Thomas Andrew Doyle new album "Incineration Ceremony"

We are proud to announce a totally new release by multi-instrumentalist, song writer, audio engineer Tad Doyle.“Incineration Ceremony,” slated for release on June 1, 2017 on Yuggoth Records is the new work by Thomas Andrew Doyle (TAD, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, Hog Molly) and is a return to roots of sorts. Spending his formative years…

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MASTERING NEW DISAMBALLERINA

Tad at Witch Ape Studio is currently working on mastering for vinyl and digital a release of the second album from Portland, Oregon acoustic chamber doom ensemble Disemballerina. Recorded at Type Foundry Studio in Portland by the talented Jeremy Romagna, this recording finds these musicians pouring forth some deeply heart-felt arrangements and performances. The forthcoming…

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Harmonic Content

We just finished mastering the new ADDAURA, (pronounced “ah-door-ah) record recorded by Mr. Brandon Fitzsimons at his studio. Fitzsimons did a great job capturing the ambient post-Black Metal framework of the songs. The fact that he recorded an actual grand piano on a Seattle area music college’s campus in a great sounding room further attests…

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Witch Ape News

Tad just finished remastering the YOB classic “Catharsis” and to quote Profound Lore Records, “Listening to the Tad Doyle re-master of YOB “Catharsis” for it’s imminent re-issue. Sounding massive as fuck.” June saw the new DirtClodFight record being mixed and sent off to be mastered. July has been busy. Recording and mixing projects with YOB’s…

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Acoustic 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,…

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Sound samples

We finally got around to posting some sound samples of some of the projects that have recorded at Witch Ape. 

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Peggy Doyle's tribute to artist Robert Loughlin

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/194382223?secret_token=s-Jt3Je” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”600″ iframe=”true” /] On Sunday, Peggy had a song that she was ready to commit to a recording. This song was written and performed with love and heart as a vessel for release of frustration and hurt that one experiences when a loved one passes. “LAST OF THE LOUGHLINS” is about…

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Mike Scheidt – In Your Light

This is a video shot and edited by Alexander Patsos and the audio was recorded at Witch Ape Studio by Tad Doyle. Enjoy. Mike Scheidt – In Your Light from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

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Mike Scheidt's solo acoustic record update

As of today, Mike’s recordings are being mastered at The Lodge in New York by Heba Kodry. Thrill Jockey Records will be releasing this record in a vinyl LP format as well as digital CD. Artwork is being done by Stevie Floyd who also did the album artwork for YOB’s “ATMA” record on Profound Lore…

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Yob's Mike Scheidt recording at Witch Ape Studio

Mike S. recording at Witch Ape Studio

We would like to congratulate Mike Scheidt on his record deal with Thrill Jockey Records out of Chicago. He is recording his debut solo acoustic record here at Witch Ape Studio. Mike has been a longtime friend and we are excited and honored to record his project. Mike will be traveling back and forth from…

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