Here are a few photos from the recording time of Weld (May 2014)
photo by A. Barnett
photo by A. Turner
photo by A. Turner
photo by A. Barnett
Recording Technical Notes
RETRIEVAL was recorded at OTIC sound in Vancouver,
BC by Josh Stevenson. Josh had and still has an amazing collection of
rare synthesizers.
Overdubs for Retrieval
were recorded by Alex Barnett at home in Chicago with a Korg Lambda, Moog
Prodigy, and drum cutups from a Synthi-A tracked at OTIC. Additional
overdub performances by Faith Coloccia were recorded by Aaron Turner in Vashon,
WA with the help of Randall Dunn's Polysix and Faith's exploratory field
recordings.
RETRIEVAL EQUIPMENT
LIST:
EMS Synthi AKS, A, and 100;
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 and Pro One; Roland Vocoder Plus VP 330; Korg
Polyphonic synthesizer PS3300; EDP Wasp; Korg Lambda; Moog Opus 3 and Prodigy;
Farfisa Synthorchestra; tape cassette recorder; voice.
Faith's favorite
synthesizer at OTIC: Synthi A or VP330
Alex's favorite
synthesizer at OTIC: KORG PS3300
WELD was recorded at Psychic Western Electronic
Music Studio in Los Angeles, CA by Sean Angelo. Sean has a well-curated
selection of vintage synthesizers including the Moog Memorymoog and Octave Cat,
which were used heavily on the record. Brian Foote assisted with the loan
of a TR 909.
Overdubs for Weld were
recorded by Alex Barnett and Aaron Turner in Vashon, WA using a selection of
equipment assembled for this recording.
WELD EQUIPMENT LIST:
Octave CAT, Korg
Lambda, Korg Poly 6, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Memory
Moog, Mini Moog, Oberheim OB-X, Oberheim DX, MICA
Pedal, EVP Interpreter, Roland TR909, Sony
Cassette Dictation Recorder, Yamaha SK20, Realistic Cassette
Recorder, Moog MF Trem, Analogue Systems Modular Synth, Roland
FP5, Voice
Faith's favorite
synthesizer at Psychic Western: Octave CAT
Alex's favorite
synthesizer at Psychic Western: Memorymoog
BOTH records were mixed by Randall Dunn, taking
on both an engineering mix and production role, at AVAST! in Seattle, WA.
It is with the aid of Randall's skill, aesthetic, and open mind that these records are
realized. Both records were mastered by James Plotkin.
A big thank you to all
who have helped with these records. Here are some web links for these
locations which advertise:
"I Can't Give You The Life You Want"
A new Barnett + Coloccia song, "Tracker," can be found on this Blackest Ever Black compilation: "I Can't Give You The Life You Want"
And can be found at Mount Analog:
