We had a superb session at SAE last weekend (7-9 August). The team at SAE did a wonderful job of setting up a huge number of microphones in the biggest recording room I've ever seen. The golden rule was - don't break anything :)
After setup we tracked eight songs in 13 hours, and we're really pleased with the outcome. Our producer Jamie Masters pushed us hard to get the performances we needed, and it was well worth it. With two additional songs already overdubbed and mixed the album really feels like it's starting to come together.
The next stage is for Jamie to do a few edits and then we're doing a lot of overdubs at Echo Studios in early September, where we'll also track a couple of additional songs we didn't have time to do at SAE.
Tonight (10th August) we start work at Studio101, aka Martin's studio, where we will be developing (and ultimately recording) a further batch of new ideas over the next ten weeks. Martin's new vibraphone will no doubt make an appearance alongside whatever else we can find hidden away in his loft.
A lot of you have asked: 'when will it be finished?'
The most accurate answer I can give at the moment is 'next year', depending on who releases it.
In the interim, we'll have some brand new songs to play for you at our Halloween gig at the end of October, as well as a new single penned for the forthcoming album (hopefully, fingers crossed).
-Dave G
Monday 10 August 2009
Thursday 6 August 2009
Album update
Hi there. I thought it was about time for a quick Witches album update, since many of you have been asking about it!
We're off to SAE this weekend (7-9 August) to track much of the new material for our second album. The session - worth £2,000 - was part of our prize for winning the Next Big Thing competition, organised by Jack.fm earlier this year.
We've been working closely with our producer Jamie Masters for several months now, pinning down the arrangements and making sure everything is super-tight. Jamie will be coordinating the sessions alongside the excellent team they have at SAE.
Much of the overdubbing and additional tracking will be completed at Jamie's Echo Studios in Buckingham in early September. Over the two sessions we're hoping to finish off around 10 songs for the new album.
Though it won't stop there. We've decided to write even more stuff and have booked additional time at Martin's Studio101 to write and record additional tracks over the comings months. We figure the more good ideas we have to choose from the better the album will be.
Also, a couple of tracks recorded last year (There's a Darkness and Church Beds) have been beautifully remixed by Jimmy Evil and there's more than a good chance both will appear on the album next year. God bless Mr Evil and his ability to create killer drum sounds.
We're still hoping to release a single at our Halloween party at The Cellar, Oxford on Saturday 31st October - make sure you put the date in your calendar, it's going to be an AMAZING night.
See you soon
-Dave G
We're off to SAE this weekend (7-9 August) to track much of the new material for our second album. The session - worth £2,000 - was part of our prize for winning the Next Big Thing competition, organised by Jack.fm earlier this year.
We've been working closely with our producer Jamie Masters for several months now, pinning down the arrangements and making sure everything is super-tight. Jamie will be coordinating the sessions alongside the excellent team they have at SAE.
Much of the overdubbing and additional tracking will be completed at Jamie's Echo Studios in Buckingham in early September. Over the two sessions we're hoping to finish off around 10 songs for the new album.
Though it won't stop there. We've decided to write even more stuff and have booked additional time at Martin's Studio101 to write and record additional tracks over the comings months. We figure the more good ideas we have to choose from the better the album will be.
Also, a couple of tracks recorded last year (There's a Darkness and Church Beds) have been beautifully remixed by Jimmy Evil and there's more than a good chance both will appear on the album next year. God bless Mr Evil and his ability to create killer drum sounds.
We're still hoping to release a single at our Halloween party at The Cellar, Oxford on Saturday 31st October - make sure you put the date in your calendar, it's going to be an AMAZING night.
See you soon
-Dave G
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