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Old 02-17-2006, 09:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
vanblah
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New Chess Club CD

Wow. That's all I can say. I just heard the final recalls on our CD and it's amazing. I have to keep asking myself, "Is that really us?"

I know it sounds like I'm bragging or whatever. I'm not. Usually, I am very self-depracating and modest; but this is the first recording of a band of mine that I can actually say that I WANT people to hear. Don't get me wrong, I've always wanted to share my music, but this recording is simply amazing.

It's not that the playing is the best in the world or anything like that. It's just that something happened during this process that created something that I'd never have imagined.

I've recorded with several bands over the last 20 years. In studios that are professional as well as amateur. Some sounded good; others ... not so much.

This is the first time that I've ever worked with a "real" producer in a "world class" studio. We spent three weeks of 12-hour days tracking and mixing. It doesn't sound like much considering bigger bands can spend months doing the same thing. We didn't have that kind of budget. Budget?


For anyone here who has heard our other songs, this is going to blow you away. We re-recorded three of the songs on our (self-produced) EP; which has been available on Myspace forever. I was comparing the quality of the EP and this one and it's just amazing.

I can't wait for other people to hear it. Of course, we'll see if I'm still saying that after the reviews are in.

Would it be worth another post to outline what the band went through over the last year? We've been together for a little over 3 years now and the past year has been the most tumultuous.
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