Posts Tagged ‘Sick!’

MP3 Samples

I’ve been waiting a while to do this, but here they are, the first MP3 samples.  These are unmastered clips of 3 tunes: “Sick”, “Zero To Sixty” & “Very Very Good At Being Bad”.
“Sick” [2010, Unmastered Promo Clip]
“Zero To Sixty” [2010, Unmastered Promo Clip]
“Very Very Good At Being Bad” [2010, Unmastered Promo Clip]
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Day 16: Historic Day As “Sick” Is Committed For EVER!

Wednesday 28th July
What a day!  Rob left early and I got to the studio at 11.  Checked last night’s mix of “Sick” to see how it stood up with fresh ears.  Sounded good to me, but I ain’t the producer…  CT is, however, and the next move was to add the vocals, backing vocals, solos [...]

Day 13: And Darkness Descends On Dover In The Shape Of The Ice Cream Thief (And Vikki)

Friday 23rd July
Good day today.  Long day.  But a good day.
Vikki came in today to do her backing vocals, Gilez bringing her in so he could hear how it was going and do some percussive stuff.  She came baring gifts for all in the shape of our new, awesome T-shirts.
You can buy yours here.  They [...]

Day 11: Guitar Solos Start. And Finish!

Weds 21st July
Before I begin, I must show you the new toys from Blackstar.  I mentioned the amp and cab yesterday well, here it is in all it’s glory…

Nice, huh?  And it sounds better than it looks.
Couldn’t sleep beyond 7.45am.  I woke up and started thinking about Wacken; it dawned on me that, two weeks [...]

Day 10: Eight Vocals Down, Two To Go!

Tuesday 20th July
Arrived at the studio at 11.15, throat feeling pretty tired from yesterday.  When recording vocals, you sing very differently to how you tend to live.  Live it is all about projection and breath control, studio singing is more about feeling; how you are singing each word being extra expressive.  This uses totally different [...]