A workmanlike session last night. Got stuff done. We re-recorded the bass for “Edge of Forever” in the new key, finished the lead vocal on “Edge” and did a couple miscellaneous backup-vocal parts. Now we just have to do keyboards on four songs, all of Daryl’s vocals, and a few other odds and ends. We’ve stuck to the schedule pretty well so I’m pleased.
One drawback to this blog is that I started writing it after we had already recorded rhythm tracks (drums and bass) for all the songs, so Dave and Rod haven’t figured into the narrative much. So it was a nice change of pace last night to get Rod in to finish up his one loose end. He did a good job on a pretty tricky part. It’s a high melodic bass line sort of in the style of Peter Hook of New Order. Once he conquered the main part, Rod also added a second, lower, bass part to fill out those frequencies and give us more options in the mix. That was a head’s up idea. I had done that in the demo but probably wouldn’t have remembered to suggest it now.
Next I did a couple backup vocals for “Pretend” and “Catch and Release.” Easy enough. I only sing a little bit at the end of “Pretend” so that didn’t take long, and “Catch and Release” is also pretty easy when I remember the words. Every chorus is different on that song so I had to stop a bunch of times to refresh my memory.
Finally, Lexi did the lead vocal for the choruses of “Edge of Forever.” She had recorded all the verses in a previous session. As we decided a few weeks ago, we broke the chorus into two parts to allow for easier breath control. Got it done and now that the bass is finished too, that song is really starting to come into focus.
Big thanks once again to Joe for taking over at the board while Jason took a well-earned break.
Next Wednesday will be Keyboard Night, Jen’s schedule permitting. Can’t wait to add that very important ingredient to the four newer songs.
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