Hello internet, this is Kyle Pulley, the other half of the Headroom Recording studio. I've been working like mad on my band's record, Dangerous Ponies self titled LP all summer and I couldn't find the time to post on this thing, but now here I am!
There has been a lot going on this past few months for me in the studio. As I already mentioned, the Dangerous Ponies record took up most of my summer. we decided to multitrack 16 songs and mix them in 2.5 months. It was really quite crazy! we tracked everything to 2 inch 24 track tape, everything one at a time, except for bass and drums which we did at the same time. Once we filled up all of the tape, we dumped it down to the computer to continue recording tracks. with 3 guitars, drums, bass, keyboard, lead and 3 and 4 part harmonies, strings, horns and other random tracks, we ended up with 50 plus tracks a song sometimes. Once it was all tracked, we mixed it in logic pro, and sent tracks out of speakers into our huge garage and rerecorded it to put a lush reverb glaze over the whole album. Its finally over, and I'm very proud of it.
It will be released on Philadelphia's own Punk Rock Payroll records oct 15. I will post a link to music as soon as it is released!
The other exciting release I've been anticipating is the Grandchildren "Everlasting" LP that was released this last tuesday, sept 28 on green owl records, a warner subsidiary owned by ben bronfman, m.i.a.'s baby dadddy. This was one of my first real full length's that i worked on. The album was entirely recorded by the singer, aleks martray, in his bedroom, except for the drums which were recorded at the headroom. We then spend 4 long painstaking months mixing the record. Aleks was a very demanding artist, and certainly kept me on my toes, but he knew exactly what he wanted it to sound like, and I was more than happy to oblige. I am also extremely proud of the way that this album turned out, and am so happy it is finally coming out after a year of waiting! You can hear cuts from the album here,
http://www.myspace.com/grandchildren
This last weekend I also worked on local philly band Kite Party, i'm very excited about the way that that is coming out,i will certainly post links to songs once they are finished. I am also in the midst of the Da Comrade debut full lenth as well. details to come!
Tunes!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Eat your heart out Chicago
...i said it. Ross and Nate finished their last little bit of guitar parts for the Snowing album! Fun for me because when you have dudes who shred, an AC30, a Fender Bassman, a 57, a 121, and a U87 it is going to sound good as heck. It does. So guitars easy, vocals done, who will John Galms melodic rasp not try to start a pit with in the mix? We thought about it for a second and immediately called Dave Sampson from High Tide Hotel and Kevin from Joint Cheifs of Math. They killed it. Dave's Owen with balls sense of pitch and Kevin's intense, friendly, yeti style vocals was the Tabasco on an already perfect burrito. Stay tuned and u will be the first have the newly leaked snowing record before they have a copy.
I got to spend four in August days with best fiends and lucky for me , band mates writing and scratch tracking jams for a new Algernon Cadwallader Lp. During those pale ale, head nodding, pizza jams we also finished a song that will be on small run tape comp called (Lifeonanisland.org) with Francis Hop Along singing a live jammed out version of “Look Down...” that was recorded while rehearsing for a friends wedding. We also took first place in a high school talent show for our rendition of “This Boy (Ringo’s Theme)” that will show up sometime somewhere, i'm sure. The next time i get to mic Tank’s vintage Slingerlands will be in November when we finally start the new record.
Living only off of coffee, a pinch of Tom Selleck's mustache sweat, and love for all things rock I have been locked away from society mixing the new Monument record. While these guys might not be from Philly , they are close enough to my heart of hearts that I will have all meals in studio B(my room) mixn'/rockn' out to these tunes all day long. In case you are unfamiliar with the DC foursome Gabe, Dan, Brandon, and Anton have their back catalogue ready for human consumption @ the link below. What a great record to mix! My first successful use of Big Muff in a recording, constant knob turning on the new Sound Workshop 1208b with "super eq's", and some re- amping have painted some new sonic landscapes for my ears. I am a day away from completion until i send it to them and they tell me to start over.
and if you don't already...get some:
http://www.gimmesound.com/Monument/.
http://www.myspace.com/hightidehotel
http://www.myspace.com/thejointchiefsofmath
http://www.myspace.com/hopalongqueenansleis
http://lifeonanisland.org/
http://algernoncadwallader.blogspot.com/
I got to spend four in August days with best fiends and lucky for me , band mates writing and scratch tracking jams for a new Algernon Cadwallader Lp. During those pale ale, head nodding, pizza jams we also finished a song that will be on small run tape comp called (Lifeonanisland.org) with Francis Hop Along singing a live jammed out version of “Look Down...” that was recorded while rehearsing for a friends wedding. We also took first place in a high school talent show for our rendition of “This Boy (Ringo’s Theme)” that will show up sometime somewhere, i'm sure. The next time i get to mic Tank’s vintage Slingerlands will be in November when we finally start the new record.
Living only off of coffee, a pinch of Tom Selleck's mustache sweat, and love for all things rock I have been locked away from society mixing the new Monument record. While these guys might not be from Philly , they are close enough to my heart of hearts that I will have all meals in studio B(my room) mixn'/rockn' out to these tunes all day long. In case you are unfamiliar with the DC foursome Gabe, Dan, Brandon, and Anton have their back catalogue ready for human consumption @ the link below. What a great record to mix! My first successful use of Big Muff in a recording, constant knob turning on the new Sound Workshop 1208b with "super eq's", and some re- amping have painted some new sonic landscapes for my ears. I am a day away from completion until i send it to them and they tell me to start over.
and if you don't already...get some:
http://www.gimmesound.com/Monument/.
http://www.myspace.com/hightidehotel
http://www.myspace.com/thejointchiefsofmath
http://www.myspace.com/hopalongqueenansleis
http://lifeonanisland.org/
http://algernoncadwallader.blogspot.com/
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