so we've finished tracking and we are now in the "editing phase." wonderful...
so let me get this straight; no more rehearsals or live shows or spontaneous jamming to keep us well greased? at least not for the rest of the year. no more guitars or drums blasting to keep the happy accidents coming in great numbers? not until at least december. no more small groups of people recording, drinking, eating, watching political conventions, etc... nope. just me and the occasional collaborator in front of a powerbook g4. sign me up. 'cause that just sounds too exciting.
luckily we do have to replace some of the "fake" scratch pianos with a real baby grand. i'll more than likely replace some electric and acoustic guitar parts. we still have to do all of the vocals for the album. again.
the first time around was just for guidance during tracking. ashby wants to do them all within a few days for vocal continuity. i can dig that. we are also thinking about adding a vocal ensemble or small choir at the end of the proposed final track, tentatively titled "midmorning." so alas, there's still a bit more actual tracking to be done. i don't know whcih is more enjoyable:
a) producing an album
b) removing your body hair via cigarette lighter
c) do-it-yourself dentistry
when it's all relatively complete, we'll record the one "rock" song on the album. it will kill. people will die.
so let me get this straight; no more rehearsals or live shows or spontaneous jamming to keep us well greased? at least not for the rest of the year. no more guitars or drums blasting to keep the happy accidents coming in great numbers? not until at least december. no more small groups of people recording, drinking, eating, watching political conventions, etc... nope. just me and the occasional collaborator in front of a powerbook g4. sign me up. 'cause that just sounds too exciting.
luckily we do have to replace some of the "fake" scratch pianos with a real baby grand. i'll more than likely replace some electric and acoustic guitar parts. we still have to do all of the vocals for the album. again.
the first time around was just for guidance during tracking. ashby wants to do them all within a few days for vocal continuity. i can dig that. we are also thinking about adding a vocal ensemble or small choir at the end of the proposed final track, tentatively titled "midmorning." so alas, there's still a bit more actual tracking to be done. i don't know whcih is more enjoyable:
a) producing an album
b) removing your body hair via cigarette lighter
c) do-it-yourself dentistry
when it's all relatively complete, we'll record the one "rock" song on the album. it will kill. people will die.