Recording of the new SIR REG album has begun

Hey! Palle here.

We finally have begun our recording sessions for the new SIR REG album.  The plan is to cut it up in two or more longer sessions and to record as much of it ourself as possible (since we know how to and to keep things spicy/fun/cheaper/DIY), and then let other engineers mix and master it all in the end. As of now we have five tracks recorded on drums. Soon we will add bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, violin, flute, banjo, mellotron, (etc) and finally all vocal tracks.

Smedjan, with great acoustics and in close vicinity of our beloved little rehersal room.

On the 28th of March 2011 we got the keys to a local live music club called  Smedjan in Köping, which has a great sounding room that is perfect for recording loud drums. Erik got to it and set up his drumkit in the middle of the room and Palle set up all the recording gear. 13 mics got used and after a few hours of finding a good combination the recording begun. Erik was excited and everything sounded great. Geek-note: The bassdrum had three different mics, so all frequencies are covered.

Notice the home-made sub kick mic that Palle frankensteined from various parts he had laying around in his home studio. Despite the look of it, it sounds feckin’ neat.

13 colorful tracks, courtesy of Steinberg Cubase.

Prior to the recording the drums, we had all decided tempo for the tracks and Brendan had recorded rough “guide tracks” on vocals and guitar for Erik to play along to.  Initially four songs were set out to be recorded, but on the second day of recording the drums we had some time left to record another song. We decided on a great slower song that Brendan had written not to long ago and that we had rehearsed sporadically. Some minor changes to the middle8 were made and Erik jumped right into it.

The song can be heard briefly in this video  at around 1:50 (we shortened it in the video so that we don’t give away too much):

It was recorded by Erik in just a few takes. We were happy with the result so we rigged down the drums and all the equipment.

Erik exercising the poses he learnt as a kid.

Palle trying to find the recording button.