What is it like for a small, independent band to record an album. Follow this blog and you’ll learn all about the album-making process and the songs. We’re making no promises on update frequency but we’ll do our best!
We are nothing without friends
The other weekend we shot the video to our first single, Entertainment. It was both difficult and fun, and many other things at the same time, but more about that later. For the video I created a crossword puzzle – just one of these random ideas I sometimes have – and while building it I…
Been a while. Been too long.
Hey there! First of all, we’re doing good and still active, thank you very much. Hope you are too. In fact, we have just started a recording project, but more about that later. First, some updates from the Flush camp. The album has been out a little more than 6 months now. We reached the…
To be punk or not to be punk – that seems to be the most important question
The world needs one more blog post about what is punk and what is not punk. So here it goes, one more blog post about what is and what is not punk or punk rock. Is our music punk rock to you or how would you describe us? We honestly do not know and hence…
Cheap Beer
Unfortunately we could not arrange the album release party we wanted, but last Saturday we still had the chance to celebrate with friends, have some drinks, listen to the album a few times, and have more drinks. Then we had more drinks. Thanks to all who showed up and thanks to Barley & Bait for…
Attention to buy – who wants to sell?
We’re in the midst of promoting the fuck out of our material and it does not really make sense to start questioning those promotional tactics right as we’re in the thick of it. But I’ll do it anyway because this has bothered me for some time. Like many others, I have serious concerns about what…
A few important thank yous
Our first single ‘Shine’ is out today and in less than two months the album is finally out. I’ve not been able to blog as frequently as expected, but this one is a must-do. There are a few critical collaborators and contributors we want to explicit thank for working with us on the album. This…
The longest blog post so far on this website. And longest title too.
This blog post will be a little longer. It will contain an update on the album but also lots more. Hope you’ll stay with me. 2020. What a fucked up year. The year that was supposed to change everything for the better. On micro and macro and universal and multi-universal levels, and on all levels…
Social Distancing
Social Distancing: (insert some witty remark here and make sure it’s not something everyone’s already heard a million times) These are dire times. There is no way around it. Sure, there is something good in this, as there always is, but I wish Mother Nature hadn’t had to resort to such drastic measures to save…
Recording done. Fuck yes.
This week we completed the recordings, finally. It took a while and definitely its toll, but they say diamonds too are compressed of shit. Or something. While I quite enjoyed the studio time, and Hämeenlinna is actually quite an ok city, I will not miss the driving between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna. We recorded 14 tracks…
Learning by Doing and Listening
Obviously I am no pro, but I do remember writing my first proper song when I was 15 or 16. There’s been quite a few since. The interesting thing about song-writing is how much you can learn and grow by studying all the hundreds of dimensions of a song. For a long time I’ve been…
Music for when the world seems too much 