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Current mood:  accomplished Category: Music
We started this day on a rested note. We weren't scheduled to come into the studio until 3pm. I got some much needed rest. Woke up around 10am, made some breakfast, sat around until I picked up Ving. I left the house around because I had to pay on a pawn ticket. I needed some money a while back as most musicians do. I took care of that, called Ving but he wasn't ready. I took an hour break at home. I picked him up and we had some Chinese buffet. We were excited about the last day. We got to The Bubble on time where Frenchie and Buntz(Frenchie's assistant) were starting on some rough mixes before we started vocals. At this point, Frenchie asked if we wanted to go to Fry's for a new hard drive. We went over there and went back. Once we arrived, Jason was there and watching RocknRolla on his computer. It was time to lay down some vocals. Ving hit the vocals with a quickness. 2 songs were done and we took a break for backup vocals. Once we were ready we decided that Jason and I would try doing vocals together to get a more gritty feel. It could work but could have been a bad idea. We tried it out with the first song and it worked. "She Don't Want It!" it sounded really good. We decided that we would do it for a couple of others. We took a different approach with "My Private Hell". Instead of me doing backups we decided that Jason should do them. He did the back up and I did a back up whisper track. When it was time for "Something About You" we tried two different styles. They didn't work so we decided to go with the way we did it live but with a twist. I sang back ups and knocked it out. Back up vocals were done. Jason wanted to do some percussion. Ving was exctatic since he was done. Jason added some tamborine, shakers, and Buntz added some vibraslap. It sounded great. We were done tracking. We got some beers to celebrate and did the mixing. Jason Buntz is a machine. He was mixing while we were doing vocals and backups. We ended up leaving The Bubble at around 2:30am and we had done our best album to date. 6 songs that are done in true Black Earth fashion. This is our third recording at The Bubble and we are one of the first bands of the Red River Scene in Austin TX and we're still kickin ass. Since The Bubble's inception we've been to each location. All three. It's good to be back. I don't think any of us has every played like this in any of our previous records. Frenchie complimented me about only having two mistakes that were minor in my recording. We shared funny stories about old times and new times to come. Frenchie did the new Jet record. He's doing very well but is still a humble guy and we love him for it. He's a bro. After all that Ving and I drove home. I was on my way home when 3:00 am approached. My truck lights started to flicker. Ving and I sort of freaked. There were lights flickering above us. I got to Ving's apartment when my truck stalled and wouldn't start. This guy asked me if I needed a jump start but it didn't work. I called my wife and she showed up. We tried everything. My truck's alarm kept bugging out. Some asshole drove by and said, "ha ha your car broke down". Fuckin douche. There will always be people like that, but thankfully there are always people who are willing to help. I called a tow truck because there was no way I was going to leave my gear. Ving got his van and pushed my truck up to a parking spot. He went to sleep. The tow truck came and put my truck on the lift. He took my home and happened to mention that he knew Christain from The Black Angels. Small world. I got home and listened to the album. It sounds great. Once again in true Black Earth fashion we do something great and then something fucked up happens. Ving and I chuckled about this. It happens all the time. It's like that scene in 8 mile when Eminem's character "Rabbit" tears the stage up and leaves. They ask him why he's leaving. He says, "I have to work tomorrow". That's the way we are. We rock hard but in the end we have to go to work because we're ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Hopefully this album will change that and we'll do what we were meant for. Putting out great music that gets under your skin. The record is done, unnamed, and ready to be mastered. All this in 4 days. That's how we roll. Go in, lay it down, and leave. That's all for now. See you at the show. Photos and vids to come.
oozin muddy butter on my bass
dave - Black Earth
6:30 PM
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