THE CHEESEMAKERS RETURNAs if to prove that The Cheesemakers are rumbling back into gear here are some photos from 24 hour ago in our brand new state of the art studio and also a brand new rough as a badgers' track.
The band are working hard at a new set list, bringing back in old favourites and polishing a few turds and it's coming along well. Live sets and another album are in the offing, as stated in the post last week
The song is recorded using the method we have to get rough working recordings so that we may develop and work on songs. Don't be put off by the roughness of the sound, here is how we do it:
We use a simple, back to the eighties Boombox type contraption, stick it on the floor with a pair of old mans size 48 kegs draped over it as a baffle, and record direct into the crappy in-built microphone. We then enter the 21st century and stick it through some audio cleaning software before changing it into an MP3 then usually sticking onto a CD. Now, we have embraced future technology by throwing up to Megaupload so that it may be the mother-host, where you can download to your hearts content.
Anyone unfamiliar with the process, click on the link, select Free User, watch the clock tick down 55 seconds or so in the queue, then click Download, then select whether you want to Open or Save, then Bob's yer bleedin' uncle. "You look like the PLUMBER!"
Here is the link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1AGC0BIB
Anyway, japes aside, make no judgement on this song, or any of these type of tracks, they are mere working tapes, just wanted you to see how we work. This one was written Wednesday afternoon (48 hours ago) and the recording you hear is the third take ever!So give it a listen, let us know what you think, get involved and be safe in the knowledge that sometime, someplace in the cold still of the night, these men are still making a bloody racket!
What's it about? Pretty heavy gear, the state of the nation, increasing unemployment, store closures on a daily basis, bank crisis', ministers caught with their pants down....sound familiar anyone? As the lyrics may be hard to pick out on this roughshod recording, here they are in their infancy, subject to change.
CALLING ALL THE PEOPLE
Here is the tale, its a closing down sale
Here is the tale, its a closing down sale
This is a live broadcast, Top class news
Its not a bleedin' podcast, but you still can't choose
It's all over the radio
You can't see it on a video
It's all over for us now
Calling all the people, Time to leave now
Calling all the people, It's time to leave now
The economy's and icon, Photographed in the nude
No astrology in Zion, I'm sorry if that's rude
It's all over the news
No prizes up for those who lose
It's all over for us now
The UK / It's not OK
Time sifting from the UK / Not OK
What's the UK / If it's not OK
Its all over for the UK
Andy 08/01/09
3 comments:
hello i must be getting old - the computer is baffling me. i've been trying to leave a comment for 1/2 an hour and ended up creating my own blog which i'm sure will never be seen and i will never look at again. anyway I like the two new songs - very different.the bass player and drummer in the cheesemakers sound excellent.i'd never have guessed that was the cheesemakers, which is probably better than sounding the same as before
Hey Gary, good to see you the other week. You seem to have created 2 blogs! Great stuff :o)
The acoustic song is a Weller tune btw, for a tribute album. Its good to hear that you think it sounds excellent, its the same old pair on drum n bass, they must just be trying harder now! More soon, cheers mate, Andy
Good to see the old fans haven't deserted us.
Sometimes a break in playing/recording makes you step back and see things differently in a music sense plus with hesh leaving things sound different when I'm on the drums therefore it affects what I play.
I like the way Gary says the bass player and drummer sound excellent in one breath then says he'd never have thought it was the cheesemakers....WHAT ARE YOU SAYING MAN,WERE WE NOT ALWAYS THIS GOOD.....!!!!
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