to the West...

there are days when Buffalo, City of Sparrows, seems to sit right at the edge of the earth, nails dragging from East to West. unmatched, in my opinion...

Recording - Friday

Friday, the last day in Paper Lab. Exhaustion is only mildly evident, and spirits are high thanks to the incredible amount of accomplishment over the past 8(?) days. Mr. Krill is like a robot, unstoppable and precise. Onward we march to the mix...





Nick kept claiming that his hair was too long,
...but rather than getting a trim, he spent most of his free time drinking a strange muddy brew out of a mason jar. The "Mud Jug" was thus born...

Here we have Nick testing out a bizzare home-made(?) synth/signal generator gizmo, which we decidedly name the "Black Dice machine." It does not make the final cut...

Recording - Thursday

Oh Thursday. You've reminded us why the world can run on things like Jolly Ranchers and unanswered radio phone-ins. Here we find the essential truths like "kid zombies rule" and "vocals take time." A special thanks goes out to Miss Ferraro's 6A class...

Recording - Wednesday

Wednesday - putting a lot of finishing touches on. Thomas from the Spinto Band stops by to give us some bass guitar love and vocal harmonies. Jason spills a shaker full of rice, prompting temporary madness...

Santa is discovered descending through the darkness in Fairless Hills, PA...

Recording - Monday

Monday sees the near-completion of the Josh Kaufman prep tracks. The Wawa coffee is flowing, and for the first time we remember to visit the liquor store before it's closed. The following pictures highlight the rapid drop of energy upon consumption of Basil Hayden's bourbon.

Pre-whiskey...

Post-whiskey...

Tuesday - first day off. Sleeeeeep...

Recording - Sunday

Sunday. The Homophones are slightly exhausted after a late night of Planet Earth and Killer Jellyfish shows on television. I am stopped in the street by a woman who has created "her own church." A fitting event for the particular song we work on today. The studio is lively, and we are taking this track to outer space. The Moogerfooger ring modulator pedal finally gets its day in the sun as well...

Jason is one of the best shakers this side of Trenton...

Recording - Saturday

Friday night - arrival at Paper Lab Recording Studio. Heard the first bit of playback on the new Homophones recordings, and am stunned. Proceed to sleep.

Saturday - "Motherless Child" and "Jackie Sez" are coming along brilliantly. We have Nick Krill producing and whipping these tracks into shape for the record. Some peeks at the process...

Counting down

The Homophones (http://www.myspace.com/thehomophones) begin recording in Philadelphia on December 5th, and I will be attempting to keep a record of our progress here. Till then...