About Interpol, and its Daniel Kessler

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/31/my-youngest-brother-daniel-kessler-interpol-rockstar-i-used-to-worry-now-i-feel-proud

I love this band.

I do not put them on when I’m happy, and certainly not when I am sad.

A New York band, they always felt Brit to me – now I know why.

They are a tougher, American-based Doves, a suicidal U2, what Coldplay would be if they were smarter and cooler and more sour.

And each of their albums holds up, stylistically, performance-wise, and sonically (I want a Microlimiter and a STA-Lock).

The EP of a year or two ago is a sleeper.

I just realized they have a new album out – ordered.

Vlayman: *Inna Bad Place (a 3p.)*

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1. AIMP 03:38
2. Barbara 03:55
3. Bad Place 04:35

writrecordedmixtmasturdsequenced at Fetacentralrecording DDL by vlayman in July, 2022.

all noises by VLAYMAN except drums is nettage

fartwerk by jose jones

released July 26, 2022

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the hungry drunx

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1. I Just Can’t 03:06
2. Bit 04:09
3. B.S. the Rest 05:07

writrecordedmixtmasturdsequenced at Fetacentralrecording DDL by vlayman in May, 2022.

all noises by VLAYMAN except drums is SNARL!

fartwerk by jose jones
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Vlayman: *i (a 3p.)*

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  1. Any 03:43
  2. Honey Doer 03:58
  3. SleepThruTheLonely 04:05

released July 9, 2022

all noises is by yo except drums is Chuck Romeo on #’s 1 and 3; Jaxon on #2

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Current mix practice

Commenting at the LO forum:

FWIW, YMMV, etc., for guitar rock how I currently start is always with the drums.

As printed I adjust my individual tracks to be peaking at -3dB. with all pass-filtering done.

Then, I’ll start with the drum sub-mix set around -7 to -9dB avg., but can end up anywhere between -3 and -12.

Next, I start with two tracks of bass (appropriately compressed/limited), each at -18dB – one track would be -15dB.

Next, I start with just one guitar about -14dB, two at -16 or -17, multiples at -18 or -20 – lots of variables here.

Finally (but really, not necessarily in the above order, which is meant to be a loose example), I start with the lead vocal between -12 and -14.

So, I try and get a balance of those, then add keys, percussion, BV’s etc.

BV’s often end up (sub-mix) about 2dB lower than the lead vocal – after all are appropriately compressed/limited.

Another way to approach is that the snare and the lead voc should be about even or the vocal a little higher, the guitars and bass (in the aggregate) should be about even and slightly below the vocal (lead should be same level or 1-2dB higher than vocal) …

When I get all that, I usually bring the drums down another 2-6dB – starting the drums too high works for me to hear everything else better in relationship to each other; bringing the drums down to match against the bass, I then set the guitars, the vocals, last the lead guitar (which often benefits being higher than you might initially predict). After that comes the keys and candy (if any).

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Vlayman: *Hips Swingin’ (a 3p.)*

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1. Hips Swingin’ 03:19
2. Want of a Bullet 03:38
3. Your Daddy’s Pain 03:39

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released July 2, 2022

all noises is by yo except drums is nettage except drums #e is chuck from romeoville
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fartwerk by jose jones

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I mix with olive juice.