“Yui. I really think we need to talk to Dave about re-recording the instruments for the demo... this is absolutely horrible. We’re so much tighter since Aaron started playing with a metronome...”
“Gideon. There’s no way I’m talking to Dave about that. The guy’s already gonna have to be working around the clock getting Melanie recorded, and the fact that he’s letting us do that alone is a huge favour. We can’t just strongarm.”
- Exchange between Gideon and I on the subject of re-recording instruments after Melanie had started recording “Impossible.”
“Yui, I really think we need to talk to the whole band about re-recording the instruments for the demo... this is absolutely amazing. We need to bring the calibre of the instruments up to the calibre of the vocals we got now.”
- Dave, producer extraordinaire, after Melanie had finished recording “Liquor on the Curb.”
I’m not sure I’m man enough to try and predict what Dave’s intentions are for this demo, but I’m sure they exist. Ever since Melanie recorded her vocals for “Impossible” and “Liquor on the Curb,” Dave suddenly decided that it was necessary to re-record the instrumentals for his vision to be realized. In his plan, it was also deemed a priority that all instrumentalists step their gear game up: Gideon and Kevin were to rent Marshall JCM stacks, Patrick was to get a Fender Jazz bass guitar, and Aaron was to leave his entire drum kit at home and just use one that Dave would make available.
When everyone heard that we were getting a chance to re-do the instruments, they had a lot to say:
“YESSSSSS, man. Siiiiiiick.”
- Gideon
“Uh! Nice!”
- Aaron
“Oh no way. That is awesome. We’re gonna fucking kill this, dude.”
- Patrick
“Oh really? That’s fucking sick, man.”
- Kevin
“Sweet, man. I’ll be there around 4am when I’m done work.”
- Ed
“I won’t be here. I hope that’s okay. I’m so sorry.”
- Melanie
I can’t wait to do a radio interview with these guys; I wonder how many people will be able to tell that we’re actually educated when they hear us.
At any rate, we’re all very excited (all over again) for this demo, and so you should be as well. The demo is still coming out by the end of June, and most of the tracks will be available for mp3 streaming and upload. Please stand by...
