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Lumbar, Royal Talons, DirtClodFight, Mythological Horses
This has been another really good month here at Witch Ape Studio. We recorded a live show of The Anunnaki (Dave French’s other band that he plays bass and does vocals in.) who also plays drums for Brothers of the Sonic Cloth as well as Brokaw. Dave is busy fellow. We just finished up mixing…
Read MoreNews 4/16/2013
There are a few things happening around here. Firstly, tracking and mixing is done for the CALIGULA record, and words cannot express how much I love this band. We just finished up the Caligula mixes a couple of nights ago here at Witch Ape Studio. You have no idea how killer this record is going…
Read MoreAcoustic drums
I am from the school of thought that a snare drum should have a serious crack to the attack and a good throaty girth that seems to live in the low-mids. Piccolo snares are great in funk, salsa, latino and orchestral applications when used sparingly but they don’t have a commanding sound in rock, punk,…
Read MoreNorska
Norska guys are among some of the raddest human beings that walk this ground that we all share. I have to say that I have a soft spot for burly-bearded dudes that are kind to all living beings. Guys like Joe Preston, Mike Scheidt, Dave French, Chad Remains, Brett Netson…… I could go on and…
Read MoreBlood of Kings confirm record deal
Congratulations go out to BLOOD OF KINGS for their record deal with Italy’s My Graveyard Productions and their first vinyl release entitled “STARVATION“. We are stoked for the band and for the label who made a great choice on signing these guys. Here is what the record label said on their website about the record: …
Read MoreBlood of Kings recording done
We started tracking for this record in September 2012 and finished the basic tracks in a couple of days. Then in early February 2013 the band came in to the studio to put some finishing touches on the record. The guys told me that they have a record deal in the works with Italy’s My Graveyard Productions based…
Read MoreTAD DVD Back in stock
The TAD DVD “Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears” is back in stock and at a new reduced price for a limited time. Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears chronicles the band’s rise and eventual disintegration. It contains archival footage spanning the band’s entire career, from the club days to the arenas. The documentary also utilizes insightful…
Read MoreUzala recording session done
We just finished a six day tracking session with UZALA from Boise, ID., with Chad Remains (guitarist and vocals) along with guitarist / vocalist Darcy Nutt, bassist Nick Phit (of the excellent GRAVES AT SEA as guitarist) and joined by Chuck Watkins (formerly of ANON REMORA and currently EPHEMEROS and GRAVES AT SEA) on drums…
Read MoreBrothers recording update
Monday Dec. 31, 2012 – Recording update for the BotSC record: We are currently scheduled to record the final pieces of the debut record at Witch Ape Studio. The record is really taking on a life of its own now and although we have taken almost two years to get to this point we are…
Read MoreRecording projects – January 2013
January is going to be a great month of tracking some old friends and new. Starting off in early January Witch Ape Studio will host a guest engineer Scott Evans (KOWLOON WALLED CITY guitarist – vocalist / TapeOp magazine’s contributing writer) who will be engineering with Tad Doyle the recording of GLOSE, (the band is named after the very entertaining and expressive vocalist…
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