No Compass

We didn’t want a metal mix, we wanted something with mass. We wanted to make something that would be accessible to a broader range of interests and tastes, but it needed to have a vibe we felt was as compelling as Lianne’s performance. In that sense, I personally wanted to elicit an aesthetic sense of an object in motion meeting resistance as its velocity increases and it starts to glow from the heat and friction. My partner definitely wanted more high end to the drums like the Papa Roach reference, but when we tried that for this track the depth of field seemed too shallow in a front to back sense, so we went with something that had body but didn’t narrow the depth of field.

As far as context for what we had as targets, we like showing artists possibilities within themselves they didn’t consider before or know that they had it in them. When listening to Lianne’s performance, I showed my partner and we mutually agreed that it would be rad to hear her in the context of something that would fit mainstage at the Louder Than Life or Aftershock festivals here in the US. Neither of us speculate that she has any ambition to change her brand, but there’s an untapped audience reach there and Lianne’s message would be beneficial to that audience. We see it as a no risk opportunity for her in that regard.

Thank you! On the drums there’s certainly some influence by 00’s era Brooks Wackerman, some Jimmy Chamberlin, some Abe Cunningham, and some Dave Grohl.

My partner and I appreciate your feedback. We are always searching for ways to improve. We’ve been keeping to ourselves so we’re admittedly in a feedback void beyond our clients. If you aren’t bothered by a few paragraphs, I’ll share some of our logic to provide some context on how we arrived on this mix across a few successive posts to allow for focused and manageable replies.

Much appreciated Vasilis, MarkPullin, and G-Doggy. Les Paul’s are fun!