After a mammoth weekend recording session I'm pleased to report all the bass tracks are done.
The only casualities are my fingertips and my wallet...I owe the swear jar approximately £376 because of some creative profanity following the odd clanger or four. Noog kept his composure throughout. I was expecting a Yosemite Sam style eruption, complete with steam coming out of his ears to the sound of a whistling kettle, after I announced for the umpteenth time that "that'll do".
I can only assume two days of listening to nothing but bass has completely wrecked his hearing.
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Wednesday 5 November 2008
The drums are done... And I survived!!!
The drum tracks are done. Finished! Terminado! Finito! Eindproduct!
A big thank you to Greg "the dark" Haver for the use of his "heavier
than hell" cymbals. They sound so much better that Denleys dustbin
lids!
The drum sessions went fairly well... As well as can be expected. If
anyone has sat through a drum session they'll know exactly what I
mean.
It took 8 sessions altogether (Den thought he'd be back home smoking a
kipper after 3 nights... How wrong he was!), and they sound pretty
darn good.
There's some editing to happen and done "fixing it when we're mixing
it" but it's not a total disaster and that's pretty much a total
success!
A big thank you to Greg "the dark" Haver for the use of his "heavier
than hell" cymbals. They sound so much better that Denleys dustbin
lids!
The drum sessions went fairly well... As well as can be expected. If
anyone has sat through a drum session they'll know exactly what I
mean.
It took 8 sessions altogether (Den thought he'd be back home smoking a
kipper after 3 nights... How wrong he was!), and they sound pretty
darn good.
There's some editing to happen and done "fixing it when we're mixing
it" but it's not a total disaster and that's pretty much a total
success!
Guitars now....... The fun starts here!
Sunday 28 September 2008
A message from Noog...
Hey...Noog's asked me to pass on a message...
"hey,
you may have been wondering what the heck is going on cos we've been quiet for a while.
or you may not.
but i'm gonna tell you anyway.
we're just (FINALLY!) finishing off writing and demoing the last couple of songs for the album.
it's gonna be 12 or 13 tracks long, some you've heard, and some that you haven't.
in a few weeks we're gonna embark on the long journey of recording it all, and if i dont go deaf in the mean time we should have it all together around xmas/early jan.
the release is penciled in for april/may next year and we'll be back on the road making your ears bleed again.
if you cant wait that long (which i think you probably can, by hey!) we'll be posting some live songs from the gig we played for the devil may care video launch on our website www.saltheband.co.uk soon!
i'm going to be videoing the whole process of recording/mixing the damn thing so you can all see the pain i'm going to go through! it'll be kinda like metallica's some kind of monster without the rehab and door slamming. well, i expect there'll be 1 or 2 doors slammed along the way.
anyway, we'll keep you posted with how it's all going and maybe teasing you with some clips along the way.
noog"
"hey,
you may have been wondering what the heck is going on cos we've been quiet for a while.
or you may not.
but i'm gonna tell you anyway.
we're just (FINALLY!) finishing off writing and demoing the last couple of songs for the album.
it's gonna be 12 or 13 tracks long, some you've heard, and some that you haven't.
in a few weeks we're gonna embark on the long journey of recording it all, and if i dont go deaf in the mean time we should have it all together around xmas/early jan.
the release is penciled in for april/may next year and we'll be back on the road making your ears bleed again.
if you cant wait that long (which i think you probably can, by hey!) we'll be posting some live songs from the gig we played for the devil may care video launch on our website www.saltheband.co.uk soon!
i'm going to be videoing the whole process of recording/mixing the damn thing so you can all see the pain i'm going to go through! it'll be kinda like metallica's some kind of monster without the rehab and door slamming. well, i expect there'll be 1 or 2 doors slammed along the way.
anyway, we'll keep you posted with how it's all going and maybe teasing you with some clips along the way.
noog"
Sunday 31 August 2008
POSTED BY A JAMES BOND FAN ON ONE OF THE MAJOR JB SITES!!
I like full-on rock, so I enjoyed listening to this track. The villain of the novel uses heroin as a weapon and the colour red is thematically significant because of its association with poppies: the music video alludes to 'heroin chic' and mortality (pale make up with heavy black eye shadow), and it uses the colour red, and thus it plays effectively into the novel's themes as well as the rock music values of "sex 'n' drugs 'n' rock 'n' roll".
My only reservation is not with the track itself but whether this genre of music is really the most appropriate for the novel as a 'period piece'. Faulks set the novel in the 60s, where Fleming left off, so SAL's contemporary rock sound doesn't match the period; in that regard, a more 'retro' musical theme may have been more appropriate. It's true that for 'Casino Royale' Chris Cornell's 'You Know My Name' has a raunchy rock sound to it - perhaps giving SAL their cue - but that movie is set in the present.
