Studio Update #5

Studio Update #5

Things have been awfully quiet on the blogging front for a while....which isnt as weird as one might think. The reason why I have just been automatically posting stuff is because I have been terribly busy.

My wife left for the states two weeks ago mumbling around at SxSW and San Francisco which left me with three kids and an awful amount of mixing to do. So I tried to focus on eating, sleeping and working....a bit of reading not a lot of writing. This last month or so Ive finished reading Donna Tartts the secret history and a Biography about Roald Dahl.

So maybe I should do I slight bounce around the bands that are currently active.

Kaukasus. We are just about wrapping up the cover and are working on promo material. The first single "lift the memory" will be out on the 7th of march.

Anima Morte. Are bouncing in and out of the studio recording a lot of cool stuff...they have been in Örebro recording Guitars and bass so everything seems to be on the move. We will continue on Thursday.

Vak. Will enter the studio to start recording their debutalbum. A full band recording which I am really looking forward to. The stuff the studio was built for. 

Owl and a half: Im thinking of doing a fairly simple digital release of the debutalbum "the complete Johnny Cash discography". If there sufficient interest Ill make a small batch of real ones.

...in these murky waters: the Optigan/chamberlin/Mellotron/Orchestron album. So far I think I have mixed 8 tracks...which means that of the original batch I have two left...but in the meanwhile I have written and recorded four new tracks that I probably want on the album.

A first taste of the album

Necromonkey: We are currently rehearsing for our upcoming gigs. This last sunday we rehearsed with the remarkable guitarist Einar Baldursson who will be joining us for the next two gigs.

16th April at Stampen

3rd of May at Bryggarsalen

Akaba: Giles Martin is currently mixing the final tracks at Abbey Road. 

Now playing: ...In these murky waters - Ophelia

Studio Update #4

Me and Fredrik from the last session (Photo by Martin Gustafsson)

Today the sessions for the Anima Morte album will be continue. With a bit of luck there will be a fair amount of Mellotronrecording and weirdness. Last session we recorded the Roth Händle pipe Organ, Loads of Mellotron (Eight voice choir, String section, Black sabbath choirs, Pipe Organ, Tubular Bells and Timpani) 

More eight voice with Anima Morte

Its gonna be a lot of fun....and with a bit of luck some of it might end up on "tape" as well...

Video of the day 23rd of February - Fredrik from Anima Morte recording Mellotron 8 voice choir

Todays video is from last weeks Anima Morte sessions.

The Mellotron he is playing on is the first Mellotron I got I bought it from the bassplayer of Änglagård. Its been toured a fair amount and is in good working shape...I use it pretty much every day. On top of the Mellotron you can see Markus Reschs new creation. The digital Mellotron, the M4000D.

Fredrik at Mellotron #1517

Other people who have enjoyed the 8 voice choir include Genesis, Radiohead too mention but a few. 

Studio Update #2

Studio update

Yesterday I did the final mx of the fourth track on the Optigan album. Its called November and its a really weird track with a blend of oddness. Really pleased with the outro which consists of Chamberlin piano thru a leslie and the Orchestron Piano.

I started working on the cover yesterday. I think Ill be listing he instruments used...my problem is that I cant remember whats used...Its also quite difficult to decipher.

You might wonder why I have a picture of a crime scene at the top...Well its fairly obvious when you think about it. Today Im recording with Anima Morte for their upcoming album. Im guessing there will be a fair amount of Mellotroning and synthing. Videos and pictures will follow..probably. Returning to the crime scene.

....and then tonight Ill be going to the Swedish grammy awards.

Video of the day January 30th 2014

The guitarplayer in Pineforest Crunchs (Olle Söderström) father used to go back and forth to to New York a lot. On one of the flights he got placed next to a short english gentleman. He was terribly nice and they started talking. Olles father told the man about his kids and said that his son played guitar in a fairly popular Swedish popband. The man said that he dabbled with music so Olles father asked of course it was something that one might have heard off...and the man replied...Yes I used to play drums in a little band called Genesis.

So when Olles father came home he naturally asked Olle if he knew of a band called Genesis

....and their drummer. 

Why am I telling you this story....easy. Because it is Phil Collins birthday today.

Video of the day is of one of my closest friends Fredrik Klingwall bashing around and making all sorts of horror noises for the Anima Morte album. If you are into italian horrormusic...you should check them out. They are currently working on a new album that will probably 

(as far as I have heard) be amazing... 

Fredrik Klingwall playing an open Pianoframe