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 | Tags: Cyanna, download, free, free download, Giannis Christodoulatos, JAC, Just A Crash, Myspace, Planet Of Zeus, Remix, SCA studio, Stab Me, Studio 37
PLANET OF ZEUS – STAB ME (CYANNA remix)
Written and Recorded by Planet of Zeus.
Remixed and Produced by Cyanna.
Mastered by Giannis Christodoulatos @ Studio 37.
Planet of Zeus – Stab Me.. this song is a killer. We remember listening to it during our breaks while recording the “JUST A CRASH” album at the SCA Studio and all you could feel was heads banging. So it was more than a pleasure to us when the guys of Planet of Zeus suggested we remixed one of their songs. We somehow consider this remix as a b-side to the JAC recordings and a souvenir of the good times during those long sessions. It’s also a chance for us to pay tribute to the music that brought us up, pure rock n’ roll and we wanna thank Planet of Zeus for the opportunity to do that in the best way possible with such a song.
This is a good chance for everybody to download the track exclusively from our official website and get to listen to how electronica and heavy southern rock sound together in a mix. Enjoy and don’t forget to check Planet of Zeus’ own myspace site and new album!
Filed under: Diaries, Just A Crash, Making Music | Tags: crash, Cyanna, SCA studio
Yes.
The album IS ready.
In December the last touches on the mix and the final mastering process were completed. 12 tracks ready. We have the album cover, the sleeve artwork, everything ready.
The album is going to be released in February. Starting this week we will be uploading two tracks every week on Myspace.com.
We are exhausted but satisfied.
A release gig will be announced soon as well as the specific details of the release.
Stay with us..just a bit longer..
The crash is imminent.
I’m going to bed now.
“If I die before I wake – pray the Lord my soul to take”
Filed under: Diaries, Just A Crash, Making Music | Tags: Cyanna, date of release, gyalino mousiko theatro, mastering, SCA studio
At last we are back in the SCA studio since last week, for the final mix and mastering of the album.
It is indeed ready, only a few final touches left and an overall fine tuning to make this album shine. The title and concept of the cover are also underway. Soon we will publish the label in which the album will come out and, of course, the date of the release.
Only thing certain is that the release date is soon.
In November 22 we are going live on stage again after 2 months at Gyalino Mousiko Theatro. Full live set including 9 of the new albums tracks plus a few old ones we haven’t done in a while. Details about the gig soon on myspace.com/cyannamercury.
Stay tuned!
Filed under: Diaries, Just A Crash, Making Music | Tags: Aris Christou, Best radio, Claudia Matola, Cyanna, Done Be, SCA studio, Soundwave, Teo Zefkilis, TV Nation
Unfortunately we’ve had some more setbacks and delays and so the album is not ready yet.
The last three weeks we have been mixing with Aris Christou (again after 2 years of working mostly with Teo Zefkilis) but the mixing sessions are not frequent enough for the album to finish. However the results are more than encouraging and only a few songs are left to be completed.
In the meantime “Done Be” and “TV Nation” (included in the promo sampler we have been giving away to radio producers and stuff) are receiving some serious airplay on Best Radio, and so we gave an interview on Claudia Matola’s show (14:00-16:00 GMT +2) last Saturday regarding the whole Coca-cola Soundwave competition thing.
We have been working on these tracks for almost a year. We have been working on general ideas for this album (most of which have obviously been abandoned) for almost two years. I can’t help but wonder how much longer will this epic take.. it has been a looooooong painful process. Fun too.
Who knows.
Filed under: Diaries, Just A Crash, Making Music | Tags: Cyanna, Done Be, Electron, Mercury Studio, On And On, SCA studio, Shine, Teo Zefkilis, TV Nation
The albums almost ready at last, we are mixing/mastering it with Teo Zefkilis @ SCA studio (as always).
This is the final songlist in no particular order:
Done Be; Electron; On and On; Better Not; Chinese Dress; Highway Exit; TV Nation; Limiter; Paranoid GF; Small Talk; Liquid; Shine;
The amounts of coffee and chocolate of all kinds consumed by all four of us is unimaginable.
Btw the photo on the top of this blog is the door to the hallway of our own studio (aka the Mercury Studio). Its the door between the rehearsal room and the programming/mixing/editing/monitoring room.
We are very proud of our original vintage wooden doors.
And windows.
Lets see what this life holds for us next..
by Spyreas
Filed under: Diaries, Just A Crash, Making Music | Tags: Achilles, Adamantia, Better Not, Cage of Anger, Cyanna, Electron, Fairytale of One, Highway Exit, Innocence, Lil Story, Louie, Music Day, Nick Sid, On And On, Paranoid GF, Prive Tattoo, SCA studio, Spyreas
-Forgive me father for i have sinned. Its been too long since my last confession and my sins are starting to feel heavy on my back..
I havent made peace with myself yet father. I create to be loved but no love is returned. People are cruel father. People will stare. People wont love you for the words that you say. Am i vain father?
A whole album almost ready. In August we get into SCA studio for the final recordings and mix. I’ve been wiriting lyrics like crazy the past two months. Thnk God for the last 4 gigs in April and June, pushed us so much further into our musical subconscious.. Nick has written the best music he’s written in years this month and since Louie joined the band in the end of March, the sound feels more solid than ever. I am currently doing some test vocal recordings at at home and so is Louie with Nick for the guitars. Just to name a few titles from the new album: “Done B”, “Fairytale of One”, “Better Not, “Highway Exit”, “Lil Story”, “Electron”, “Paranoid GF”, “On and On”, “Innocence” and some more.. maybe we’ll upload one or two demos of these tracks on myspace soon, just to get an idea and keep the flame burning..
Meanwhile I gotta send a huge thnq to our photographers Achilles and Adamantia, Jason for the incredible body painting he did on me at the Music Day Festival (Prive Tattoo), Teo at SCA studio for the constant sound treatments, our beloved incrdible beautiful manager Nat, Amanda and Chara for photos and videos, Jojo for being Jojo, Dianne for the words and all our friends for their support, understanding and love these last months..
Cyanna – Cage of Anger Live @ Music Day Fest 23.06.06 (demo clip)
-Have you regretted son?
No father..not yet..
by Spyreas
Filed under: Diaries, Making Music | Tags: Aris Christou, Cyanna, E-babe, Freddie Mercury, SCA studio, Sertab the cat, Soul Party, Teo Zefkilis
The first album was the “under pressure” one. We loved it, we remember the time we had makin it and we miss it. The experience was mind+heart-blowing, we discovered our limits, at least we think we did (but we hope they are further more..). It’s been a year and a half since its completion and I can still smell hot coffee and cigarettes from the mixing room, I can still see Sertab the cat fiddling around, I can still hear the jokes Sir Christou Aris and Teo made..
Maybe it’s all because we are back in there..:)
This album is the slow one. It’s pressure is released bit by bit, day by day, song after song. This album is free. New songs, old songs, and everything in between. Influences, fetishes, die hard habits, bad manners, fears and tears, joy and faith, misery and denial.. no future but not giving up? Not yet. Cyanna will hit the world at least one more time.
“Ebabe” is nearly through. Next up: “Soul Party” and a new, unnamed yet track. Temporarily called “Ambient song”.
Baby calling to its mother. My loving one.
..they later grow up to become demons. like us..
Relevant irrelevancy: Freddie Mercury R.I.P
