After a series of breakups and breakdowns, a bunch of million dollar riffs and a few slumsounds, the guitar recordings were finally finished. We had to hold a few week break in between due to some personal shit and a heavy listening of the new Alice In Chains album, but that’s how it always goes, right? Also we had to show the door for our “permanent” session helper Jack Tragedy, but jazz and rock do differ you know. We wish Tragedy all the best, thanks for helping us out man! This resulted in me having to replay some of Tragedy’s parts due to the requirements of the perilous producer, forever-Entwined Aksu Hanttu.

Aksu also whipped my ass in the studio for two weeks right in the middle of Finland’s hottest summer in middle July, forcing me to regurgitate these goddamn thirteen songs over and over again up to the point I almost had to call it quits. However, my very good friend and mentor, a person I totally look up to, Michael Monroe of the legendary Hanoi Rocks fame, was in the studio to help me out and to take part in the recordings by laying out some vocals and a few infectiously catchy sax and harp solos. Be sure to check out how we tee it off in Strangled In Stereo, the heaviest piece of shit we’ve ever made. Hallelujah!

Now I am in the middle of recording the backing vocals and finalizing the keyboards with my man in the mirror, Dexter the great. A looking in view, indeed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clJ1P6cT83Q

- Tweak