October 2011
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Our Process Needs More Processing:
Zen and the Art of Making the EP.
Nowadays a lot of song-writers and artists don’t differentiate between the separate parts that go into producing a record; they’re recording the music as they write it, fiddling about changing guitar and synth sounds as they’re attempting to mix (thanks to the joys of software amp simulation and virtual synths), and juggling issues with ...
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The Drum Perspective - why they never stop.
Vinden’s comments on Enigma.
Enigma.
If there is to be a cheesy music video, then this is to be the one that Gareth is shot doing or portraying something “Suggestive/Raunchy”. I am sure the interpretation of this song could be tailored to such a video shoot, especially with the words “Desire to feed this demon seed” contained within the song ……Mmmm, I wonder.
For me, this song is relaxed,...
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The Vocal Perspective - on the frontline.
Gareth’s Comments on Enigma
Enigma
Enigma was the first song written by Sankara. It started as a germ of an idea that was little more than the opening piano riff. I thought it would be a challenge to try and make the song melodically interesting, while keeping the chord sequences in the verse, bridge and chorus exactly the same. If you listen closely, the only difference between them is...
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A Guitarists Wish List (or six string pornography...
Guitarists (and most bass players) suffer from a debilitating condition whose mere acronym strikes fear into the hearts, minds and bank accounts of spouses and long-suffering partners everywhere: GAS. Gear Acquisition Syndrome! There is no cure, as the afflicted victim recites the mantra of “you can never have too many guitars” to anyone inexperienced enough to engage in conversation....
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A Guitarists Wish List (part two).
Amplification (Recording)
Blackstar HT-5
(ed. note: please see pictures above - you can’t miss the bloody thing!)
This little 5 watt all-valve amp head has been an absolute revelation for recording guitar parts. It was pretty much exclusively used for all the electric guitar sounds on every publicly-released Sankara song. It provides the perfect Marshall-like tonality for distorted rhythm...
