And yet again ANOTHER new In The Studio Journal! (first post edited)

[Laurina]

***SEPTEMBER 26, 2003***

In the studio in London mixing is a f%$ckin' blast.
I'm so exhausted but it's more than worth it. So far we've been spending 14 hours a day here tweaking the sound. We're working with someone who's made records with Bjork, Massive Attack and Madonna amongst others. This engineer is someone I've wanted to work with since forever and the experience is more than I'd imagined it would be. He's taking the record to another level.
Being in amazing studio to mix is a nice change from the home job we were in tracking the album.
When you're at home you don't notice little imperfections like the unplanned pop and crackle noises that have suddenly appeared in our bitchin' guitars.
We spent a good few hours ironing out the gremlins and now we're ready to rock.
More later.
London is getting cold!!!


He said GUITAR!! Weeeeeeeeee!!!!! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] [img]biggrin.gif[/img]


And ANOTHER In The Studio journal!

***OCTOBER 6, 2003***

Olympic Studios
London

When I started writing this album I remember thinking that the subject matter was a bit of a departure. Then the collaborators I had chosen to work with continued the theme. Not what you might expect but what I craved.
Now, mixing the record is almost like the third layer of treatment.
The point of view begins to change. Taking a sound that was intended to
be a whisper and turning it into a roar. I'm so immersed in the process now that I'm sure I've lost perspective of what I used to sound like. All I know is that now I'm here I don't ever want to go back.
I like looking at the world through this distortion, through these citrus colored lenses.

<font color="#9966FF"><font size="1">[ October 06, 2003 05:21 PM: Message edited by: Laurina ]</font></font>

<font color="#9966FF" size="1">[ October 06, 2003 07:49 PM: Message edited by: Laurina ]</font>

[DarrensPassion]

That's great Laurie! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

*is excited*

Janie xx

[Juliet10]

He's right. It's bloody freezing.

Michelle

xx

[Twizzle]

Guitars = good. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks for posting that up on here, Laurie. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[vegemite]

Ooh thats great Laurie, thanks heaps for posting it here! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] I really cant wait to hear what this knew album is gonna be like! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[cherish]

Oh, I think I have achieved the happy balance [img]smile.gif[/img] - I'm super excited, but cool enough not to visibly show it [img]wink.gif[/img]
I read it last night and got slightly worried by the fact that I wasn't jumping up and down and screaming...I kept having to poke myself. Could it be I've finally matured?...probably not, no...

Now, unfortunately for Darren, every time I hear the word guitar I think of Ziggy Stardust for some reason, so Darren has that to live up to *lmao*

Oh...and gremlins is MY word!! Though I'm wondering a bit whether those gremlins will mind being ironed out...

xxSam

[Cazzer]

Bitchin' Guitars....bored with "Pop"

Yeahh Hayes gooes Heavy

<font color="#9966FF" size="1">[ October 06, 2003 09:19 AM: Message edited by: Cazzer ]</font>

[Twizzle]

Originally posted by cherish:
Oh, I think I have achieved the happy balance [img]smile.gif[/img] - I'm super excited, but cool enough not to visibly show it [img]wink.gif[/img]
xxSam

<font size="3" face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I dunno what's wrong with me then cos I can't summon up even one ounce of excitement about him or his music - past, present or future. I think my days on these boards are well and truly numbered. [img]confused.gif[/img]

[Laurina]

I dunno what's wrong with me then cos I can't summon up even one ounce of excitement about him or his music - past, present or future. I think my days on these boards are well and truly numbered. [img]confused.gif[/img]

<font size="3" face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That makes me very sad Terry [img]frown.gif[/img]

But our lives are always full of change and growth, and we move on from things. It happens.

My, don't I sound philosophical! Certainly not a typical Monday morning attribute for me. lol

Ohh! Walk Like An Egyptian just came on! [img]graemlins/music.gif[/img] Way-o-way-o. Walk like an Egyptian.

<font color="#9966FF" size="1">[ October 06, 2003 11:19 AM: Message edited by: Laurina ]</font>

[DarrensAngel]

Originally posted by Twizzle:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="3" face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by cherish:
Oh, I think I have achieved the happy balance [img]smile.gif[/img] - I'm super excited, but cool enough not to visibly show it [img]wink.gif[/img]
xxSam

<font size="3" face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I dunno what's wrong with me then cos I can't summon up even one ounce of excitement about him or his music - past, present or future. I think my days on these boards are well and truly numbered. [img]confused.gif[/img] </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="3" face="Tempus sans ITC, Papyrus,Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ditto, I guess the honeymoon's over [img]frown.gif[/img]

I still love (for lack of a better word) him to pieces but I can't work up the enthusiasm I once had.