ok ok ok ok ok!
finally i'm back on to tell you about the night of the midnight choir.

it was me, josh weathers, larry gayao (odis), philip creamer (dovetail), and pat adams (whiskey folk ramblers).

we had a great time.

you can go to
www.wbolton.com

and follow the link to get to all 150+ pictures from that evening.
thanks again to our friend mr will von bolton for shooting.
and for all the friend for hanging.


"like a bird up on a wire,
like a drunk in the midnight choir,
i have tried in my own way to be free."

-leonard cohen

THE ART OF RECORDMAKING: What Day Are We On?

december seventh, two thousand nine

5:48p

midnight choir was really great. i'm waiting to get the pictures we had done back before i post in detail about it. for now i'm giving you this one to hold you over.

friday, we had Jaron Pitts over to play cello on "Picardy Devil." it really added alot to the track. sweet sweet haunting orchestral sounds...

today, we have miss Emotion Brown in here doing some soulful background stuff for us. Mo is such a cool lady, such good vibes. damn good singer, and a damn good writer while i'm at it.

having a great time, it's a shame you can't all be here to see it. lately i've been FULLY immersed in getting this record done, and it's been a positive thing.

after all remember what Uncle Charlie Darwin said:

"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."

so with that in mind we're pressing on. should be finished tracking within a week or so. then onto the process of looking for a grand ol' mix engineer.

i'll post will bolton's photos from the night of the midnight choir

until then,

KB

THE ART OF RECORDMAKING: Day 7

november thirtieth, two thousand nine

10:03p

well. tonight is the night of percussion at The Mansion. the time when Aaron is back to put tambourines and shakers, etc. on the songs. right now we have more ting-tings and ching-changs than an asian restaurant (is that politically correct?). i'll prove it!

this week is a very important one for our beloved record-in-the-works. 

here's the itinerary:

tonight: percussion

tomorrow: finish lead vocals

tomorrow night: midnight choir*

wednesday: odds and ends (guitar additions, keys, etc.)

thursday: horns!

*midnight choir is what we're using for most of our background vocals for the record. it will more or less consist of a gathering of friends, mostly from other local bands. our tentative list of singers is: kirby brown (yours truly), beau bedford (master engineer), josh weathers (jw+ true endeavours), larry gayao (odis), philip creamer (dovetail), pat adams (whiskey folk ramblers), julian pastrana, and maybe a few others. not to mention we'll have just a bunch of our friends hanging around. the idea is to just harness the party vibe and put it to tape. so we'll see what happens.

dig it! so many goooooood vibes.

until tomorrow,

KB

THE ART OF RECORDMAKING: Day 6

november twenty-fourth, two thousand nine

8:23p

guitars are finished! that is, almost all of them. i'm not gonna promise there won't be something we wanna hear later on down the road, but for now they're done.

we've moved onto vocals. since the last track we did guitars for was "throw you away," that's the one i'm singing on first. honestly it's uncanny to me how much it's all coming together. after vocals, we'll essentially just have icing left to put on the cake.

i keep meaning to take pictures of all the guitars, and i'm sure i will.

what i'm really looking forward to is the night of the "midnight choir." that's all i'll say for now, but it's gonna be great.

catch you later, earth.

KB

THE ART OF RECORDMAKING: Day 5

november twenty-fourth, two thousand nine

12:15 am

tonight, we had a visitor. here, putting the melodic reverb-y drone-y goodness on "a highway calls..." is...

MR. ROB BASTIEN!

rob is a guitar player from dallas, tx who likes long  tails on delays, airy clouds of reverb and quiet walks on the beach. he still believes in santa and hopes to find love online. just kidding (but seriously). 

seriously, rob plays in a badass band ODIS. good friends of mine, check em out.

anyway,

hope your well.

more guitars tomorrow!

KB

THE ART OF RECORDMAKING: Day 5

november twenty-third, two thousand nine

8:31p

GUITARS! that's what's happening right now. lots and lots of guitars. working on "generation" right now. finished "young! young! young!" earlier today. gonna be working into the night AND tomorrow. then, onto vocals. really excited that we're gonna be done with all primary tracking pretty soon.

i'll take some pictures later...

THE ART OF RECORDMAKING: Day 4 (part ii)

november twentieth, two thousand-nine 

9:33p

oh. my. lord.

today we've knocked out:

"talk"

"sashay"

"schoolboy"

and it's looking now like "generation" is done. after two-- count 'em-- TWO takes. so awesome. it's probably the most straight forward rock tune on the record. i can't even tell you much we needed this. the day had begun to drag and everyone's energy was all but depleted. nothing like a good dose of groove and killer riff to get everything back on course.

oh boy!

now we're on to the last one for this weekend, "throw you away."

so happy with what's happening right now...

catch you soon.

KB