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Stationary Set’s Recording Process

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Stationary Set’s Recording Process

TEEN and the Recording Process

" Great drum machine... the sounds are wacky and tunable " A former member of ambient indie pop group Here We Go Magic, Teeny Lieberson formed TEEN in 2011. Her sisters Katherine and Lizzie and friend Jane Herships completed the line-up, and the group started exploring Teeny’s musical interests, which had veered from the…Click on the title for more

TEEN and the Recording Process

Band in the Studio: Aye Nako

" We use Fender Deville guitar amps, and used several big muff pedals for recording and live guitar." Say what you will of Pitchfork (we kind of detest their judgmental, patronizing, 'this-is-the-truth-period'' style reviews), but it's commendable that they still manage to highlight albums and artists that are seemingly coming…Click on the title for more

Band in the Studio: Aye Nako

Bands in the Studio: Skaters

" I am a big Electro Harmonics Memory Man fan." SKATERS excitedly pronounces their name repeatedly on landing on their nondescript website. But once you've seen the pizza-loving video for 'Schemers,' you'll get a better idea for the sense of humor the trio is capable of. Shooting toy guns through confetti-soaked…Click on the title for more

Bands in the Studio: Skaters

Brick + Mortar and the Recording Process

Brick + Mortar's favorite piece of gear: Roland SPD-SX " It’s a midi controller, sampler, 1 track recorder, and can trigger visuals if you like that kind of stuff. It’s the holy grail of gear for Brick + Mortar... " New Jersey rockers Brick + Mortar are a refreshingly new sounding…Click on the title for more

Brick + Mortar and the Recording Process

Sunglasses and the Recording Process

Sunglasses Gear: Roland SP-555 " ...With a sampler, I can place a grand piano part I recorded in Georgia and still use the sounds…stuff we physically can’t play live" Blending the complex harmonies of The Beach Boys with the gritty aesthetics of the new millennium's bedroom pop, Sunglasses add a…Click on the title for more

Sunglasses and the Recording Process

EULA and the Recording Process

EULA's Gear : Tascam 424 " I am obsessed with my 4-track (Tascam Portastudio 424)" After releasing a steady run of EPs throughout the last couple years, EULA decided to go full-length and self-released Maurice Narcisse in 2011. It was on many “Best of 2011” album lists. Opening up for…Click on the title for more

EULA and the Recording Process

Stone Cold Fox and the Recording Process

Stone Cold Fox's Gear : Apogee Duet 2 " I've started stripping down my home setup to a bare bones Pro Tools set up with an Apogee Duet 2" There are some records you bring along for a hike through your day, and a precious few that grab you…Click on the title for more

Stone Cold Fox and the Recording Process

The Babies and the Recording Process

The Babies' Gear: Tascam DP-008 " Kevin and I both have Tascam DP-008s that we use when recording on our own. " The Babies, who are a bit of a "super band" consisting of key members of both The Vivian Girls (Singer/Guitarist-Cassie Ramone) and Woods (Bassist-Kevin Morby), seem to have…Click on the title for more

The Babies and the Recording Process

Backwords and the Recording Process

Backwords' Gear: CAD Equitek E-100 " I was never a mic expert, but these 90's CADS are fairly cheap, sound clean and a little vintage, and have done the trick on so many Backwords recordings. " Our friends at The Deli NYC are big fans Backwords' chilled and poli-instrumental approach to…Click on the title for more

Backwords and the Recording Process

Foxygen and the Recording Process

Foxygen's Gear: Drum Lamps " We like old stuff, guitars, rollerblades, stuff like that. I drum on groovy old lamps sometimes. " A bit of advice: If you've just listened to the first track off Foxygen's debut LP 'Take The Kids Off Broadway' and are a bit puzzled, don't worry! That's just…Click on the title for more

Foxygen and the Recording Process

Conveyor and the Recording Process

Brooklyn’s Conveyor presents an intriguing blend of styles and influences on their sonic palette. Combining the percussion of afropop with moody electronics and rhythmic patterned vocal placement, their sound is bouncy and creative. Many of the songs are the result of a collaborative writing process, giving the defined sections an…Click on the title for more

Conveyor and the Recording Process