Two more tight mixes from the Marmor&Stein forthcoming album (especially showing Vetal’s exceptional drumwork). It’s gettin’ long and hm-m… excitingly conceptual.
2. Der
3. Jungfrau
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Cowboy got the Blues
August 2011
A whole other, rawer, grittier, warmer, swampier sound…
The Epiphone Rumblekat feels more like a slender, small-bodied acoustic guitar with a massive set of cojones. The top and back are slightly arched (this one is an older Korean-made Custom Shop all-transluscent finish and kinda “aged” hardware model), and the semi hollow bodies vibrates with the music in a whole other way, and that feels different as you hold the instrument. Easy to fine-tune different sounds when plugged in, by blending the pickups. Much less forgiving of poor technique as your usual P-thing, but much more rewarding when played cleanly. It has helped a lot to build kinda slick and tight bottom on Steile Treppe recently.
Anything Goes…
August 2011
Thank Jan ‘BEANFIELD’ Krause severe and irreversible album mixes are finally (with some reservations) done. Well,… Manley is THE shit!
1. Steile Treppe
to be continued…
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Englishmen Do It Better
July 2011
Talking Dirty
March 2011
I have it on authority of several US contributors of the correct vintage that a ‘nitty-gritty gator’ once was a ‘lowlife hip dude’ and can assure that in terms of sound (and of course looks) the Danelectro Nifty Fifty (15w rms solid-state amp) is undoubtedly one of those die-hard fellows.
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Nifty-Fifty-Dirty-Sweet
Budget Babe
February 2011
Another low-cost little gem…
…being rediscovered during the last recording sessions – Electrovoice Cardinal (Cardioid Capacitor Vocal Mic) is beautifully engineered, impressively stylish, and sounds good to boot. The frequency response of the Cardinal is flatter than that of most large-diaphragm mics, as the presence peak is less pronounced and quite broad, but there’s also a hint of low-end lift at around 70-80Hz, which gives the mic a very subtle ‘smile EQ’ characteristic, the practical outcome of which is that the sound is mildly flattering but still very natural sounding. There’s nothing thin or edgy about the sound and, because there’s no excessive inherent coloration, it responds well to EQ — you’re not constantly trying to fight the mic’s in-built character. Of course you don’t get the fudgy warmth of a tube mic or even a transformer-coupled model, but to our ears this makes it easier to place the vocals at the front of a mix without using excessive volume, and there’s certainly nothing budget (except the $199 price tag) or second class about the sound of this little beauty
NEXT SHOW > tbc
February 2011
There are no shows scheduled at this time due to Taran’s health issues. Please stay in touch (we still do some occassional blogging regarding recordings, odd equipment and the other fun stuff)…
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“It Was a Very Good Year”
December 2010
Form follows function
December 2010
This beautiful piece of all-american handcraft, built upon ingenious and now unfortunately gone Nace M1-7, is called SERAPH. No comment…
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Seraph 2x2v6 smokin’
