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This Week in the Studio: 11.02.26
Written by Jimmy
We hadn’t gotten together since before the Brazil trip – so great day to catch up, exchange best you tube clips and buckle down into output mode as we prepare for two new albums, ‘What Would Martyn Say?‘ and Discovery 2: Michael. Read on.
I. The Music: Just a lot of clean up really, sending 6 songs over to final mixing…
- For What Would Martyn Say? (Release in June 2011):
- We redid Sarah Why to get a better vibe. Andy on keys, Mike on drums, Rob on bass. Now needs new vocals.
- Sophie redid Cello bits for Saved and Climb. Saved needs new vocals now.
- We edited down Breathe, pulling a ‘screamy chorus.’
- We added some percussion to Just Floating to find its mojo. Part of it has been found.
- For Discovery 2, Michael we send a set of songs over to mix:
- Milbank Unplugged: Set to go
- I’ll be Frank: Just a clean up of sax and golden.
- Rain: Needs a screaming guitar or ladies vocals
2. Everything Else: There generally a long discussion of youtube over lunch and comparing ‘best new discoveries.’ In all cases these are usually very old clips that one of us has just run across. But here goes:
- Bobsled Butt: Jimmy happened to see this on old top 20 for 2010. He was last to see probably:
- Surprised Kitty: Sophie confessed she hadn’t seen this. Making her the 43rd million and first person to see it.
Other than that we ignored Sophie completely during her cello bits, robbing her of the much needed ‘look at me, look at me’ therapy. But we were all playing Bee Cell. We noted that Mike continues to ‘forget’ the percussion he bought in Brazil and never manages to bring to the studio. And poor Rob is officially off Potato Wedges. Martyn continued to have misplaced priorities and was of course absent. Full house next week so maybe more to report.
Jimmy
Jimmy… I do NOT come off well here. For the record, the only time I asked for any attention was when you FORGOT TO PRESS THE *&!?ING BUTTON BECAUSE YOU WERE PLAYING FREAKING BEE CELLS and didn’t record anything!
Actually prefer being ignored during recording otherwise I get giggles, as you well know…
Comment by Sophie on February 28, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Yes, Sophie has a point here, truth be told. Most of us were playing free cell while she was recording a lovely cello bit. it was so lovely that I actually lifted my head to watch her play. In so doing, I noticed that I had not actually had her in record (well, technically she was in record, but the mic input was 8 and she was on mic 1 and there was no 8 and well you get the idea). Normally, I just lie and say, ‘Good take but you’ve got a better one in you.’ But in this case, she had really done a great job, so had to just say ‘Good take, probably you’re best. Sorry about the recording button thing, but well… we don’t actually have any record of what you just did. Shall we try again?’ She wasn’t overly happy given that the major reason for the screw up was squarely down to Bee Cell, which all of us were playing.
Now, on the other issue of not wanting to be looked at ’cause she giggles. Well, again, she has a point. She giggles when you look at her. But she SCREAMS when you pay no attention what-so-ever and screw up the recording button. I call that a very fine line. A very fine line indeed.
Jimmy
Comment by Jimmy on February 28, 2011 at 6:30 pm