Recording double bass

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We've recorded double bass with Emilio. He's a great bassist, and he's really young. In a couple of years he's probably going to be one of the best double bass players around.

Recording pianos

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Yes, that's a theater! We're recording pianos on a beautiful Steinway at Paraninfo. It sounds great. I'm so glad we did this, it's the sound I was looking for. And there's also that great feeling. I love recording in this place! 

Recording drums

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Drums are almost done. We're closer! The rhythm section is almost finished, we still need to record some percussion, a cymbal here and there... the kind of thing you always  forget to record. And also the peculiar sounds (footsteps, claps, mechanical sounds, etc)

Recording musical saw

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Yesterday was a funny day. I was recording musical saw, tambourines and claps when Sergio, a great guitarist came to pick up an amp or something like that. You should have seen his face when he heard the saw! 

Recording violins

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Today we've recorded violins. I think we'll need to move to the bigger room in the studio, this one sounds too dry. We'll also have to wait for the new strings to arrive (damn customs!) and settle in the violin, so we are going to have some delay in our schedule. I think I'm a little over perfectionist. But we're getting there! 

Recording celestas, handbells and glockenspiel

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Today we've recorded celestas, handbells and glockenspiels. Basically, everything that sounded tinkling. We'll post a teaser as soon as I've got time. Maybe I should say we'll post a teaser. I'm never going to have time. At all. 

Finally, we're recording our new album!

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We're already recording the new album! We're very excited right now! Everything I'm writing has exclamation marks! But it's worth it! It's been a long time and a lot of work since our demo came out, things have changed a lot. It's not anymore a home studio, one man band. This time we're going to record in a great studio, with great musicians. I'll keep you posted about everything that we do (I'll try)