Last week we mentioned how The Science Of had plans for their EP in 2014 and now there is another band in the Springfield area that has recorded for 2014 as well. Full Chroma spent a day in November with Camron Yates at Waterfront Recording Studios to put together a four track demo.
“We intended to use our finished product as an advertisement for future gigs. The four particular tracks we’ve recorded have a diversity among them. I believe that they showcase our versatility in different styles of music and help to create a well-rounded EP,” Chris Nichelson, drummer, said.
Having only formed in 2013 this was a big step for the new band. They felt it was time to step away from Garageband and do some serious recording. But with that new level of professionalism came a learning curve.
“If I learned anything its that patience is 100 percent required,” Ben Gorden, bassist, said. “We wanted to learn about the process of recording as much as we could. I learned that 80 percent of the work is using computers.”
Patience seemed to be the biggest gain from the recording.
“It’s been a fun process but slightly stressful at times. The most frustrating part of it was having to record a certain part over and over again because I just couldn’t get it right. Pretty much just making sure everything was solid. There were definitely obstacles. Since none of us had had any studio experience it was very new to us,” Matt LaMarca, vocalist and keyboardist, said.
Naturally the band was happy with being able to get their stuff together in a studio.
“You never know how you actually sound until you hear a recording of yourself playing,” Josh Peters, guitarist, said. “The first thing that I noticed was that my guitar sounded completely different on the recording, if I had my amp on a setting that I thought sounded good, it might not have sounded all that great on the recording.”
Anytime they ran into trouble in their process though they all joked that Ben would be the one to leave to band.
“We have a recurring joke in the band, we always just volunteer Ben to quit. If something goes wrong it’s always, “Sorry guys, Ben quits!” Or “well I guess Ben quits!”. We just like to poke fun at Ben,” Josh said.
Luckily for Ben the band is pretty sure of their sound and who they are.
“When I work on a song I want all that passion that I feel to be portrayed into the song, and I know that all of my other band mates do the same. I mainly just think that it is that passion that sets us apart,” Josh said.
If you want to hear what they guys recorded check the Black Sheep Shows page or the band’s facebook to see when they are playing and possibly anding out their EP.
Some cool stuff is happening. It looks like Springfield has a brand new music and art zine called “Picked Scabs” (pictured above). The zine was put together by Tim Williams of Blackbox Records and Our Lady, and includes submissions of various artists in town. The only preview of the zine we have to show you right now is the picture above, but we can tell you that you can head over to Dumb Records (1107 South Grand) and pick one up for $2. Dumb Records is open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Fridays and Saturdays, and nights when there are shows from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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