Doog wrote:"And every day after high school, the young Kurt would sit down with his soldering iron and oscilloscope, to work on what come to be known as the Boss DS-1, the world's first guitar distortion pedal."
had a quick listen to "die Brücke" and found it be be very british and playful, and stress-free. liked it. Will download tonight, I have no use for a EP on my school computer
This is some of my favourite stuff I've heard from you Tim, hats off. It's got a slightly more "summery" vibe to it without losing your usual arty overtones.
I was listening to 'Life Without Buildings' the other day and and it reminded me of you'se guys.
Is this a free download for everyone, Tim?
...there's a few people I know that should hear this
Aw thanks guys.
And yes, feel free to share these with anyone. They're recordings from a little while back, but I don't think they were mastered when I last uploaded them.
New recordings with new bassist coming as soon as we're up to speed.
Though I didn't post earlier, been listening a lot during my commutes over the past 3 weeks and have thoroughly enjoyed the tracks, even more so than the "woodsman/bear" and other songs from the more recent recording. I like how the bass anchors things down while you guys do that signature Sailplanes poly rhythm stuff on top, and would only wish (being such a "stubborn prig of pop" that I am) that the two guitar lines were panned about 10:00 and 2:00 or so and randomly flipped from time to time to add some dizzying depth... But you guys sound great as-is.
Looking forward to sondz with new bassist, for sure.
Diggin' the tune, Timmy. In regards to mix, I'd say:
-High pass filter on the vocals and bass at like 300 or 400Hz, it's pretty boomy on my sub
- Make the kick drum audible (more top/upper mids and volume), and the snare moreso
- Get some subtle verb on them drums
- Pan the guitars out a little more to help define what they're doing. Unless that's intentional, in which case, coooooooooool.
Ta for the advice Doog. I've not listened to it on proper headphones/monitors yet. I quite like vocals high in the mix though. I'll be the first to admit I listen to guitar sounds before drum sounds too! Will deffo pan the guitars more though to get a bit more separation. John our bassist is doing all this, although we got the drums recorded at that studio in Stoke Newington.
Was able to have a listen to these earlier, and I indeed have also heard at least some of these before so it was a familiar listen.
At knifepoint, the standout for me is the first one, "The backs of my eyes". Whether it's complimentary or not, these songs really feel like a modernish Rather Ripped-era Sonic Youth to me. That's a record I love.
I really really dig the guitars throughout. They're a wonderful example of how minimally-effected guitars can shine beautifully with the proper melodies. It's also an impressive display of restraint from a man who builds a number of fuck-you-in-the-face effects.
Cheers! We've actually just re-recorded Backs of My Eyes for the new EP (we like to recycle!) I'll post that up when Stacey records the vocals.
Oddly enough, building pedals has an inverse effect on how many pedals I actually use. I'm tempted to cut everything except a klon buffer. However a little variety is always nice.