Brighton to make noise in.

It's good. I'm in the control room with Dave, Towner is busy tracking the drums for a new song called "Undertow", he is sounding glorious today. We've had to take it in turns to sit in the live room and watch, it's that exciting.

And where is Spear you might ask? He had a late night last night so he didn't make it. Oh well... 

We've also been putting microphones in very weird places. I should probably clarify that by explaining that they are weird places within a room. Such as a sink. Towner might want to put them somewhere weirder, but that's an issue for him to deal with. 

Love and hugs from the sharp end,

Dan