Archive for November, 2007

So yeah, we wrapped up the vocals.
My least favorite FF song these days is Esperanto. (And my favorite, just so you know & just so we keep things cheery, is ALWAYS whatever song is newest. I’m so much more into creation than repetition.) I don’t hate on that song. It’s just that once [...]


We snuck in to the practice/recording space and finished up recording on Sunday. Did vocals for Satisfaction, Esperanto, Soiree, Lasers + Mirrors and Retrace Yr Steps, and guitar solos for Satisfaction and Esperanto. Sarah might post later so I’m not going to talk about vocal recording or being done that much, except to say that the [...]


Argh I got like four hours of sleep last night and I think I am going insane.
Sarah and I slacked off on recording bizness last week due to social obligations and general sloth but then we kicked it up a notch this weekend. Thurs. and Fri. we went through all the solid instrumental takes that [...]


It’s Alive

12Nov07

Nick is the Ears. He’s heading up this recording. He’s the one that hits the buttons, the one that fights the 8 track when it tries to be a 7 track, the one that sits at home for hours listening to overblown Fictions on his fancy headphones. He’s a Tape Op enthusiast, an I Make [...]


Last week: listen to approx. 150 minutes of FF instrumental tracks, trying to evaluate them for competence, completeness and that certain je ne sais quoi. Kept extensive notes in my classy black notebook (pics to follow?). Identified five songs that needed additional work.
Fri: Lentil soup and stuffed grapeleaves at Sultan’s Market as we discuss possible [...]


More evidence

06Nov07

Oh man this is like the super-summarized version of the weekend, but I can just say that after a frustrating start to Friday’s recording session (technical problems, had to rearrange mics (finally gave up on the overhead mic, it was just picking up too much noise) and get sounds again), we finally got into a [...]