"And today we started"
Posted by Attila on 05/02/2010 11:08
Two days after her last blog Tarja has decided to write another one. They have just started recording some of the new stuff and everything goes smoothly. The drums of Mike also arrived, so everything was ready to fly in tight. Everything is going well and Tarja describes the preliminary results as fantastic, so we cannot wait to hear something!

Twee dagen na haar laatste blog heeft Tarja besloten er nog eentje te schrijven. Ze zijn net begonnen met het opnemen van wat nieuw materiaal en alles gaat vlot. De drums van Mike zijn ook net gearriveerd, dus was alles klaar om er stevig in te vliegen. Alles gaat uitstekend en Tarja beschrijft de voorlopige resultaten als fantastisch, dus we kunnen niet wachten om er iets van te horen!

Deux jours après son dernier blog, Tarja a décidé d'écrire un autre. Ils ont juste commencé à enregistrer des trucs et que tout se passe bien. Les drums de Mike viennent d'arriver, si tout était prêt à voler dans le serré. Tout va bien et Tarja décrit les résultats préliminaires comme fantastique, donc nous ne pouvons pas attendre d'entendre quelque chose!

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Two days after her last blog Tarja has decided to write another one. They have just started recording some of the new stuff and everything goes smoothly. The drums of Mike also arrived, so everything was ready to fly in tight. Everything is going well and Tarja describes the preliminary results as fantastic, so we cannot wait to hear something!

Twee dagen na haar laatste blog heeft Tarja besloten er nog eentje te schrijven. Ze zijn net begonnen met het opnemen van wat nieuw materiaal en alles gaat vlot. De drums van Mike zijn ook net gearriveerd, dus was alles klaar om er stevig in te vliegen. Alles gaat uitstekend en Tarja beschrijft de voorlopige resultaten als fantastisch, dus we kunnen niet wachten om er iets van te horen!

Deux jours après son dernier blog, Tarja a décidé d'écrire un autre. Ils ont juste commencé à enregistrer des trucs et que tout se passe bien. Les drums de Mike viennent d'arriver, si tout était prêt à voler dans le serré. Tout va bien et Tarja décrit les résultats préliminaires comme fantastique, donc nous ne pouvons pas attendre d'entendre quelque chose!

And today we started
February 5th, 2010

Alex and Mike were sleeping long this morning and while they were having their beauty sleep, I was working with Jetro in choosing the best keyboard tracks for some songs.

It was not too shiny weather today, nor that cold, but since we are completely surrounded by snow, we still had quite a lot of light, which definitely helps.

I like to work in this studio where you can see natural light, because lack of light makes us very sleepy.

Good news. The drums arrived today and Mike was very happy, as the rest of us.

I had some time to think about the artwork for the album as well. Everything seems to be in place, so there are going to be excited times ahead. We will be doing the photo sessions for the album cover and booklet in few days.

The drum recordings started with success. Mike did a GREAT job with the first song. Wow, it comes alive and the groove is already lot better than in our demo.

It’s incredible, I am happy. Alex was playing in the same room with Mike while he was recording and I was singing in the control room. It is easier for Mike to follow us and to get the whole picture and feeling of the song when the guitarist is playing and the singer singing at the same time. It took Mike just few takes when the song was completely laid down and the result is fantastic.

Soon we will all go to sauna to relax. I was the one preparing it ready tonight, I also put some wood to the fireplace, so that everybody can enjoy himself after a long day.

With love, Tarja