BLOG: Studio Video Diary Part 1

So this is going to be a bit of an odd recording blog, in the same way that for us it’s a bit of an odd recording session. Today we officially start work recording our third LP, but because of schedules, money and the way we write, it will probably be a good few months before anything is anywhere near finished.

Today we’re tracking drums for four songs at Seamus Wong’s in Leicester where Youthmovies recorded ‘Good Nature’ – collectively one of our favourite albums of all time. In a few weeks we head out into rural Leicestershire to Park Farm studios, run by our bassist Jamie, where we’ll record the bass, guitars and other bits and bobs which make songs ‘songs’ and not just the sound of Jim hitting things – as pleasant a sound as that is. In a few more months we’ll come back to Wong’s to record some more drums, then head back to Park Farm to do some more guitars.

Confused? We certainly are.

Having done all our previous recording in spare rooms, having nice spaces and equipment at our disposal is an unusual experience for us, so we’re determined to make this sound as good as humanly possible. Jamie’s taking the lead on production duties, so everything’s still being done ‘in-house’ so to speak, but it’s another step up and we’re pretty deliriously excited about it.

Having said that recording is, like many of the realities of being in a band, really fucking boring once the initial excitements over. Whilst Jamie sets up and Jim’s still at his day job, the rest of us are entertaining ourselves by making  the video blog you can watch above, drinking excessive amounts of tea, and doing bits and bobs for our day jobs.

Enjoy…

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