BLUE = DJANGO, GREEN = BRETT, RED = CRAIG ,  OLIVE =STEVE

GENERAL NOTES
Mix is too bass heavy. Not too much bass the instrument, but too much low and mid frequencies in the mixes as they are. All drums have to be brought up in the mix and especially the kick drum.

WHITE CHOCOLATE

needs more bassdrum, chunkier bass,
high-hat at 1:53 tweak?, toms need volume
• Needs new vocals
• Needs Backup Vocals on refrain
• Clock Sounds Needed for beginning and end
• Needs a more distinctive Bass solo from Steve (can barely hear the one on
there now)
„ Bigger distortion on a second guitar in refrain.
„ Maybe one or two other guitars with some other effects. Maybe something like My Bloody Valentine?
„ It's hard to judge whether a new bass solo is needed. We should be able to
get the one that is there brought out in the mix better? If not then we should
rerecord.
„  Some distant echo-ey feedback at end while clocks are playing? First thing that may broaden and make the fidelity
gain more width is pan the guitars left and right
speaker...if an overdub is necessary than so be it.  I
say this mainly because the guitar, especially when
Brett goes into the lower registers blend in and get
lost in the keyboard bass.  The bass I'm playing is
muddy, emorphous and blurs out down in the bottom
sludge of the structure; and there if fits
wonderfully, but alone and without intrusion.
Melodically speaking, the guitar needs to make its
presence known and felt comfortably above this
emorphousnous.  Brett has opportunity to do this both
in his distortion component and especially with the
non-distortion component.  As a matter of fact, its
going to make or brake White Chocolate.  I gave an
idea, but I want feedback from all 3 of you gentlemen
as to how we can produce this separation.  
Drum-wise, obviously we have major issues with volume,
mix etc.  all in my opinion easily remedied with the
talent of Hair Boy.
 

HOUSE

House - everything needs more oomph,  at 1:13 possible cut and paste for
timing?
„X Needs to be a little fatter. Agree a couple of more instruments may do it.
Strings on Steve's keyboards maybe?
„X Second vocals would kick ass - especially ballsy almost screaming layered in
„X The band muffed coming back into the tune at 1:13. • I’m happy with the vocals – perhaps a second vocal in the beginning and end
• Maybe add another layer of instruments on the percussive beginning and end?
• Not too much tweaking needed here

ELIZABETH TAYLOR WITH WHITE HAIR -

Best track, needs more bottom
end,thumpier bass drum, more guitar overall, flute takes are awesome maybe a
little lower in the mix
„X Tempo issues by me?
„X Crisper guitar in the mix. Too muffled.
„X Drums are pretty good in mix except kick.
„X Backing vocals for the 1962, 1963 etc? Second guitar doubling in same
section?
„X Bring up keyboards a little in mix
„X Bring the vocals down a little in mix
„X Flute has to stay - very cool.
• Guitar needs to come up a bit in the Mix
• New Vocals needed
• Background vocals during refrain needed, soft whispering on the “la la”’s
• I love the flute
• Kill the drums for the first couple of measures, until the first snare roll
kicks off the song
• Great Drum fills
• Keyboard Solo Needed


KAMAKAZE GIRL

-  close to perfect, bass drum, drum sound is good should
serve as a model for other tunes, „X If there are backing vocals in refrain, either pulled back or some singing
oooh's or the such.
„X Guitars up a little for refrain.
„X Love this tune!!
• I like the vocals – maybe add background vocals to the refrain? Maybe not?
• Guitar needs to come up a bit in the mix during the refrain
• Guitar, Keys, Drums and Flute are all great

TALIA

what can I say? bigger drums perhaps, more guitar• I like the mix – not much to change here • Might like to overdub Steve yelling out once or twice during the song
• Maybe sing along during one part.„X Some other guitar and keyboard "noises" added tastefully to fill a little.
„X Otherwise think it's pretty awesome as is. Vocals rule, sax rules.
„X Don't think there should be other vocals added.

BELLY OF THE CRAB

 - Awesome! our best tune! Only thing watch Craigs key on
vocals with steves background vocals X Keep the vocals that exist right now but drop them deep in the mix so that
they are almost ethereal. Do a new vocal track that will be the main one.
„X A little more percussion? Bring down the hi hat in the mix a little.
„X Reverb on Steve's vocals to give it a more longing distant quality
„X Doubled guitar really is cool - gotta give Bill mad props for that call. Also
for making me nail that ending.
• Other than re-recording the vocals because my voice was shot, I don’t see much
in need of change on this track
• Percussion is really cool, double guitars are great
• Get rid of the drum clicking off the tempo at the very beginning, and start
with guitar
• I like the maracas


ARCHEOLOGIST

- Nice and moody, runs too long after poem ends Me
thinks „X Craig this is a very haunting piece with your poem. Very cool!!!
„X Add some echo to your voice
„X If you rerecord your part though I like the quality of having you near the
mike.
„X End around 4:30. I like the way it ends at 6:30. Is there a way to cut and
paste that? 
• I’m too close to the mike and it’s catching all my “s” noises too much;. I’d
like to re-record the vocals standing a few feet away from the mike
• Guitar is fantastic!! Is the instrumental part of the song too long?

