It is almost twenty months to the day that I first announced plans for a solo album. It wasn’t supposed to take this long but, as it kind of had the status of hobby (rather than “official next release”) it always took a backseat to label duties, touring and general admin. That last one is a bit of a shame, nothing should ever come below admin but for some reason everything always does.
Anyway, it’s finally finished. We recorded the last notes on Sunday, mixed it that night and the following day, mastered it the day after that. Now it’s off to the pressing plant. I’ll write a more soul-searching piece about the album nearer to the release (still TBC but definitely some time in early 2016). I wasn’t quite as fastidious about chronicling the recording process as I have been with Bedlam Six records but below are a few shots from the sessions.
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- Kirsty McGee contributed flute, bass flute, musicial saw and glockenspiel to the record
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- Biff Roxby working out tuba parts at the mixing desk
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- WR Audio’s band room. Both the piano and organ were used on the album
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- Liz Green and I duet on one of the tracks. It was a song I wrote for us in 2010. Finally we recorded it!
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- Liz Green and I holding things we didn’t play on the record.
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- Phill Howley in the WR Audio control room (taken artistically through Myrtle Mic.
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- Ozzy the studio dog
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- We’ve got to lose that sax solo.
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- Fran Lydiatt on keys. Ozzy on Biff.
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- Biff Roxby plays cello in the WR Audio control room
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- Joel Roberts on bass
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- “The Stuff Of Archive” was recorded on location in Anterp Mansion’s crumbling ballroom
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- Phill Howley at an early drum session
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- Kirsty McGee contributed flute, bass flute, musicial saw and glockenspiel to the record
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- Biff Roxby’s to-do list
