We finished up the second day of tracking a few weeks ago. Now Emmett and I are in the studio editing and organizing the basic tracks for phase two of the Silk Flowers recording. Below are some pics from that day and a pic of editing. This record is sincerely stunning with elegant/kraut rock nods to the past while maintaining a feel of future music. Very Very Very excited!!
I am excited to announce that one of my favorite bands Silk Flowers have asked me to produce their next full length which will come out on LA based label Post Present Medium. I brought in Chicago/NY based engineer Emmett Farley and we began basic tracking in late April/early May. We have finished basic tracking in their rehearsal studio in Dumbo and it was unreal. They have really captured live sequenced electronic music and made it their own. Their new material is emotive, original and a great extension from their last self-titled full length, Silk Flowers.
Next step is to bring them into the studio and began recording the vocals and basic over-dubbing. We are bringing more of a studio sound into this record, while maintaining the absolute incredible live nature of this band. To say the least I am very honored to be a part of this record.
Here are some photos from the basic tracking sessions.
I went to see Silk Flowers (members of Soiled Mattress and The Springs) record release show Saturday Night July 18th at The Cake Shop. Silk Flowers are truly one of my favorite bands. I have seen them 4 times now, which includes seeing them in LA earlier this spring. They have taken their own spin on minimal/cold wave and industrial pop. It is truly zooming this style of music into a modern window and changing how to make pop music. They play everything live, including live drum pads, keys, and samples with very little sequenced parts. Also Aviram Cohen’s voice is haunting. One of my favorite voices I have ever heard and also his live performance is awesome and sounds even better. The keyboard parts (played by Peter) are sonically distinct using new synth sounds and complicated parts with a lot of developtment. The third layer and use of noise/concrete is played by Ethan and is no less some of the best use of sonic layers in pop set I have heard. They play a lot and their blog is killer. They just released their debut full length Silk Flowers Silk Flowers. It is up on Amazon, iTunes, and Post Present Medium (record label).
The other great thing about the show was Further Reduction. A two piece featuring Shawn from Let er Est and his girlfriend Katie. They also played a killer set and Shawn is really outstanding at live sequencing and song writing. Cold Cave played and so did City Center.
Saturday was a day of awesome shows. I went to see Xeno and Oaklander play at PS1 during the afternoon which also included DJ set from Peter Wierd Records. Xeno and Oaklander executed a seamless highly involved synth/drum machine/sequencing live set like I have never seen. It is difficult to describe people’s music because I always feel like I take role of a music critic, but descriptions are good. Xeno and Oaklander are rooted in the tradition of cold/minimal wave with a dash of early pop industrial. Their musicality is like watching a darker Vince Clark. The most impressive thing is that their songs are highly involved with chord progressions, beat developmets/transitions, different multi-layered sequenced keyboard parts, and not to mention live vocals. It is really impressive and is worth checking out evey single one of their shows. Here is a video.
I love SilkFlowers. I saw them play in LA in March at Echo Curio (awesome art gallery). Now I am playing a show with them and Let Er Est on June 2nd at Glasslands in Brooklyn. I am so psyched!