I like the band, though - the energy of the performance and the aesthetics of the video - and I hope SAL go from strength to strength.
I like full-on rock, so I enjoyed listening to this track. The villain of the novel uses heroin as a weapon and the colour red is thematically significant because of its association with poppies: the music video alludes to 'heroin chic' and mortality (pale make up with heavy black eye shadow), and it uses the colour red, and thus it plays effectively into the novel's themes as well as the rock music values of "sex 'n' drugs 'n' rock 'n' roll".
My only reservation is not with the track itself but whether this genre of music is really the most appropriate for the novel as a 'period piece'. Faulks set the novel in the 60s, where Fleming left off, so SAL's contemporary rock sound doesn't match the period; in that regard, a more 'retro' musical theme may have been more appropriate. It's true that for 'Casino Royale' Chris Cornell's 'You Know My Name' has a raunchy rock sound to it - perhaps giving SAL their cue - but that movie is set in the present.
I like the band, though - the energy of the performance and the aesthetics of the video - and I hope SAL go from strength to strength.
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Album update...
It's been a while since we last posted, so, to show we've been busy and not sitting on our bums letting the grass grow under our feet...here's what we've been up to...
We've almost finished writing the album!
The track we wrote last week is definitely the album opener, in and out in 3 minutes with not an ounce of fat on it. Probably gonna end on a very uptempo one too, and we're definitely gonna avoid the rock cliche of 'Track-3-is-the-ballad'!
We've demoed half the songs and they sound really good. Most of the other half will get demoed in the next week, then it's on to recording for real...
We've almost finished writing the album!
The track we wrote last week is definitely the album opener, in and out in 3 minutes with not an ounce of fat on it. Probably gonna end on a very uptempo one too, and we're definitely gonna avoid the rock cliche of 'Track-3-is-the-ballad'!
We've demoed half the songs and they sound really good. Most of the other half will get demoed in the next week, then it's on to recording for real...
Tuesday 8 July 2008
album coming soon
The new album is well underway.
Keep coming back to find out when the launch date will be.
Keep coming back to find out when the launch date will be.
Friday 27 June 2008
The SECRET GIG
Well the gig was last night.
We officially launched the video and website.
Sal performed a 45 minute set that was recorded for use in a live album.
The video was premiered and the reactions were awesome.
On to plugging the thing now.
If anyone can post on othe rblogs or has contacts in the TV / Music / Press or internet businesses then please help out.
We have a great video, some fab songs and we want to get them out there.
So please post our link on blogs and send emails to your mates.
Oh yeah and dont forget to sign up to our mailing list.
See ya
We officially launched the video and website.
Sal performed a 45 minute set that was recorded for use in a live album.
The video was premiered and the reactions were awesome.
On to plugging the thing now.
If anyone can post on othe rblogs or has contacts in the TV / Music / Press or internet businesses then please help out.
We have a great video, some fab songs and we want to get them out there.
So please post our link on blogs and send emails to your mates.
Oh yeah and dont forget to sign up to our mailing list.
See ya
Saturday 21 June 2008
The website goes live!!
SO the new SAL website has just gone live.
You can see the new video, listen to "The Devil May Care" and sign up for the mailing list.
We will launch a shop soon. You will be able to get SAL merchandising. If you buy stuff, then it buys us studio time and we can get more tracks out there.
So what do we have in the pipeline?
Next week there is a secret gig to launch the video, and record songs for a live album.
The new studio album is well under way. So we are keeping busy.
Tell your friends, post links to us and join the mailing list. It will all be worth it in the end!
You can see the new video, listen to "The Devil May Care" and sign up for the mailing list.
We will launch a shop soon. You will be able to get SAL merchandising. If you buy stuff, then it buys us studio time and we can get more tracks out there.
So what do we have in the pipeline?
Next week there is a secret gig to launch the video, and record songs for a live album.
The new studio album is well under way. So we are keeping busy.
Tell your friends, post links to us and join the mailing list. It will all be worth it in the end!
Wednesday 18 June 2008
New Website VERY Soon!
OK guys,
The New SALTHEBAND.CO.UK website will be live VERY soon.
So keep coming back. Should be live by Friday 20th June or very soon after.
The new video will be on line, there will be notice of some very special gigs and all the latest about the BOND connection.
Tell your friends to sign up.
The New SALTHEBAND.CO.UK website will be live VERY soon.
