After our extended break as discussed in the last Grapevine post, we have begun to get back to work in the studio. The best way to get going again is to gather and throw out ideas with the people you usually work with. So where better to start than a Steaming Mulch session. This time instead of starting with a song idea we started with a sound/recording concept. We decided to create a song using ‘sonic overload’. We added numerous tracks that all had a lot of content. The only parameters that were applied was to keep the tracks in the same key and work along with the bpm of a click track. We added several bass, guitar, vocal and drum tracks. We also worked to make sure no individual track was louder in the mix than the other tracks. It sounds easy, but once you get going and try to make sure the tracks have some type of relationship between them, it’s not as easy as it seems. How much can you add before the song is just a solid block of noise? Or do you want a solid block of noise? After the music was put together, we followed the same concept with the video clips. Don’t over think what clips you’re using. Try to match the clips to the song style. Not surprisingly, the whole project ended up looking and sounding pretty ‘dark’. The title of the song was made to describe the sessions. Mission accomplished!
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