Got the cover artwork finished some hours ago for GGD&Z. Both the front and back cover for jewel case / CD. Came out pretty good. Used the pictures I shot few days ago in the wilderness for the coverart creation and abandoned my original idea of using a picture from 2002 ... the new rust & machinery theme fits the release much better. So, it's two PNG files, front and back covers, which will be added to the package when the package is ready to be released.
I also got the information & lyrics package also finished earlier. There's short background tale for all the songs in GGD&Z, overall 4 pages with some graphics added. Then the lyrics are in the same package, 10 pages of them. Well, it's not the smallest font out there -but it's not exactly the usual font either. Demands bit larger size as it's rather messy, intentional choice. The information & lyrics package is not in jewel case booklet form, it's simply A4 sized thing coming in PDF format.
More news as things progress, there's now quite likely some kind of pause in news. Finally?
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
GGD & Z
Spent some 3-4 hours working on the information package for the release. The release, which no longer is to be called as plain "Z-files". It has formed into a double title and the final title will be:
Garage grind days & Z-files
There will be total of 20 songs, out of which 11 songs form the "garage grind days" package while the rest 9 songs form the actual Z-files. These are color-coded in the information package in the works, too. And a musical detail; the Z-files will be surrounded by ambient noise, which fits to them being the Z-side materials. Twisted? Well, it should be. Overall length is yet clouded, but by looking at rough mixes of GGD package and combining that with Z-files - it should be around 40 minutes overall. Perhaps even bit more than that. Much more longer than what I originally thought, but 20 tunes ... so the average length is not much. And the longest song is around 5 minutes so ... you can bet the real average length is not too long.
Not just the title change, but it might well be that also the coverart gets totally re'worked - not because of the release title change but ... because I was shooting some rusted tubes and machinery in the wilderness few days ago and things kind of clicked visually speaking.
Garage grind days & Z-files
There will be total of 20 songs, out of which 11 songs form the "garage grind days" package while the rest 9 songs form the actual Z-files. These are color-coded in the information package in the works, too. And a musical detail; the Z-files will be surrounded by ambient noise, which fits to them being the Z-side materials. Twisted? Well, it should be. Overall length is yet clouded, but by looking at rough mixes of GGD package and combining that with Z-files - it should be around 40 minutes overall. Perhaps even bit more than that. Much more longer than what I originally thought, but 20 tunes ... so the average length is not much. And the longest song is around 5 minutes so ... you can bet the real average length is not too long.
Not just the title change, but it might well be that also the coverart gets totally re'worked - not because of the release title change but ... because I was shooting some rusted tubes and machinery in the wilderness few days ago and things kind of clicked visually speaking.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
The last two covers
Pretty musical day since I spent last 3-4 hours recording not one but two covers. First choice was Terrorizer's "storm of stress". Timo suggested Terrorizer and since I had already been considering that too, the selection was easy one to make. The coverbase feels really good and the same goes with my personal favorite grind blaster from Incantation, the song being "twisted sacrilegious journey into our darkest neurotic delirium".
Now it's Timo's turn to work on the music, record bassguitars and vocals - and then looking how to connect all the songs (plans for some dark ambient'ish noise where the actual z-files are drowned, kind of). I will start doing the actual info package since I got better idea how to do it.
EDIT: Gotta emphasize that there's no deadline with this package - originally I thought it would be really fast thing to complete, but it took a life of its' own, so to speak. Not to mention that as it's summer, there are lots of things to do - there was talk that Timo might be able to record his parts in August, and in latter half of it. That's just fine as this is a hobby band instead of some serious business. And this Z-project is purely just for fun, not a sequel to "a Lossidian threnody". Actually I got a name idea yesterday which might change the final name of this Z-package a bit. Since it's no longer just the Z-files ...
Now it's Timo's turn to work on the music, record bassguitars and vocals - and then looking how to connect all the songs (plans for some dark ambient'ish noise where the actual z-files are drowned, kind of). I will start doing the actual info package since I got better idea how to do it.
EDIT: Gotta emphasize that there's no deadline with this package - originally I thought it would be really fast thing to complete, but it took a life of its' own, so to speak. Not to mention that as it's summer, there are lots of things to do - there was talk that Timo might be able to record his parts in August, and in latter half of it. That's just fine as this is a hobby band instead of some serious business. And this Z-project is purely just for fun, not a sequel to "a Lossidian threnody". Actually I got a name idea yesterday which might change the final name of this Z-package a bit. Since it's no longer just the Z-files ...
Saturday, July 17, 2010
As mad as grindcore can be?
Phew. Just finished recording the next coversong. This time the challenge was both sweaty and extremely noisy. Not to mention enjoyable. The song was "krossa" by Nasum. If you want to get definition for some mad grindcore music, that song is pretty good reference. You can find it from Nasum's awesome "grind finale" package.
