I'm posting a new song that I recorded last week - Steel Balloon.  I experimented with a production technique I read about with the recording the drum tracks.   I performed / tracked the drum without any cymbal work.  I then ran a pass with just the cymbals.  It gave the drums an extra bit of clarity - especially on the snare.; there was no hi-hat to worry about in the snare track (& vice versa).  I'm not a drummer and wrote the drum track to tape, so tracking the cymbals were a bit sketchy, but a rehearsed drummer would have done much better with timing and taste.  For the recording, I got very quick sounds on the instruments (I just made sure levels weren't too hot), and did a very quick mix.  My 2 year old son helped me out on the vocal track - so this is also his debut.

The idea of the track was inspired by an artists group I am involved with.  We meet once a month and submit 2 words.  The words are put in a hat and drawn.  Every memeber has to create a work of art inspired by the 2 words.  My words this month were steel and balloon.  It's a great creative excercise.

-ST