As you can imagine with this real "In the room" sound, 'Where do we go from here? UP' demanded that the performances not be manipulated in any way. They are real and true to themselves and do not live within the scope that most people make records under.
It is not about a nice sound. It just is what it is. A document. True.
As a producer this was a huge step for me to leave things raw and go with the moments and to not try to make things sound better. I have respected the moments that were recorded and that is all.
The top of my list is to respect the actual song - above all else. So everything has been created to serve the song THEN the moment because that is also how we record - to serve the song and through that we find the moment.
This is not a pop record, it is a document and any work that I have done as a producer on it, is to be see-through and to serve it for what it is. I have not come in here to manipulate it to be something that I would "like" or "wish" for it to sound like.
The only time that anything has been manipulated is if it was something that was a technical fault to the point of getting in the way of the listener listening to the song and/or moment. If there are any, what you could call musical or technical faults within the music itself then it has stayed in the finished record as a document unless it got in the way of the song or the moment.
Thursday, 20 August 2009
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6 comments:
I like your blog.
Ihave only started reading your diaries but so far I have been really impressed by your honesty not only with us but with your work.
I will continue to read and enjoy.
your music is so beautiful and i am sure this album will be just as breathtaking
Great work on your album Richard!
And I love the album art as well!
great to read your blog on more of the production of your work. you have given me quite a few things to think about. i like your approach.
All the makings of a classic
I have gained so much understanding of your music and your journey over these past few years. Thank you for sharing it with us. I will be excited for your album but still sad to see the diaries end when it is released.
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