The intent of going into the studio last month was to find the loud and clear moments and record the sense of immediacy, both written and improvised. Of course there are a lot of necessary details needed afterwards...
Last week we set up the bass, saw blades and went out to the pier to get sounds. The focus was working with the range of tones from the instruments. Breaks were spent going to the local ferry port and recording sounds of the pier--the humming ferries, helicopters and collapsable catwalks--made a great and diverse (and rather orchestral) drone that should find a nice place on the record...
The radial saw as percussion...
Recording the pier environment...
Capturing the sound of seagulls above the Armenian Cathedral
The great storms of spring are coming...
