We’re finished with our first EP! We just have to title it and make CDs to get it out to the world. It came out really good and we’re all proud of it.
Bill got the mastered copy, cut up the songs, faded them in and out, then saved it as a short sample. You can hear it at our Myspace page.
On a quasi-side note, we got Michael Tadman (deviantART) to do artwork for us. His work is tight!
Bryan Villarin on July 27th 2007 in News
Bill, James and I are going to jam in the garage in an hour. James is more reluctant because he’s exhausted from intense manual labor these past two weeks. Anyway, it sounds like Bill’s got new material up his sleeve and he wants me to get on bass guitar since Dan’s leaving in two months.
I’m not looking forward to the heat of the garage. (What else is new?)
At 1pm, Bill’s going back to meet with Nacho (from 459 Audio Recreations) to redo one of the guitar parts in one of the songs. James and I might tag along. There’s a few small things we wanted to tweak before Nacho gets it mastered.
How’s your Saturday?
Since we haven’t updated you about our upcoming EP, now is as good of a time as any. Before I talk about that, last Friday at No Future Cafe was awesome! I was overwhelmed with the old and new faces. We had a great time, and from what I heard from most of you, the feeling is mutual. Very cool.
As for the recording, we got the unmastered tracks a couple days ago. There are some minor things that Bill wants to fix. For the most part, it sounds amazing. I’m really anxious to get the songs out, but we need to make sure it’s just right.
CD Baby sounds like a cool place to sell these CDs, and if we go with them, we’ll probably use their digital distribution service, too. (Thanks for the awesome suggestions, Jon Glassett!)
I was talking to Prescott (from Five Mile Town) about what they went with, but that was before the show and I didn’t write anything down. Being nervous before the show didn’t help, either. I should get on the ball real quick.
Alright, so that’s all from me for now. I would say tell your friends, but the songs on our Myspace page aren’t as good as we have now. Ok, ok, tell your friends. Our next show, which hasn’t been booked yet, will be off the hook.
Off…the hook…
P.S. If you took photos of us from the show, can you send them to us at theband@phantomscream.com? We all get email sent there forwarded to our own accounts, so there’s no need to send it to us separately. Thanks!
Bryan Villarin on July 19th 2007 in News
I want to quote what Bill said about the recording process:
We started recording on Saturday and it’s going pretty well. We’ll probably be able to release our EP, which is yet to be titled, around September. If you have any ideas for a title, […] let us know what you think we should call it — so we can tell you why your suggestion is stupid.
That last part was sarcasm. I think.
Bottom line, yesterday’s recordings went well. James did the drum tracks, I did my guitar tracks, and Dan did the bass tracks. Next Saturday (7/1), Bill will do his guitar tracks, and lastly, we’ll do the vocals (which consists of Doc, Bill and me).
Personally, I hope we can release in August. But, I’m not sure what the time frame is between finishing recording, the mastering process, and creating the CDs. For me, I just want to get it out because people have been waiting for it.
But, wouldn’t you want it done right?
See you all soon!
Bryan Villarin on July 1st 2007 in News
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