...with Love

Oct 13 vox added

June 29
replaced nord C23
cut some bullshit

23 Feb
Updated in soundcloud
Wilson- 1:12 re-record Rhodes
Wilson- 4:25 guitar note
Marshall 5:25 drum n bass
7:00 Wilson synth take out stabs


Chicago July- recorded MS1- wilson, MS1+lyra melody- Marshall
Aug- Wilson synth scoops. more work needs to be done
1983 Drums - Wilson to add some 'JIMI' 
1:12 - ReRecord 'Rhodes' with a real Rhodes
4:15 Guitar needs edits 
5:00 Guitar missing
5:25 DnB beat 
7:00 Fix Deep Mind synth stabs ( need to be less 'attackey')

Soundcheck_Final

June 29
cuts

83bpm

23 Feb 
Make sure 4:22 stays
Vocals between melodica until kit
5:18 new harmonic rhythm/chords
6:45 cut until melody finally hits

CoolElektro_Final

Lone Pine Oct 13 vox added
Oct 14 gospel

Chicago July- bass added
Denver Aug- doubled bridge gtr/bass, drums taken from diff take

Denver Feb 2023- pitch bend added

SixSeven_Final

Oct 13 vox 
Oct 14 Wilson keys

Denver Aug- new intro w more toms. Added Rollin voice beg/end, moog
Lone Pine- lead and bkg vox added

RustyFlats_Final

Oct 14
Wilson added organ, guitar ebow/slide

June 29 Denver
cut shitty part 

Chicago July- vox added
Denver Aug- bass fixes, drums from diff take in instrumental interlude,

12string_Final

In December of 2012, KAVA locked themselves in a cabin in Michigan with provisions and recording gear.  Here's what we came away with.  Enjoy!  Available on iTunes in January 2014.  
www.kavatheband.com

Inner Banks Of The Great Sea

June 29
added djembe handsonic
added hihat, kick.snare nord

23 FebBalafon
Marshall go to Wiebes house to add drums
2 kicks

Denver- balafon, 3 casio drum tracks, no fx, med and extreme

Balafon Final

Handpan_Calabash_Final

23 Feb
Re-record minilogue Shannon 
Paste 2 sections together, melodyne part 2, edit rest of track

808, pan, calabash, 
chicago dec18, 2022- minilogue

230205
1. Remove some 'meh' handpan to reduce time
2. Melodyne 1-4-5 chord change

Handpan RD8 final

1. Transition Lyra (just needs a little love)
2. Outro Noise needs to be a little louder
3. Record SAW toy - Bark Bark
4. Faded long in and out on Lyra.

HeavyLyra_Final

12StringCheck_FINAL_23.10.19

overall I think the drums sound too fake
- quantization loses the looseness but was too loose so fine letting it go 
- tone of the kick and snare sound like samples were triggered. Prefer much drier snare and let the e drums take over

with Love

Made of Grey (soundcheck)

Here to Stay (six seven)

What of Tomorrow (Rusty Flats)

Norman’s Lament (Everyone’s Frightened of Me) (Heavy Lyra)

Already 8 (handpan rd8)

Figment of Time (handpan calabash)

- dryer snare, less metallic sounding kick. 
- maybe make room for perc by drying out the guitar and bass. more short staccato sound

Examples:
Youssou N'Dour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J80I6tTOyMU&t=210s 
Mars Volta- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYAR6bpf85Q&t=170s
Thomas Mapfumo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPzhdNiKY5I&t=145s
Cheikh Lo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoeBJP7dlEo&t=93s

The Sun Has Seen Us (Dreamy)

Banks and Boards OR Thoughtless (Cool Elektro)

Chuck and Dan (Balafon)

Along the Way (12 string)

Wet Cement Sky

Possible Peril In Sight Within Minutes

Desperation Sponge

Claudia Claudio Audio Audi Go

Curiously Expressive and Very Exploitable

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This is the first single from KAVA's forthcoming full length album PROPHET BOB. 

Solution

Hidden Camera - KAVA EP

Millions of Mosquitos

KAVA performs psychedelic music. Since the group formed in 2010 the group has continuously developing their sound and takes a fresh approach to each recording while keeping the overall psychedelic vibe in place. 

Check out the playlists below. 
KAVA EP- our first recording. More heavy rock based
Lakeside Melodies Sampler- created as a giveaway for our Summer Camp performance. All instrumental, improvisation 
Live at IVL Chicago- 3 song EP combining blues, electronics and 60s era psych rock
Shikaakwa- LP recorded live in the studio. No overdubs. 
Seperations- our second 'retreat' EP. Minimalist psychedelic instrumentals all taken from weekend of improvisation during our second visit to Lakeside Melodies. Then completed after Ryan and Wilson moved from Chicago with the help of google hangout and dropbox.
Transmissions- completely recorded remotely. Electro-psych.
Prophet Bob- Coming soon. Entire album was created from an afternoon of improvisation at Gunpoint Studios in Chicago in memory of our friend Bob Popp. 

KAVA Music

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