Indian Ocean
i’m not lying folks. here’s my first blog from the heart of darkness….that being the studio in the dark dank corners of beautiful skid row in crappy downtown los angeles. at least our studio looks like a little island oasis thanks to the fake palm tree in the corner and funky ocean sunset wallpaper. this picture was taken at 3:38 this morning. it’s of rob eningeering mariqueen while she sings one of her parts in our next epic song “indian ocean”. it’s a dreamer man. check out the first line – I’ve been up all night wishing I was somewhere else haha it actually has nothing to do with being down here in the studio but in a way it’s a perfect description about being down here sometimes.
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next time you take apicture either open the lens or use some lighing.
Can’t see a thing.
hey fran7 – next time you post a comment on this blog use proper spacing between words as well as spell check. happy new year buddy, love the name…3 more and you can upgrade to the deluxe version of fran
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Yeah man, turn the flash on. Anyway, best wishes for a good 2006 yo. Heard from Mitch a few weeks ago man. Drop me an IM sometime. Later, RT
Personally I think the picture is pretty nice. I’m guessing these people who are complaining about the picture might want to turn up the brightness on their monitor and are probably upset that you didn’t turn the flash on so they could properly check out Mariqueen’s sweet assets. No offense.
Eh, I don’t see why some random shot should have all these precautions. It’s just something to put on a blog. Are they freelance journalists? No.
They’re musicians.
Anyway, the photos are fine.
haha hey fran7 – i love you for checking out this blog so early in the am – you’re after my heart.
rob treadway – bass – tell mitch i said hi – hows the honeyp sucka
anony – like the term sweet assets
the walrus – do people tell you that you are?
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
I could only come to the conclusion that I am.
Love your sound guys. You’re going places. It’s important to me that you’re good because I have a very limited list of favorite musicians, most especially in the modern era. In the ’90s, I only liked Nirvana and the Verve. Then later in the ’90s and on into the 2000s, it was (is) the White Stripes. Come 2004, you’re my next addition.
Otherwise it’s the Beatles or Led Zeppelin or Cream or Bob Dylan, etc.
Not that this matters. But it’s a blog, I’m allowed to throw my two cents in. Thanks for being.
walrus – i am glad you are THE walrus.
thanx for checking in and putting your 2 sense in. the verve and zep are great in so many ways. thanx for the kind words. hopefully we will be in your city soon. i will put the walrus on the guest list. where are you and what is your email
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Weeell, I’m in Princeton right now. But that won’t matter too much as I’m moving (prolly to central FL) sometime in mid-2006. I’ll email ya with my exact location when I rent and/or put a down-payment on a place.
My email’s dempseyalan@gmail.com. You may already have me, but I’m not sure.
Thanks for the hook-up. If I’m anywhere within a few hours of your shows, I’ll definitely make it.
cool walrus – you are added. see you in jersey or florida soon
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Crap! I haven’t posted in a while! I like the pic. It’s cool to see where the magic happens.
I’d suck as a band member/ Besides the fact I can only play congas, I’d never be able to stay up that “early”.
i love the idea of a studio webcam, though i’m a little scared of what that might have revealed.
since you can upload video now, you should do a mini-studio tour cuz it looks like that place rules.
br
As someone who has actually seen the space in question, I can tell you all that the pic certainly does not do it justice. Much like the campus of USC, the WIG rehearsal space is like an island oasis surrounded by an ocean of bleak despair. F10 warned me to look out for the homeless folk outside the building (a nondescript concrete warehouse) but I still wasn’t ready for the sight of hundreds of homeless people camped out on the surrounding sidewalks. Tents and cardboard boxes lined up one after the other all the way around the block made for a depressing reminder of just how many people have to live on the streets. I stepped over a man sleeping just outside the door and made my way up the dimly-lit concrete stairway, wondering how these guys can create such beautiful music in this environment.
But when Fran opened the door to their studio, it was like stepping into a different world. It’s a pretty big space, but it feels downright cozy. It’s amazing what a few rugs, tapestries, couches, candles, posters, christmas lights, plants, etc can accomplish. There’s even a “kitchen” area with huge windows that give a big view of the downtown LA skyline.
And you guys wouldn’t want the flash turned on anyway, because that wouldn’t show the place as it actually looks– which is kinda dimly-lit and relaxing. A bright flash wouldn’t relate the ambience of the space very well. I thought it was cool. kinda reminded me of my room in college, only bigger.
Zontobi – wtf? where have you been? we actually want someone to congas on a song. are you good?
Sir Brian – i like the whole webcam idea too but maybe im just perverted. dude, great idea on the video for the space, i will do the tour from the street up to give people a good idea of the space. it will be shitty quality though cos of my camera. how’s the record?
Kampy – great post man, hahah it is like a college dorm but not even as nice. fyi the kitchen stove doesnt work – all for show. wish it did though. and there is no heat. trust me that area really gets to you after a while and i think in many ways is slowing our creative process down. it fucking sucks in downtown la and this city should be embarrassed by it. i mean if any one of our moms went down there they would probably start to cry.
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Fran – I know! I just disappeared! Between my dad and me getting sick and all, I wasn’t feeling social.poo. As for congas and bongos, I’m no tito puente (rest in peace) but I’m alright.
But that kind of sound would make a song delicious!