Day 1 recording
Location: Ghost Town Studios with Ross Halden in Leeds
Reason: New track 15PETER2012 for 'Us and them' remix compilation album.
 
Ok so the idea behind this new compilation is that bands take songs created by DJs and transform them into something of their own and vice versa. So Gavron (yes boss) is remixing 'I Hate this, do you like it?'
Mr. Gavron sent us excerpts of 4 of 5 of his songs to which we listened to and decide which parts of sections would work as a chickenhawk riff or as part of a song, we then created a song around these parts adding lots more riffs and sections. The final result being a million miles from the starting point we were given.
 
Having recorded with Ross before he knows how we work and vice versa and we know he does a fantastic job, the only problem is that he when we first recorded with him in 2005 he was clean cut, shaved hair hip hop beat making guru, now he resembles Mr. Grunge, this is what recording riffs does to you.............be warned...........
 
Day 1 is Matt Reid day, we arrive at the studios 6:30 on a tuesday, Ross has turned into Mr. DIY and really transformed his studios since we recorded 'Scorpieau' with him a matter of months ago. Matt sets up all his drums and Ross fiddles with microphones while i get down to more important business such as getting the coffee machine to work. Stick is out of it at home ill so we are already a man down.......
 
I have to say we (i say 'we' i really mean ross and we supervised) achieved an awesome drum sound very quickly, previous recording sessions we have fiddled with microphones and room positions for a long time before being happy......
 
I sit in with Matt and create a guide track for guitars whilst he smashes the s h i t out of his drums, again the track seems to come together very quickly as we only really run through the song 4 or 5 times. In the control room listening back to the drum track there is some pretty impressive stuff that Matt plays on this song, it might well even be my favourite Matt Reid drum track he has done with Chickenhawk yet........  Ill try not to ruin it tomorrow.......


Videos, Photos and more to come.........