Archives for category: Mastering

Malos Modales

Mixing Malos Modales “Cronicas Terrestres”.

Killer Power Pop, Punk, Rock n Roll from Monterrey, Mexico.

Taken from Monterrey Rock:

“La adolescencia es esa parte de nuestras vidas donde parece que el mundo entero se nos cae encima, parece que nadie nos entiende y el único consuelo que encontramos es en nuestros amigos y en la música. Es precisamente ese sentimiento el que viene a mí al escuchar a Malos Modales; primero en su EP debut nombrado de forma homónima y ahora en su nuevo EP “Crónicas Terrestres” la sensación es la misma.

“Crónicas Terrestres” es un EP de solo cuatro tracks que no rebasan, ninguno de ellos, los dos minutos, sin embargo eso no le resta potencia al material entregado por los regiomontanos.

“Todo está bien” abre de forma potente el EP y de ahí la intensidad se mantiene durante todas las canciones, “El mundo nos mata” canción que había sido incluida en el compilado de Abstrakt Muzak continua con la travesía y las guitarras potentes y las líneas melódicas de bajo vuelven a ser las principales protagonistas mientras en la letra el sentimiento de adolescencia vuelve a aparecer cuando Zcrap Zapata canta “Fue un verano fatal, la escuela terminó”.

“Preguntas Insignificantes” es uno de los mejores temas de la banda, impregnado de esa melancolía e incertidumbre adolescente “¿Qué hacemos aquí?, ¿Cuánto tiempo es que me queda?, son preguntas insignificantes” reza el coro de la canción y por último el tema que le da nombre al EP “Crónicas Terrestres” se encarga de cerrar de buena manera un EP corto pero redondo y bien logrado, es de destacarse el hecho de que “Crónicas Terrestres” está escrito completamente en español a diferencia del EP anterior, no sé si así seguirán escribiendo de aquí en adelante pero sin duda es una buena decisión que hará que más personas se identifiquen de mejor manera con la banda.

No sé cuántos años tengan los integrantes de Malos Modales, pero estoy seguro que sin importar la edad ellos son adolescentes de corazón, ahí el tiempo no pasa.”

NO

Mastering NO “Treating People Like They Don’t Exist” on La Vida Es Un Mus Records.

“London’s NO finally unleash their third vinyl offering. 8 songs in barely 13 minutes. Ferocious dissonant hardcore focused in intensity and all-out rage. Non stop hardcore showing the band at their peak. References to Midwest USA hardcore are often used to describe NO but while not completely off the mark they are just one of the many points of reference for this rather complicated band. NO are another living proof of how great the current UK hardcore crop is.

The album comes in a full colour sleeve designed by the greatest Ralph Simmonds and including a heavy weight 11″x11″ lyric insert.”

Buy it here!

NO

Mastering NO “Treating People Like They Don’t Exist” on La Vida Es Un Mus Records.

“London’s NO finally unleash their third vinyl offering. 8 songs in barely 13 minutes. Ferocious dissonant hardcore focused in intensity and all-out rage. Non stop hardcore showing the band at their peak. References to Midwest USA hardcore are often used to describe NO but while not completely off the mark they are just one of the many points of reference for this rather complicated band. NO are another living proof of how great the current UK hardcore crop is.

The album comes in a full colour sleeve designed by the greatest Ralph Simmonds and including a heavy weight 11″x11″ lyric insert.”

Buy it here!

Pretty Hurts

Mastering Pretty Hurts “Make Graves” on Rockstar Records.

Recorded & mixed by Felix-Florian Tödtloff at Golden Retriever Studios & Aetherweight in Berlin.

“Six song shooter from this awesome new band that hails from Berlin. PRETTY HURTS easily combine punk rock with noise, melody and with different layers of post hardcore. And they get away with it! These nervous half a dozen tracks sound like an angrier version of some DC Bands during the ‘Revolution Summer’ mixed with post-modern scandinavian noise bands.
In other words, this debut ep ‘Make Graves’ will probably remind you of bands like Rites of Spring, Samiam and Lower. You won’t find any moments of dullness on this!
Originally released in october 2014 on tape, this is the first vinyl release by PRETTY HURTS and it sure as hell won’t be the last…”

Buy it here!

Pretty Hurts

Mastering Pretty Hurts “Make Graves” on Rockstar Records.

Recorded & mixed by Felix-Florian Tödtloff at Golden Retriever Studios & Aetherweight in Berlin.

“Six song shooter from this awesome new band that hails from Berlin. PRETTY HURTS easily combine punk rock with noise, melody and with different layers of post hardcore. And they get away with it! These nervous half a dozen tracks sound like an angrier version of some DC Bands during the ‘Revolution Summer’ mixed with post-modern scandinavian noise bands.
In other words, this debut ep ‘Make Graves’ will probably remind you of bands like Rites of Spring, Samiam and Lower. You won’t find any moments of dullness on this!
Originally released in october 2014 on tape, this is the first vinyl release by PRETTY HURTS and it sure as hell won’t be the last…”

Buy it here!

Red Dons Europe 2015

I will be away and touring with the Red Dons until October 8th and will be unable to work on any projects during this time.
I am taking bookings for October and I will return your email as soon as I can.

If I come through your town come out to the show and say hi. Lets talk about mastering!

