The Book Of Knots (one song from new record)

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:11 am

One song from the new record (not released yet). This song features:

Joel Hamilton (elec,AC guitar/frostwave/engineer/mxixng/producer/bedspring gtr)
Matthias Bossi (drums/piano)
Carla Kihlstedt (violin/ ukelin)
Trey Spruance (electric Saz)
Norman Westberg (Electric GTR)
Tony Maimone (bass)
Carla Bozulich (vocals)

This is the mastering test from Doug Henderson, but in MP3 form.

[edit: pulled from my server now]

new one:

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... 652#269652

Electro-Voice 664 · Post by **Electro-Voice 664** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:04 pm

Awesome.
Matthias obviously rocks!
Can you give details on the drums. Like is the snare reamped (reverb etc). The drums sounds work well in the dense mayhem.
The song is what math-rock should be.

earl parameter · Post by **earl parameter** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:47 pm

very fucking nice joel, thanks for the sneak peak.

it sounds like carla says "sioux city" at about 3.32. im from there, though don't like to admit it. think she's be up for explaining that i little better or should i let it be.

oh, and what the fuck is a bedspring guitar?

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:49 am

Snare is not reamped at all. Just drums, with room mics and close mics.

The drum "verb" is a little bit room, a little bit verb box ambience, manipulated (filtered/compressed verb return).

Carla B sang the song, I have NO clue what the hell she is going on about in the middle section. That was only partly "written" in that middle.

The "bedspring guitar" is just a prepared electric guitar that sounds like bedsprings to me. With little tiny clips and springs attatched to the guitar strings near the bridge. It is in the "quiet" midlle part of that song.

sonicmook56 · Post by **sonicmook56** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:42 pm

damnit Joel, I didnt want to listen to any of this stuff untill I got the whole record in my hand. I couldnt stop myself.

ubertar · Post by **ubertar** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:10 am

This sounds great. When is the album coming out?

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:37 am

ubertar wrote:This sounds great. When is the album coming out?

Not for a while. We will have pre-release CD's early in the new year, but that is when the PR campaign starts,.. Actual release date should be in the summer...

Rick Hunter · Post by **Rick Hunter** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:19 pm

I am all over this, dude. When are you guys coming to san francisco?

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:46 am

Half the band lives there, as they are in a band called sleepytime gorilla museum based out of oakland.

Brett Siler · Post by **Brett Siler** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:02 pm

Holy shit... That song gave me chills....

What is the electric Saz?

heylow · Post by **heylow** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:31 pm

Fucking cathartic!

The whole new BOK record fucking rules......heard most of it in Brooklyn. I secretly hoped Joel would slide a lil' copy-copy under the table. I hinted and hinted but Joel just gave that maniacal grin and took cigarette breaks. Dammit. What a hard ass.

When's it gonna be available, Joel? I wanted it then and I want it now! I demand it. Seriously...can't wait. There are some seriously cool guest spots....one I particularly love....is this hush-hush?

Carla is a musical Goddess.

heylow

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:05 pm

heylow wrote:Fucking cathartic!

The whole new BOK record fucking rules......heard most of it in Brooklyn. I secretly hoped Joel would slide a lil' copy-copy under the table. I hinted and hinted but Joel just gave that maniacal grin and took cigarette breaks. Dammit. What a hard ass.

When's it gonna be available, Joel? I wanted it then and I want it now! I demand it. Seriously...can't wait. There are some seriously cool guest spots....one I particularly love....is this hush-hush?

Carla is a musical Goddess.

heylow

It isnt hush-hush anymore. tom Waits is fully on the new record. i already mixed the song, it is at mastering now....

heylow · Post by **heylow** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:07 pm

Sweet....it's ALL great but....damn. Tom Waits....yep.

heylow

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:31 am

InvalidInk wrote:Holy shit... That song gave me chills....

What is the electric Saz?

It is like a cross between a guitar, and something with 8 strings.

It also has movable frets, like loops of fiber around the neck, so you can move tham and tune the intervals... totally weird. Trey plays the thing. I dont know much about it beyond that it was crazy. Turkish thingy...

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