 | | |  | | | | | | | | | Eminence are currently in the studio with Danish producer Tue Madsen, recording their follow up to 2008’s The God Of All Mistakes. The album is due out in late 2013 and will feature a guest appearance from Sepultura bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto, Jr. The band is also performing at SXSW this year on March 15st at The Jr., 603 Red River St. | | | | 7 Comments - | |  | |  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Came across an interesting article talking about how the first or second mix of a song, is usually the best one. The video in the replies talking about mixing Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" - which went through 91 mixes and ended up landing on the second one - is compelling audio nerd stuff.
But what happens with each minor “enhancement” is a gradual loss of perspective. I’m sure that by mix 20 they were already so far removed from the first few mixes, but didn’t realize it. They were making small, gradual tweaks. Isn’t that what we do? We keep firing open our DAW, making some more tweaks, and saving the session. We think the mix is OK, but it will get better with time. In reality,... | | | | 24 Comments - | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | It appears that Jack Antonoff ( fun.) and Justin Meldal-Johnsen ( M83) are working on a collaboration of sorts together.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Deerhunter are back at Rare Book Room Studio in Brooklyn recording their follow up to 2010's Halcyon Digest. Bassist Josh Fauver appears to have left the group.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Phoenix's new album, Bankrupt!, was mixed on the Harrison 4032 solid-state recording console used to make Michael Jackson's legendary Thriller.
"The most mysterious part to me was that no one else-- no nerd or music engineer or memorabilia freak-- seemed to want it," frontman Thomas Mars told The New Yorker. "There was something a little spooky about him [Rose]. He was very pushy. It seemed like a scam. " After a prolonged and skeptical online back-and-forth with Rose, Mars committed to the console for a price of $17,000 (the original asking price was $32,000) and shipped it to Paris to begin mixing Bankrupt!. | | | | 28 Comments - | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Las Vegas' Avalon Landing have created a studio blog. The band is currently working on their debut album with producer Bryan Russell (Straylight Run, Envy on the Coast, Coldplay, Paul Simon, Steely Dan). The album is due later this year. | | | | 6 Comments - | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Sucré are currently in the studio recording their follow up to A Minor Bird. They're looking at a late Spring/Summer release. The band is also playing a show in New York on March 23rd at The Studio at Webster Hall. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. | | | | 12 Comments - | | | | |
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