fighting mental illness

self-released, 2007
produced by s2n
engineered by patrick johnson, robert ignazio, kenny lewis

1  generica
2  out
3  hear
4  technology going nowhere
5  contrast
6  desolation
7  disown
8  corner
9  moment2moment
10 yz
11 bled

tentatively titled tracks in progress for second release

1  intercourse
2  staring
3  shuffle kings
4  mother
5  winterhude
6  explain
7  incubus jam
8  new jam A
9  new jam B
10 no quarter
11 staring unplugged

s2n records 'live in the studio': how the GX and drum set are played--as well as the interaction between the two players--prohibits overdubbing instruments individually. These days, with infinite digital audio tracks and boundless data exchange, rarely do musicians record together. s2n strives to capture not only the energy, but the random element, the risk, the mistakes and the feel of players performing live. Only vocals are added later, as are extra guitar or percussion tracks on occasion.

On tracking day, all drums are individually mic'd. Multiple guitar amps, bass amps and cabinets are set up in isolated rooms, and then mic'd with a variety of mics. This allows for great 'tone' flexibilty down the road in terms of choosing, blending and building composite tones of the GX performance. Various amps are set for diverse sounds and sent through 4x12 cabs, 2x12's, etc.

Standing close to each other and without the hinderance of headphones, the duo runs through the tracks several times each. The engineer simply leaves the system in record the entire time, cataloging the tracks and sometimes catching some happy accidents and unplanned excursions.