recordering the drums

recording with carl was alot of fun. He smoked one of those nicotine fake cigarettes that glow and emit a mist, but undermined it by smoking roll-ups in between. He did get a very nice sound from the drums, and neil 'one-take' williams played with panache and restraint. I think Neil is a female drummer trapped in a mans body. As a drummer he reminds me of mo tucker and meg white.

You know that bit - play that, and then never play it again.

There are 13 million songs on itunes. 9 million of those songs have never been downloaded, not even once.

jigs and reels

We played with Papercuts last friday at the newly spacious, rather pleasant Buffalo Bar, and were our usual ramshackle selves, all jittery and irritable before playing, then it was all over in seconds and we were left wondering why we were so nervous. I'm always pleased to come away without having had a breakdown on stage.
On saturday we are recording drums with Carl Bevan, which promises to be a demanding day for neil - he's got to do 5 songs in 8 hours. That said, didn't Elvis, during his early days record a 35 minute album in 22 minutes? Now that's talent.

"AFTER YOU GO BA-DA-BA-DA-BRRRING, IT SHOULD GO BA-DA-BA-BA-BRUMP AND YOU'RE GOING BA-BA-BA-DA-BRUMP-DE"