I realise that the blog has been quiet recently. This is due to the fact that we’ve been working 18 hour days in order to get the album finished, which we have now done.
We are now back in the comfort of our own homes, catching up on a bit of sleep and spending some time [...]

I think yesterday was the longest day so far. 11am – 4am. We got through a lot of stuff, though, recording lots of parts for two songs. Stephen seems to have had the rough end of the stick; he was recording guitars late into the night and consequently appears to have been playing them throughout [...]

Yesterday was the turn of the string quartet. They played for about 11 hours, tracking up multiple layers of strings and making a beautiful sound.
Andy, the arranger has done an amazing job on the five songs he prepared arrangements for. We changed very few of his ideas, and he quickly adapted to our amendments. He [...]

No – not the fireworks that you get in high quality dramas like Hollyoakes and Prisoner Cell Block H – real sparkley, shimmering fireworks with pretty colours.
We had the honour of being invited to Kingsley’s family and friends fireworks display the other night – it was a real treat and pretty damned heart-warming. As we [...]

Sorry it’s been a bit quiet on the blog front recently. We’ve been locked away in our recording cave, and have had a couple of really productive and exciting days. At the time of writing, we are recording some Velvet Underground style floor toms (Mo would be proud) for a very atmospheric track. Everyone seems [...]