On the weekend of the 17th of July 2010, ably assisted by our friend and honorary housekeeper Gary Chilton, the Housekeeping Society embarked upon a weekend of recording. We went to my house (bought almost specifically for this very purpose) and set up a sea of mics, cables, instruments and recording equipment.
As well as eating custard creams we got a lot done. We recorded the bare bones of the song's "But I Won't", "Spin a Yarn", "100 Years" and a new, as yet untitled piece. We did the recordings in our usual way, with the three of us playing live together, and then one by one adding different overdubs.
It was great to get as much done as we did. Up to now we've been doing the recording a song at a time in evenings after work and stuff, and, though this has been successful, has been less enjoyable. It was great to have less time pressure on us - like when we went to Hurst Green at the beginning of the writing process.
These tracks still need mixing and a few overdubs (notably a couple of lead vocals), but at this stage we're very excited...
2 Aug 2010
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