Almost Ambient CD

Finished the Almost Ambient CD and next dayed it to Invisible Records last Saturday. They are supposed to master it today in Chicago. I had to rush to get all the tracks sorted and arranged. When they master the disc they are gong to compress and e.q. it, basically to get it to sound more polished. Mastering is key to getting a CD to sound it's best. A lesson I learned first hand with the first Kill Switch...Klick CD, Beat It To Fit, Paint It To Match. When I sent that one off to Cleopatra Records back in '94 I didn't know their was an extra step in CD production that included e.q.ing and such. I heard it for a full year after Beat It... came out. "How come your CD sounds so mid rangey," "I love the music but it sounds like its muffled or something," and "Reminds me of when I put my stereo speaker under my pillow when I was a kid." So let that be a lesson to you kids...always have your CD's mastered by a professional.

Almost Ambient CD

Got the cover art for The Kill Switch...Klick - Almost Ambient CD done and it looks like this...





Which is to say it is very different from the old version which looked like this...


I decided at the last minute to make a few adjustments and ended up changing the entire layout. I think the new version captures the mood of the CD better. I've also been trying to get the music finished by middle of this week. Invisible Records said I have to get them the pre-master CDR by this week if I want to make sure it comes out by January 2002. I only have one more song (Restraint) to arrange and then the album is done.

A Copper Penny In My Hand

Finished mixing A Copper Penny In My Hand (formerly Copper). This ambient stuff can go quickly if the inspiration is behind it. Did A little work on His Restraint, which is the last song for the Kill Switch...Klick - Almost Ambient CD. Should have His Restraint completed later this week.

Restraint

Half of His Restraint (I'm keeping that as the song title) is recorded. Got a slowed down a bit. the inspiration was wearing thin so I decided to start writing another ambient ditty calling it Copper. Both these tunes will be nice additions to the Almost Ambient CD's over-all feeling. Bill Wolford is just starting to master the Teen Feeding Frenzy! CD. We are looking at an early 2002 release on that one.