Filed under: Diaries, Making Music | Tags: (The Way We Used To) Have A Good Time, Anthony, Aris Christou, Art Of Piercing, Be The Devil, Chris Kissadjekian, Dimitris Karpouzas, End Is Near, Free Falling, George Mouzis, I Know You Well, I Wanna Be Your Dog, Jason, Let's Make It Count, Miles And Miles, Nick Sid, Nori Kapza, Not The Kindest Person, Perfect Mistake, Pregnant, San Quentin, SCA studio, Spyreas, Tasan, Thodoris Markou, Youth Hostel
Back to the studio since early September to finish off the new album. Spending half a day every single day at SCA studio mixing and recording bits and pieces forgotten and left since we stopped recording in August. Nick, Anthony, Jason and Spyreas in 2 or 3 people shifts. Our manager paying visits from time to time. It’s his house that we spend most of the rest of our time planning, brainstorming, chilling, drinking and -at some point- sleeping. His house is the place we always return after exhausting nights out trying to shake off the everyday studio work stress that sometimes I admit is more than overwhelming. It has become a sanctuary, not only for the band but for many other friends as well – we call it our Youth Hostel, mr George Mouzis is our host and Maria is the coffee dealer. (more…)
Filed under: Diaries, Making Music | Tags: Andreas Schwarz, Anthony, Aris Christou, Be The Devil, Dimitris Karpouzas, End Is Near, Faith No More, Fischerspooner, Galani, holidays, Ireon, Jason, live, Lyrics, Macia Studios, Mykonos, Pixel, Samos, SCA studio, Stranglers, Tipota
Mid August in Athens. In between short holidays on various greek islands. Trying to catch our breaths after months of constant effort.
In July, as planned we recorded vocals and guitars for the new album with Aris Christou at SCA studio. Not all 12 songs but definately 10 are ready to be mixed in September. Our new member Anthony, has added a distinctive twist to the sound and presence of the guitar in this album. Soon you will be able to find out for yourselves when the first single comes out. (more…)
Filed under: Diaries, Making Music | Tags: Anthony, Aris Christou, Cyanna, Dimitris Karpouzas, End Is Near, Jason, Macia Studios, MAD VMA, Miles And Miles, Nick Sid, Perfect Mistake, Pregnant, SCA studio, Shine, Spyreas
First week of recordings at SCA studio is over and here’s the story..
We decided to start the whole recording thing from the vocal tracks and we’ll probably complete it by the end of next week. After that Nick with Anthony will continue with the guitars at SCA studio and Jay and I move to the Macia studios for the drums (resident engineer Dimitris Karpouzas – the best last name out there). Nick and I found it a good idea to save time by recording guitars and drums in two different studios at the same time so that we’ll have more time for the final mix sessions with Aris Christou at SCA. So ‘Miles and Miles’, ‘Pregnant’, ‘Perfect Mistake’ and ‘End Is Near’ (more…)
Filed under: Diaries, Making Music | Tags: Anthony, Galani, MAD VMA, Pixel, Shine, Tipota
We got the award for Best Alternative Video for “Shine” at the MAD VMAs 2009.
We have a new face in the band. His name is Anthony and he plays the guitar.
There has been a minor delay on the final recordings for the new album. It’s all for the better I guess.
Dimitra Galani’s album “Pixel” is out and our version of her classic song “Tipota” is included.
I’m gonna be more specific about everything in a new blog soon..
