Another lovely track by The Last Quarter. Mark really wanted to be able to play the guitar part and sing at the same time, rather than split them up. It's technically more complex from the recording point of view but it can make a big difference to the performance and thats the bit that actually counts! :)

In The Morning by The Last Quarter

Plugging Away, from the Box Ticked's latest Album!
Pictured here with Beyonce, proud owner of one of the first copies.

Plugging Away by The Box Ticked

Naomis song recorded with a very minimal, zero fuss process that doesn't interrupt the performance or expect you to be able to play the parts separated out or any other crazy thing! Just a lovely, detailed picture of the actual song. Naomi also chose very little reverb or other processing which seems to also emphasise the honesty and directness. 

The Fire In The Garden by Naomi Rose

A great track by The Screaming House Madrigals :) As a way of working, the Madrigals have a vision and an idea that they pursue until they feel they're really nailed it! Good fun and exhausting!

Across The Water By The Screaming House Madrigals

Cheery demo of the Pokey Sticks custom percussion microphones! A drum kit 'in the raw' and another track with percussion, guitars and that stuff called music.... :)

Drum Kit In The Raw

Percussion N Guitar N That

Glass Tears tend to have multiple names for their songs. This one is variously known as 'Love Answers' and 'Island'... :)

Love Answers By Glass Tears

This is the excellent voice of Jo Dervish kindly demonstrating one of the newly developed Pokey Sticks Reverbs. Enough reverb 'sound' to create a sense of space and drama while leaving the vocal uncluttered and unobscured :)

Vocal And Reverb Example

Aquatic-ee, ambient, soundscape-ee. Underwater recording, bowed guitars and dishes, all that crazy fun :)
Pitched rather deep and designed for larger speakers or those with subwoofers - so unlikely to give much of itself on laptop speakers!

Bathyscope

Part of a study of ideas in sound aesthetics - starting to explore the idea of 'selectivity'. Also part of a set relating to the National Trust :)


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