Archives for the 'Day-to-day Happenings' Category
“The time has come,” the Walrus said…
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Discussion and audio clips of some selected tracks on Perpetual Motion.
Creating the artwork and packaging for Perpetual Motion
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
This latest album is very special to me. Not that they haven’t all been special, but this one is especially special. As such, I decided to do some very special packaging. Hand-printed sleeves seemed to be an excellent solution. More interestingly, an analogue solution for packaging a digital audio medium in a digital world. I [...]
Brand new album: update and further details
Monday, June 15th, 2009
It’s been a while since I posted; I’ve been deeply involved in finishing up and mixing the new album and have not had time for much else. The mixes are very nearly finished now, and should be ready for mastering within a week or two, so I thought it was time to reveal a little bit [...]
Mmmmm. Valves.
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
I love interesting audio equipment, especially if it’s old and weird and idiosyncratic.
In a delightful turn of events, I’ve recently had the opportunity to borrow and record a few vocal tracks through this vintage EAB V65C German valve mixing desk while it is in the process of being modified for a studio in London.
It’s a six-channel mono [...]
Recording, against all odds.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
It was a dark and stormy night.
No, that’s not right. It was a lovely, sunny weekend in April.
One man arrived on a train at the very moment of the full moon. Another man walked through a small village carrying a violin case.
In a room in Somerset, a delicate pink Amaryllis opened to gaze on a [...]
