Pela: blogging in the studio
Pela began recording in Los Angelas on November 2 and they’re inviting fans to follow them through the process by reading their studio blog. “This time we’re trying to introduce video along with text and photos. We are aware that many people don’t know what goes down during recording, so we decided to post typical Pela shenanigans, and include you in our adventures”
The album will be called Rise Ye Sunken Ships, and it appears that they have the time and budget to follow up Anytown Graffiti.
The studio blog echoes the recording experiences that both thrill and frustrate the emotions: searching for the right synth sound, watching a song go through a transition, deconstructing and reinventing, spending hours on one drum fill, spending 12 hours a day listening to the same tracks repeat, searching for the right microphone placement, drinking too much coffee, and eating too many tacos.
“Part of our process right now is to focus on stages. Stage one is getting the foundation of for every song recorded, whether it’s drums, guitar, keyboards, or any other instrument. This allows us to weave in and out from song to song developing each one without getting bogged down in the details.
For the last six hours we have been deconstructing and reinventing the song Philadelphia. We’ve tried out a June 60, Korg MS-20, Casiotone 101, Omnichord, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Casitone MC-45, various Samples, the Hammond Organ Ray Manzerik used, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, and about 50 different drum beats.”
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