News From The Week That Was
A heavy recording week this week in The Cube. We added more layers to the newest song, tentatively titled, “Happens to You” and completely re-recorded the mystery cover that we were talking about a few weeks back. We wanted to slow it down a bunch from the original, but what we had put down was simply too slow, so we started again 10 beats per minute faster and think we have a version that will work much better.
A History of ….
The Cube, Part III: From Dandelions to Crying to Fun
Now that we were set up, it was time to get back to work. With the limited space, we had to hang the guitars from the walls and mount a number of shelves to cut down on the clutter. Still, once it was ready to go, the minimalist approach really helped. Having the piano next to the recording rack led to a whole lot more piano tunes, a lot of which ended up going on Songs About Crying. One or two are even sneaking their way onto “Fun Drunks”.
The current setup is one that we are very comfortable with and are hoping to work with for a very long time.
Who or what will the next history focus on? Only one way to find out …
Three Things I’ve Learned This Week
- The more you scream, the more water gets in your mouth.
- When a “Barry White” part is needed, somehow Scarfo is the go to.
- Boyne jazz scatting is hilarious. Cause we needed more scat.