Produced
by FuzzFace
Recorded and Engineered by Matt Simpkins
Mixed by Matt Simpkins with
Toby Bull & Adrian
Johnson
Mastered by Matt Simpkins with
Toby Bull & Adrian
Johnson
Backing
Tracks
The drums-bass-guitar-Hammond
backing tracks were recorded live to tape in a single 8-hour session
at a studio in Colchester. Each amp was placed in a seperate room
to allow for high volumes with minimal bleed between the microphones.
Adey, Mark, Matt & Toby played in a foyer between the rooms, Matt
also operated the desk from this space. Hammond, bass and guitar were
all close miked, the drums were ambient miked (mics about a foot away)
to capture a live, balanced and warm kit sound.
Backing
tracks used:
In This Smokey House - Take 7
All The Time - Take 16
The Relegation Song - Take 1
Josephine - Take 2
Overdubbing
Overdubs for extra
guitars, acoustic instruments, percussion and vocals were made at
Matt's house. Colchester Arts Centre kindly allowed the use of their
Steinway, which was recorded on site.
Mixing
and Mastering
The tracks were
mixed at Matt's house over a coffee-fueled period of a month. No Pro-Tools
cheating was undertaken: what you hear is exactly what was recorded
during the sessions. Preparing the master took a fortnight.
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