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Scorching Bay [2005] John L. Walters - The Guardian Friday Review - "John Metcalfe's strings and electronics are impeccable." |
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The Inner Line [2003] Billboard - "... a solo debut that crosses all manner of boundaries. Melding avant-pop and electronica, film music and contemporary classical..." |
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Scorching Bay [2005]
About the recording process
These two albums were put together in pretty much the same way with Scorching Bay perhaps being the more developed of the two.
The
basic idea of various themes being central throughout the album became
a bit of an obsession with Scorching Bay to the point where new ideas
no matter how good had to be trashed so the core themes stayed constant.
Everything
got used / recycled so basslines became melodies, melodies became motor
rhythms, tempos got repeated in different tracks, drum loops got
stretched etc.
I drew a diagram
to make the connections visual - it looked good but I've lost it.
Most of the recording was at my own place with the drums being recorded
at Ralph Salmin's studio. Doug Shearer mastered the cd at Townhouse.