So keep coming back. Should be live by Friday 20th June or very soon after.
The new video will be on line, there will be notice of some very special gigs and all the latest about the BOND connection.
Tell your friends to sign up.
Saturday 7 June 2008
Sal on Last FM
Come and have a listen to Sal on Last FM!
There's a load of old favourites on there, and we'll also be posting clips of stuff from our forthcoming album, so check back regularly...
Don't forget to 'love' the tracks there...cos you know you do...
There's a load of old favourites on there, and we'll also be posting clips of stuff from our forthcoming album, so check back regularly...
Don't forget to 'love' the tracks there...cos you know you do...
Thursday 5 June 2008
SAL - Devil May Care
Our song DEVIL MAY CARE is now the official theme tune for Sebastian Faulks' James Bond Audio Book 'Devil May Care' which will be released MAY 28th!!!! Exciting stuff! Keep checking the site for news Cat x
SAL EP produced by ACE (Skunk Anansie)
SAL are a four-piece rock outfit and have worked extensively with producer Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia, INME) to create a fresh, punky, infectious sound that’s steadily built up a fan base since they got together in 2001 - thanks to TV appearances, radio airplay, numerous demos, UK tours, festivals and sheer hard work.
Fronted by Cat, with Noog on guitars, Chris on bass and Denley on drums, Sal have shared stages with the likes of Terris, Skindred, Reef, The Crockets, Dodgy, Kennedy Soundtrack, The Datsuns, Fydolla Ho, Bad Manners and even the mighty Saxon!
Their debut album 'Dysfunctional' released through Copro and produced by Greg Haver received rave reviews and frequent airplay on national radio.
Last year saw Sal back in the studio with ACE (former guitarist and founder of Skunk Anansie) recording their EP ‘Infatuation’ which was released last summer.
“Our aim was to capture our rockier live sound on CD, ACE heard our album and said he’d love to produce our new songs, we knew that he was on the same page as us and are really excited with the results” Says frontperson Cat
Since the EP, SAL have been busy writing their second album, which you can look out for this year.
With a collection of New material, the second Sal album coming this year tying in with a UK tour, the year 2008 promises to be an exciting year for Sal.
SAL EP - INFATUATION / recorded & produced by ACE (Skunk Anansie)
Follow links to download complete tracks.
In love http://www.badongo.com/file/9740416
make it on her own http://www.badongo.com/file/9740571
september http://www.badongo.com/file/9740615
goodbye http://www.badongo.com/file/9740649
dreaming http://www.badongo.com/file/9740678
Fronted by Cat, with Noog on guitars, Chris on bass and Denley on drums, Sal have shared stages with the likes of Terris, Skindred, Reef, The Crockets, Dodgy, Kennedy Soundtrack, The Datsuns, Fydolla Ho, Bad Manners and even the mighty Saxon!
Their debut album 'Dysfunctional' released through Copro and produced by Greg Haver received rave reviews and frequent airplay on national radio.
Last year saw Sal back in the studio with ACE (former guitarist and founder of Skunk Anansie) recording their EP ‘Infatuation’ which was released last summer.
“Our aim was to capture our rockier live sound on CD, ACE heard our album and said he’d love to produce our new songs, we knew that he was on the same page as us and are really excited with the results” Says frontperson Cat
Since the EP, SAL have been busy writing their second album, which you can look out for this year.
With a collection of New material, the second Sal album coming this year tying in with a UK tour, the year 2008 promises to be an exciting year for Sal.
SAL EP - INFATUATION / recorded & produced by ACE (Skunk Anansie)
Follow links to download complete tracks.
In love http://www.badongo.com/file/9740416
make it on her own http://www.badongo.com/file/9740571
september http://www.badongo.com/file/9740615
goodbye http://www.badongo.com/file/9740649
dreaming http://www.badongo.com/file/9740678
SAL and TANTRWM link for success
VIDEO AND 2ND ALBUM NEWS - 30 May, 2008
We've been working with our good friends at Tantrwm on the promotional video for Devil May Care, and it's better than any Bond film we've seen! Keep you eyes peeled for your 1st glimpse of it coming soon... And talking about coming soon, a date has been penciled in for the release of our highly anticipated and currently untitled 2nd album. Keep October free kids... thats all we're saying!
We've been working with our good friends at Tantrwm on the promotional video for Devil May Care, and it's better than any Bond film we've seen! Keep you eyes peeled for your 1st glimpse of it coming soon... And talking about coming soon, a date has been penciled in for the release of our highly anticipated and currently untitled 2nd album. Keep October free kids... thats all we're saying!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
