Have you ever considered writing a book? A memoir, maybe? Your way of writing really touches my heart, and I would happily read a bookful of your stories.
I was wondering if, maybe, you could explain to us a little bit more about the "why" of the band's process. It feel like you're building the pièces of the track separately, does that work all the time ? Do you all struggle before playing the tracks on stage because of this process ? Do you think that a Steve Albini-esque approach of "a single take with an 8track recorder all in the same room" be profitable to the band ?
We do not have the opportunity to write and rehearse on a regular basis as our schedules and geographic locations make that an impossibility. Because of this, we do our best to be productive in the time which we have allotted.
A single take is rarely a single take. If we were to record in that manner, we'd likely be running through dozens and dozens of takes before reaching some form of compromise. We do this, running through songs fully, but it is part of the writing and refinement process, which I documented a bit in the first entries here.
Recording in a multi-track environment for the album itself allows for flexibility in our creativity, and frees the other members to either be present or not.
As for profitability, we'd likely be looking at the same amount of time spent overall, so it wouldn't change much there. Appreciate you reaching out, take care.
"I let go of something through the screaming and trapped it within the song. It’s no longer mine to bear." hits just right. It's a sentiment I try to recapture when I write and record my amateurish stuff, even just for myself.
I want to make people feel like you can hear the tear and wear that went into the performance, that there's a human behind it. Thank you for writing this.
Have you ever considered writing a book? A memoir, maybe? Your way of writing really touches my heart, and I would happily read a bookful of your stories.
Hello Jacob,
I was wondering if, maybe, you could explain to us a little bit more about the "why" of the band's process. It feel like you're building the pièces of the track separately, does that work all the time ? Do you all struggle before playing the tracks on stage because of this process ? Do you think that a Steve Albini-esque approach of "a single take with an 8track recorder all in the same room" be profitable to the band ?
Suggested title "secret sauce"!
The "Why":
We do not have the opportunity to write and rehearse on a regular basis as our schedules and geographic locations make that an impossibility. Because of this, we do our best to be productive in the time which we have allotted.
A single take is rarely a single take. If we were to record in that manner, we'd likely be running through dozens and dozens of takes before reaching some form of compromise. We do this, running through songs fully, but it is part of the writing and refinement process, which I documented a bit in the first entries here.
Recording in a multi-track environment for the album itself allows for flexibility in our creativity, and frees the other members to either be present or not.
As for profitability, we'd likely be looking at the same amount of time spent overall, so it wouldn't change much there. Appreciate you reaching out, take care.
-J.
watching the old NYHC doc, kind of wild
"I let go of something through the screaming and trapped it within the song. It’s no longer mine to bear." hits just right. It's a sentiment I try to recapture when I write and record my amateurish stuff, even just for myself.
I want to make people feel like you can hear the tear and wear that went into the performance, that there's a human behind it. Thank you for writing this.