The Z-files took some extra development as well; I found one more z-file, and a very fitting one at that. Very ugly piece, as it's from very start but hey - what else would fit the name "z-file" as well, then? Nothing if you ask me. That one extra z-tune raises the amount of z-tunes into 9 and so there will be 11 coversongs recorded during summer 2010. Two coversongs left to record! (Timo's job is somewhat bigger at this point since he hasn't yet started his parts, bass and vocals, but I don't have any worries whatsoever on that - the package is forming more than great).
Until next time ... which might be tomorrow already?
The Z-files took some extra development as well; I found one more z-file, and a very fitting one at that. Very ugly piece, as it's from very start but hey - what else would fit the name "z-file" as well, then? Nothing if you ask me. That one extra z-tune raises the amount of z-tunes into 9 and so there will be 11 coversongs recorded during summer 2010. Two coversongs left to record! (Timo's job is somewhat bigger at this point since he hasn't yet started his parts, bass and vocals, but I don't have any worries whatsoever on that - the package is forming more than great).
Until next time ... which might be tomorrow already?
Going to past
Next coverbase, drums and guitars, got already done. It was both inspiring and entertaining song to cover and one of my personal all time noise favorites. What was it this time then? Septic Death's "thaw".
Friday, July 16, 2010
Targets
Tonight the next cover song got recorded (drums & guitars). This time the target was Rotten Sound and the amazing grind train of "strongman". Very garage'like cover song seems to be forming, but at this stage it's hard to say more precisely yet. Felt really satisfying though, the cover base.
During last few days the "Z-files" took a new and more likely final shape. Originally these covers we are recording were meant to be some bonus covers, recorded just for fun & entertainment. Well, they still are very much fun to do, certainly, ... but the final amount of them will be nine instead of lately guessed seven. Seven would be a lot for "just bonus covers" too, and nine is even more. They aren't bonus covers, they form the half of the Z-files package - covers of bands & songs that have inspired a lot during the years. Mainly grind stuff, with some exceptions (Autopsy, hardly just grindcore unless you choose something like "bonesaw") as Scumfusion is mainly grind, too.
The nine cover songs in the package are all with the odd numbers, beginning with number 1. The eight actual "z-files" of sorts are all with even numbers, beginning with number 2. Package opens with a cover, and closes with a cover. All in all, that means as much as 17 songs, but the more the merrier.
The information package will be done bit more interesting as well - not just background info about the Z-songs, but also about why this and that band and song was chosen for covering out of these new covers as well.
Looks like the Z-files will get released during August at earliest. Two more covers to choose for targets.
During last few days the "Z-files" took a new and more likely final shape. Originally these covers we are recording were meant to be some bonus covers, recorded just for fun & entertainment. Well, they still are very much fun to do, certainly, ... but the final amount of them will be nine instead of lately guessed seven. Seven would be a lot for "just bonus covers" too, and nine is even more. They aren't bonus covers, they form the half of the Z-files package - covers of bands & songs that have inspired a lot during the years. Mainly grind stuff, with some exceptions (Autopsy, hardly just grindcore unless you choose something like "bonesaw") as Scumfusion is mainly grind, too.
The nine cover songs in the package are all with the odd numbers, beginning with number 1. The eight actual "z-files" of sorts are all with even numbers, beginning with number 2. Package opens with a cover, and closes with a cover. All in all, that means as much as 17 songs, but the more the merrier.
The information package will be done bit more interesting as well - not just background info about the Z-songs, but also about why this and that band and song was chosen for covering out of these new covers as well.
Looks like the Z-files will get released during August at earliest. Two more covers to choose for targets.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
More and more
Heatwave seems to generate very good grind inspiration, since ... the basework (drums + guitars) just got finished for Carbonized's "hypnotic aim". A really furious and noisy cover, it seems at this point. More than satisfied how the base for this cover came out.
If the amount of these cover songs turns out to be 7, then there's room for one more cover in this Z package. Why 7 one might ask? There are 8 "rarities" and if smashing a bonus cover song between all those, the sum you get is ... 7. No more reason than that.
It might be that even that this Z-files is "just for fun" style package, there might be some machinery / ambient noiseworks done for it by Timo. So that all the songs would be combined into one big ... mess. We'll see how it forms in the end.
If the amount of these cover songs turns out to be 7, then there's room for one more cover in this Z package. Why 7 one might ask? There are 8 "rarities" and if smashing a bonus cover song between all those, the sum you get is ... 7. No more reason than that.
It might be that even that this Z-files is "just for fun" style package, there might be some machinery / ambient noiseworks done for it by Timo. So that all the songs would be combined into one big ... mess. We'll see how it forms in the end.
Grind through heatwave
Spent last 3 hours working on next cover song for Z-files. This time the target was Bolt Thrower's "realm of chaos" from the 1989 album with same name. It might be argued if that album was grind or not, but for me personally it stood right next to Napalm Death's "scum" and made at least as big impact on me. The cover base came out pretty good, drums and guitars, even the guitarsolo got recorded already.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Fast action for a fast song
Got really inspired for making yet another cover before leaving for a holiday trip. Already programmed the drums and recorded all the guitars ... this time the target is pretty new material; Venomous Concept's "think?" from their second album. Turned out pretty good and noisy.
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