Steaming Mulch has always presented us with music that can be both fun and challenging. They’ve had songs that used cut and paste live drums with all sorts of noise and effects. We’ve worked on the ‘movie clip’ tunes that used pieces of movies and TV show audio in them. Sometimes the recording sessions are very directed and sometimes they are a party atmosphere free for all. This time the band came in with relatively completed song parts that mostly needed to be organized before we started recording. The recording process was fun with a lot of time spent selecting FX and deciding where they would be appropriate. After the song was finished I was ‘tasked’ with creating the video. The video side of Steaming Mulch has also grown over time, starting with a single still picture for the video and becoming more involved (and fun) as we’ve continued to record. I think the videos should reflect the music – strange and dream like. As someone who likes to create there’s nothing better than being given carte blanche to do whatever you like. There’s no point to bringing someone in to the creative process and then telling them exactly what to do. This holds true whether you’re bringing in musicians to add a part to a song or someone to take photographs. Let the creative juices flow. Hope you enjoy the music and video.
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