September 2010
10 posts
One of the many downsides to recording..
We have fun in the studio, mostly. However, when you’ve been in the same two rooms for 12 hours a day, every day, for 5 weeks, you start to go a little mental.
First there’s the boredom. There’s not all that much to do when you aren’t recording. I tend to just sit on the internet until I can think of something interesting to look at. There’s never anything...
We done a half marathon.
Three quarters of the band took part in Nottingham’s Robin Hood Half Marathon on Sunday. I wasn’t able too ‘cos I’m pretty injured all the time. I was pretty jealous of those guys as they got to enjoy an ‘all you can eat’ buffet in the evening safe in the knowledge they’d burnt off over 1500 calories earlier in the day. I’m now 10 stone heavier and...
What I did on Saturday. By Joe Staszkiewicz.
I’m in the studio again. I think this is the 4th week on the trot. Actually it might be the 5th week but I’m not too sure as I think my brain has rotted ever so slightly during the process of putting our tracks down. Is it still Summer or are we in Winter now?
On Saturday I went to a reunion at my old university in Nottingham. I got to catch up with some old pals, which was ace. It...
BORED BORED BORED
Hey everyone.
I’ve done some vocals today. Tom’s here now finishing off his bass tracks. Lloyd is asleep and I’m really bored. I just ate a massive dinner and now I feel sick. I eat so much rubbish.. I have to get a grip and sort myself out sooner or later. Right now, I disgust me. I’m like that disgusting guy.
I think we’ll be here quite late tonight. We’re...
Vocalizing.
Yesterday I finished up the majority of my guitar tracks - I’ll do the rest sooner or later but Tom has to record a bit more bass before I do that.
I have 15 songs to sing which is a little intimidating. The most I’ve ever done in one go is 7. I’ll be alright though - I fully anticipate my throat bleeding and my voice replicating that of Dot Cotton’s sooner or later....
Run!
This weekend is the Robin Hood Nottingham Half Marathon. We’ve all took part in it for the last 8 or 9 years, when we’re not injured anyway. This year my bros are taking part, as are all my friends. In fact, most people I know are running. I’m pretty jealous of them. That might sound like a stupid thing to say as exercise generally means pain, but it’s an amazing event and...
I'm on my own!
Yesterday we started recording guitars. I was happy about that ‘cos up until then I’d been sitting around doing nothing. Today I’m in the studio on my own.
It’s OK.. it means I can concentrate on my parts without any distractions but it’s often nice to have bandmates around for second opinions. I have some good guitar tones that I’m happy with.. for now anyway....
My Top 2 songs of the past few days
In the studio again and Lloyd is finishing his last few drum tracks. Then it’s the Joe show! Yes! That’s the point where the album stops being rubbish and becomes THE BEST EVER!
I’m not arrogant, I just know the way all this works.
I’m debating growing a mustache just so when I shave it off I’ll think I’m good looking. Nobody looks good with a mustache. Did...
Our album is not finished but we've done some...
Hello
I’m sitting in the lounge in the studio. We’ve been recording for two weeks now and I’ve pretty much done nothing aside from some guide guitars and vocals and a bit of debating tones and tempos here and there. It’s been pretty hard work sitting around, doing nothing, just waiting to be called upon. I’m not joking either. Being bored is really hard work.
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Dudes..
Our producer has gone to the garage to get some wine and my bros have gone to watch a friend’s band play in town so I’ve been left in the studio by myself. We are about to do our last drum take for the album. It’s a song called “Into The Sea”. It’ll probably be the last track on the album and I love it so much. It was the first song that we started to write for...
