Sonixtrip Studio Sessions 1-2/5. (from Sonixtrip)
Today I’m back at work after two days in the studio so I thought I’d share some thoughts with you. This is our first EP as Sonixtrip and definitely the highest level of recording and productions from all of us individually.
Creating a story.
This is a much better way to think about the songs you select for a record. I didn’t just want old favourites and I didn’t want our most ‘palatable’ — neither are the reasons that we create music. The tracks we selected are a part (lyrically and musically) of a bigger journey.
One thing I wanted to make clear is that although some people will still dismiss the music as angsty and bitter — but the most important thing is that these lyrics and the songs are about resolution. Beyond the challanges and battles I/we face in life, but overcoming them and accepting just as much. You can hear this in the music too.
I could talk about why each of the songs was chosen, but most notably the way we end The Sun which ends the entire album was reflective of a few things:
- The sun setting marks the end of the day.
- The song itself resolves musically to a major key from a very dissonant introduction and verse
- Likewise the lyrics deal with challenges at the start, and overcoming and accepting sorrow at the end
I know myself and Steve found ourselves really connecting with this song again and especially when laying the final acoustic guitar tracks over the top. I’ll be reworking some of the tone of the vocals to really match just how intimate parts of this song came out.
Tags: album orders, albums, ep, Production, recording, sonixtrip