June 2013
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It's always a very nervous thing, waiting to hear what others think of your music, as you end up investing so much of yourself into something that it can become a little "precious" if you let it. The best reviews and the ones that mean something to me, are when they come from someone who's just listened and have understood the music,
Here's some photos of the Ontofield studio, where pretty much everything happens and also sometimes, where very little indeed happens! It's pretty small, but works very well.
The "live room" is across the way and typically, this is where the vocals and guitars get tracked. The "Live Room" is in fact, a small empty room and only tranforms into the grandly titled "live room" when we stick an amp or two in there and maybe some mics and stands.
A lot of time gets spent here.
Mostly, it seems, doing bugger all...
I'm currently working on a follow up album to SWF, although I'm in the very early stages. There is certainly plenty of inspiration out there for a lot more material. The screw has been tightening noticeably more and more this year, with the reduction in "democracy" and the ongoing corporate takeover of our planet reaching deeper down into our lives and those around us. They seem to get away with it by taking little steps at a time, hoping nobody will notice... Although, what is also evident, is a large swathe of the population is really waking up to what is happening and people of all ages are starting to make a stand.
I have also given the studio a refresh and I've flogged off a load of stuff that wasn't being used and added a few instruments that have helped inspire me to get some new tunes and ideas together. I think I will probably start recording in January 2014. There won't be the huge learning curve this time, which is a relief and should mean the new album doesn't take anywhere near the time SWF did.
I'm considering the options of getting in some guest musicians to help out on the next album, such as a sax player and maybe some backing vocals. Who knows where it might lead? I think I am more at ease and confident in bringing some people in to do something these days, certainly after the success of the Sleeping With Fractals album. I know a couple of friends that have been "palely loitering" and seem pretty keen to stick their oars in..."
As ever, we would really love to hear from you! Let us know what you think of the album, the website, the lyrics, this newsletter, the state of the world, what we should do about it, giant pharma, giant food, the lying, insidious mass media, sprituality, manufacturing of consent, belief, propaganda, the military industrial complex, what are you reading and listening to? Anything!
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Great for getting ideas down quickly onto the sequencer quickly as midi, then the freedom to edit, chop and change as much as you want. Great for drummers to just come in and let rip and record some ideas without the long miking setup times.
Can't beat some real drums though....(no pun intended)
The acoustic guiitars and basses are just out of shot on this one. Hopefully, a Fender Telecaster will be making its way onto that wall in the near future.
Hours and hours of tweaking guitar pedals here. There is no shortage of them around these parts....
John ditched his TC G-System and went for a collection of single pedals, mostly the new Strymon pedals, with Eventide, Neo Instruments and Sonuus. The possibilities are endless and there is already a large array of tweaked noises ready for the next Ontofield album.
The Mesa Boogie Roadster stayed put though....
John has tried so many different amplifiers over the years and this one provides all the various different tones he uses in one place and he's very happy with it.
Mics for the electric guitars are usually the trusty Sure SM57 and the Sennheiser e906. We are going to try to use a stereo config for the next album, providing John gets an additional amp that he's OK with!
Well, that's it for this year! We want to wish everyone a Merry Xmas/ Holiday period and a fantastic New Year. Also, many thanks go to Snoot! for putting this Newsletter together, as well as the running of the website, taking photos and editing and managing the content. They do a great job :-) We can't wait for the Official and combined Snoot!, Ontofield and Adient Records Office Party... All four of us tearing up the neighbourhood...
