Another album 3 update (by Dave) |
The end is nigh. I'm mastering EIGHT songs right now, flipping from song to song trying to get a consistent sound. The bass drum, for example. I started with a track called My Little...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:12:00 PST |
Can't Knock Me Down: Parte Due (by Eric) |
Just got home a little while ago from re-recording the solo for Can't Knock Me Down... After a luscious Italian dinner (thanks Mrs G.) and a challis sized..glass of cabernet sauvignon, we got to work ...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:33:00 PST |
From the brink of madness (by Dave) |
It's been a while since the last blog update on the progress of the album. Why, you ask? Because the recording process came to a screeching halt for most of October. Anyone who has ever had major comp...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:33:00 PST |
Can't Knock Me Down (by Eric) |
Hey all! Just got back from "The Studio" after laying the backup vocal tracks down to Can't Knock Me Down! I must say... as "untraditional" as they may be... they are f*****g AWESOME! ...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:55:00 PST |
Rafflesia (by Eric) |
So the last few weeks we have been working on this song... it was a little difficult to pull together... but last week... WE GOT IT! I am sitting in my room right now... jamming out to this... a...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:48:00 PST |
Record us, don't burn us. (by Dave) |
Hey kids. I've got two things to ask of you. For one, I encourage you to make live recordings of us at shows. When we play live, our performance is a gift to you. Why not ...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Sun, 28 Aug 2005 02:28:00 PST |
photos from last night's show at Kenny's Castaways |
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Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:11:00 PST |
Convo (by Dave) |
As we've been working on this cd, we've had a lot of conversations about albums that we all respect and would like to use as models for different aspects of our recordings. The Chili Peppers' Blood Su...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 06:40:00 PST |
"Thank You"s (by Eric) |
I just wanted to take a hot minute to thank all of those dedicated TRM fans that come out to almost EVERY SINGLE ONE of our shows; rain or shine. It means a great deal to us and though we may be...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 02:52:00 PST |
Ramblings (by Dave) |
Hey all. Lots of ish going on, so I didn't have a chance to post about our last gig. Bar None was a blast! I dig the layout; it's a big square, so you can see the band from everywher...
Posted by The Rhythm Merchant on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:23:00 PST |
