So I FINALLY scheduled some studio time..
 

and after five years I am going to record a new album, and this time professional quality!

I have been working on preproduction on my 8trk and am finishing up all the arrangements.. I scheduled 10hrs in the studio in two weeks and I am going to tear that shit up!

I avoided it for so long because I have to do all the instrumentation myself, and it took WAY too much effort the first time..

but I am a stronger musician this run, and so it should go better.

further, I have dozens of tunes that need to be recorded and I wasn't sure what to go into the studio with, but I found the inspiration for this new record so I am going through with it ;)

three tunes (but 45 minutes full length ep)

1) tenth planet (9 minutes)
2) sunset strip (7 minutes)
3) its so not so (30 minutes in four interconnected pieces)

no vocals, I sing blues and reggae and jam band and metal covers but I have yet to find my own voice for my own lyrics, but I don't let that slow me down from putting out the instrumentals in traditional 'dub' style

I'm sooooo fucking excited its unbelievable.

Good luck! I hope everything goes well.

Go get em

So.... do you have demo (8-track) recordings in the mean time?

no not yet, I don't have anything to mix it down to digital format. All I got is a two track tape deck which I use to master from the 8trk but my table-top CD burner which I used to use to master into digital (like on my last recording endevour ) finally kicked the bucket :(

but its a good thing. if that burner had not broken, I probably wouldn't be so motivated to finally go into to the legit studio in the first place.

by the way, the only reason I even have an account on this board since 2005 was to originally promote my music, but y'all are so gossipy and fun I stuck around well after..

anyone else recording anything upcoming or currently or recently?

That's awesome. Do you have a title now or is that still something you're working on?

To answer your question, I made a really weird album of instrumental electronic/sample music awhile ago, but other than that all I've recorded are demos.

I'd like to hear some of your stuff when its finished suchfriends.

congratulations and best of luck, i'd love to hear it when you finish up!

thanks for the love y'all. I hope to put this thing out by the end of September, the studio time is booked, its just about the mastering that will hold anything up.

also..

I was up all night working on some preproduction..

new set up:

1) tenth planet (5 minutes)
2) sunset strip (10 minutes)
3 its so not so (12 minutes, cutting out an entire section and shortening each piece significantly)
4) such dreams are dangerous (6 minutes)

moving it from 45 minutes full length to around a half an hour or so.. I think it will make these tunes a bit more accessable.. the last tune I fully recorded and finished a few years back is 19 minutes, and I am in absolute love with (it expresses my minimalist perspective) but I don't think the majority of people who heard it managed to have the patience to get through the whole thing to enjoy all of its pieces, and I want this new material to shine through, so I am going for less is more. perhaps I will even cut it down to 20-30 minutes, it just depends on how the studio flows. invited some drummers this time, but we'll see how that goes, that can bring unnecessary lag time, so I might still do it all myself like last time.

as of yet, the preproduction of the first two tunes is at 22 minutes! (which is why I think I should cut them down a bit to more manageable bites)

smart man for enlisting professionals. that doesn't happen enough these days as everyone records at home.

^^^ What Hevusa said.

I love home recordings but it's nearly impossible to get it to sound "right". While that works in favour of some artists, it's nearly impossible to get a really clean, pure sound with your instruments without going to the professionals. This is very exciting, and I'm very happy for you.

...extremely excited and happy for you!

thanks again for more of the love. I am even more excited. I actually wasn't to let down with what I did at home with my 4 track before, its just WAY too much fucking work to record yourself! its beyond relaxing to have an engineer take care of all that shit for you, so you can focus on just playing! recording is its own burden..
when you record yourself at home you use WAY too many takes, you suffer from way to much indecision, and then you get the buyer's remorse about the takes you threw out. it is always good to have another ear involved to help put things into proper perspective.

Awesome, I hope everything goes well!