RED DONS EURO TOUR 2015

27.08. Bremen, DE – Sportamt confirmed w/ Jungbluth
28.08. Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang – GET LOST FEST
29.08. Copenhagen, DK – Ungdomshuset
30.08. available Sweden, Denmark
31.08. Gothenburg, SE – Bengans
01.09. Oslo, NO – The Crossroad Club
02.09. Stockholm, SE – Lilla Hotellbaren
03.09. Umeå, SE – Verket
04.09. Oulu, FI – Tukikohta
05.09. Helsinki, FI – Ääniwalli – WALLIHAUTA
06.09. travel
07.09. Uppsala, SE – Red Room
08.09. Malmö, SE – Norra G 26
09.09. Berlin, DE – SO36 w/ No More Art
10.09. Warsaw, PL – ADA w/ Gulag Beach
11.09. Brno, CZ – Bajkazyl w/ Cult Values
12.09. Vienna, AT – EKH w/ Warcry, Cult Values
13.09. Bratislava, SK – Fuga
14.09. Ilirska Bistrica, SL – MKNZ w/ Warcry
15.09. Budapest, HU – Müszi w/ Nervosas
16.09. Zagreb, HR – Attack w/ Warcry
17.09. Milan, IT – Lo-FI Club
18.09. Geneva, CH – La Verseuse
19.09. St. Etienne, FR    – La Guelle Noir
20.09. Barcelona, ES – tba
21.09. Valencia, ES – La Residencia
22.09. Alicante, ES – tba
23.09. Madrid, ES – Wurlitzer Ballroom
24.09. San Sebastian, ES – tba
25.09. Bordeaux, FR – Heretic Club
26.09. Paris, FR – La Mecannique Ondulatoire w/ Youth Avoiders, Stalled Minds, Pale Angels
27.09. Antwerp, BE – Music City – RODEOFEST
28.09. Cologne, DE – AZ
29.09. Frankfurt, DE – Dreikönigskeller
30.09. off
01.10. off
02.10. Tübingen, DE – Epplehaus, HEIMAT TO HELL FEST w/ The Stops
03.10. Munich, DE – Kafe Kult w/ The Stops, Stalled Minds
04.10. Leipzig,DE – Zoro w/ The Stops, Destruction Unit

If you cannot wait for my services below are some Mastering Studios I recommend.

Audiosiege Mastering

Black Matter Mastering

Eight Floors Above Audio Mastering Co

Mammoth Sound Mastering

Telegraph Mastering

Red Dons DHoT

Mixing the Red Dons “Dead Hand of Tradition” LP on Taken By Surprise and Deranged Records.

“Five years after their seminal “Fake Meets Failure” LP, Red Dons return with their junior album “The Dead Hand of Tradition,” set to be released August 10th on  Taken By Surprise Records in Europe and later this summer by Deranged Records in North America.

A lot has happened in those five years.

Two of the band’s core members Douglas Burns and Hajji Husayn left their hometown Portland, Oregon behind, for Chicago and London. They recorded and released a slew of singles on labels like Grave Mistake and Dirtnap (including a collaboration with TV Smith of UK punk legends The Adverts). Despite the distance between them, they’ve managed to tour regularly in North America and Europe.

In January this year they reconvened in Portland to record “The Dead Hand of Tradition” at Buzz Or Howl Studios, the same establishment where they recorded the album’s predecessor. “The Dead Hand of Tradition” features ten new tracks of their signature dark, driving, melodic punk rock sound. The formula of their distinctive songwriting hasn’t changed, but has matured as a result of having five more nomadic years under their belts. These new experiences have only added to the themes of alienation, emigration, and loss present in their music.

With Red Dons stalwart Richard Joachim on drums and recent recruit Ruby Sparks of The Stops (Dirt Cult Records / Sabotage Records) on guitar, the band just finished a Midwest / Canadian tour including an appearance at the Ottawa Explosion Fest last month and is returning to Europe for five weeks in the fall.

Pre-order limited white vinyl HERE!”

Red Dons DHoT

Mixing the Red Dons “Dead Hand of Tradition” LP on Taken By Surprise and Deranged Records.

“Five years after their seminal “Fake Meets Failure” LP, Red Dons return with their junior album “The Dead Hand of Tradition,” set to be released August 10th on  Taken By Surprise Records in Europe and later this summer by Deranged Records in North America.

A lot has happened in those five years.

Two of the band’s core members Douglas Burns and Hajji Husayn left their hometown Portland, Oregon behind, for Chicago and London. They recorded and released a slew of singles on labels like Grave Mistake and Dirtnap (including a collaboration with TV Smith of UK punk legends The Adverts). Despite the distance between them, they’ve managed to tour regularly in North America and Europe.

In January this year they reconvened in Portland to record “The Dead Hand of Tradition” at Buzz Or Howl Studios, the same establishment where they recorded the album’s predecessor. “The Dead Hand of Tradition” features ten new tracks of their signature dark, driving, melodic punk rock sound. The formula of their distinctive songwriting hasn’t changed, but has matured as a result of having five more nomadic years under their belts. These new experiences have only added to the themes of alienation, emigration, and loss present in their music.

With Red Dons stalwart Richard Joachim on drums and recent recruit Ruby Sparks of The Stops (Dirt Cult Records / Sabotage Records) on guitar, the band just finished a Midwest / Canadian tour including an appearance at the Ottawa Explosion Fest last month and is returning to Europe for five weeks in the fall.

Pre-order limited white vinyl HERE!”

SPELLS

Mastering SPELLS “Jet Set b/w iA Huevo!” on Snappy Little Numbers.

“SLN-118 features two of SPELLS’ most vaction-y rock blasts to date on classic cassette tape with download code.”

Buy it here!

SPELLS

Mastering SPELLS “Jet Set b/w iA Huevo!” on Snappy Little Numbers.

“SLN-118 features two of SPELLS’ most vaction-y rock blasts to date on classic cassette tape with download code.”

Buy it here!