"Infatuation" drums completed.

Tonight, the final work on the drums for "Infatuation" was completed.  This song is going to sound incredibly powerful once we've added all the other instruments.

"BTSSNY" drums recorded.

OK, we don't have a name for this song we love very much.  Our working title within the band for the purpose of identification, is simply, "BTSSNY." Don't ask...

David came over for his Saturday morning session and within a few takes we had the drums captured exactly how we wanted them.  This song has become a signature song, well, at least for us when we play it live.  We never can tell what everyone else thinks of it.  All we know is, the song just unites us towards the end of our set, if any sense can be made of that.

Final drum post work on this song should take place over the next few days.

"Wasteland" drums recorded.

Tonight was a success, David came in and we got his drums recorded for "Wasteland" which is a song that has come together for us in the last few months.

It's been kicking around at a few of the shows we've done in the recent past, but the shape of the song and the drums themselves have finally emerged fully formed, ready for us to record for this new album.

We are all very fond of this song, but we like them all very much, so I guess that doesn't reveal very much.  This song is very piano driven.  Is there such a thing as a piano lick?  If so, this song may possess just such a thing.  I'm really not very good with the nomenclature of it all.

"Infatuation" drums on the board.

Alright, so we have this little song called "Infatuation," right?  Well, it's not so little, it's actually really, really huge sounding.  

It makes sense to record something in a bold way if it demands it.  David's drums are something one doesn't often come across in this world.  The work he does demands to be recorded boldly.

So here we are, having recorded some bold drums and the finished work on them tonight is representative of what he does.  Well, the drums aren't completely finished, but very, very close.  More on this over the weekend.

"Erase Marks" drums completed.

Well, there wasn't much time to do a whole lot tonight, but what little time there was invariably got put to good use.  "Erase Marks" has some incredibly sweet drums completed for it now as a result of that work.

If we can keep this pace up, we could very well have all the drums for the as-yet-unnamed album finished in five weeks.  That is a great goal, getting the drums wrapped up by July 1st.

"Erase Marks" for an evening.

Tonight was set aside for post work on the drums for "Erase Marks," a song we've played a number of times live which we've been looking forward to hearing a recorded version for.

Dave, as usual, delivered a knockout recording of his drums for the song and since the electric piano was recorded as well, we're in good shape to get the rest of the song put together pretty quickly.

Most of what was necessary to put the drums to bed has been done, so there's maybe 30 minutes worth of detail to look over, which will take place Monday night...

"History" and "Erase Marks" on the board.

Finished up some post work on the drums for "History" which sounds powerful.  Began the post work on the drums for "Erase Marks" which will take time on and off during the coming week.  At that point, post can begin on the drums for "Infatuation."  That song is heavy to begin with and if the drums so far are any indication, it will catch people by surprise.  Even with us warning you about it right now.

Drums for "Infatuation."

This week has been another busy one, working on existing tracks and arrangements.  Tonight, though, we were able to corral Dave into the studio to record drums for a song called "Infatuation."

Some of the long-fretted over upgrades in the studio are paying dividends now, with Dave's work on the drums sounding identical in power, force and emotion to what we are hearing live as it's being recorded.  This song will be quite heavy once it is complete and we like the sound of that.

"Build An Army" on New Jersey radio.

A very big thank you to Shore Alternative Music WJLK 94.3 FM in Asbury Park, New Jersey for playing "Build An Army."  The song has played as recently as this past Monday, May 18th and has periodically been played since the end of March.

You can find the website for the radio station here.

Recording new music.

It has been a busy week with us here in our recording studio, Six Of One.

Wednesday, we got electric piano and drums recorded for "Erase Marks." Friday, the drums for "When You Lose" were recorded, while this morning we knocked out drums for "History."

Obviously, these songs have a long way to go (not to mention the other dozen songs we wish to record), but not bad for five days worth of work when you're dealing with a band that has to work 40-hour-a-week day jobs on top of it all.

Tomorrow will find us in the studio for a while, working on one or more of the aforementioned songs.