AEOLIAN HARP

 - definitely bigger drums, think tribal, desert Island,
cannibals and stuff...how bout some jungle noises? edit flute parts, I don¹t
think we should here it at all till melodic bit at 1:24 which is real nice.„X Drums need to be BIGGER Also a second drum track.
„X This is a very big and dramatic song - flute takes away from that as it is.
Maybe drop it mix / add effects to it so it's not obviously a flute? The flute
is great at 1:23 - 1:50.
„X More oh's at end - make it bigger.
„X A different guitar sound that is more cutting. Maybe just bring them up in
the mix like Craig said. • Some areas of the flute need to be dropped out
• Guitar needs to be up in the mix
• Maybe some echo on the drums to make them more dramatic and “thundering”
• Vocal overdubs needed for the end
• I’m considering a second vocal track over the top of the lyrics (maybe some
“aaaahs”)

MOONS

- good take..bass drum has vanished! maybe we can overdub... high-hat
with click a little too up front, needs more ambience overall, a little
bottom end in the mix would help. perhaps we could overdub a new bass line?
how bout an ambient keyboard surge to add ambience on guitar only bits?
Distorted guitars need more oomph, Timing on ending way off, how bout fading
drums and letting guitar end on it¹s own? „X More delay on clean guitar
„X Like Django's tapping on the cymbals at the beginning.
„X Guitar is very muddy sounding
„X Steve needs to record that second keyboard that is layered in while I am
playing the guitar run.
„X Bigger distorted guitar
„X I muff at 4:20
„X A whispy ending  
• Steve – you sound a little rushed on  the bridge towards the end of it – are
you happy with your solo or do you wish to re-record?
• Vocals suck, I will re-record them
• Guitar Solo needed
• The Kick Drum is WAAAAY too low in the mix ; in fact the kick drum is down too
low in the mix for all the songs

MASTERSON THE BAT

 - Love this one! needs more guitar and keys and less horn,
thumpier, funkier bass drum sound would be good. Tom fills need some punch
if possible, horn solo is wicked! love the ay it trails into final chorus.
great ending! „X Hate the intro guitar. Need to redo.
„X  Sax needs to come down in mix. Overpowers everything else.
„X Bring drums up. Great playing by Django
„X More backing vocals. Good sax solo.
„X Second guitar could work to layer.
• The first time I heard the sax in the first two verses, I hated it, but the
second time I heard it, I liked it, and it’s growing on me. Nevertheless, I
think it needs to be down lower in the mix until the solo (it sounds like a
bat!!).
• Drums need to be up in the mix
• Need background vocals on refrain
• Vocals need to be re-recorded
• Brett, are you happy with the beginning? I’d like to hear you take another
shot or two at the solo guitar intro
• Does this need a second guitar overdub for layering?
• Absolutely LOVE the keyboard solo – it’s so weird!!!


MARILYN MONROE'S DIARY

 - isolate fog sound to one instrument, scarier noise
blast, last blast less horn. X Definitely need echo on keyboard and guitar. Double or even triple the
keyboard.
„X Steve's scream rules.
„X Sax actually could sound really cool bathed in echo too 
• maybe add some effect so the guitar/keyboard sounds to make them deeper, more
resonant, and more threatening
• maybe add some echo on the vocals
• Django, do you want to add any creepy percussion?

LIVE MINNOWS

 - Great Take! funkier snare sound, more tribal tom sound, needs
bass line or something, bigger guitar sound
„X Start with keyboard (drop Django counting off)
„X Second guitar for texture.
„X More background vocals.
„X Wah or envelope on guitar in bridge
„X Bigger drums
„X Fatten keyboards
„X Some sort of flub at 2:15
„X Stick clicks on some fills.
„X Flange all the tracks at end • I’m largely happy with this track
• Need lots of hand clapping and extra vocals on refrain
• There’s a couple flubbed notes, but the vocals will cover them

PINK LEMONADE

  - wild and wacky! sounds like sloppy sex, very good take, real
piano sounds amazing! punchier drum sound would be good, crisper cymbals. Pink Lemonade - our Piano Man, an instant classic
„X Sauc-eee is all I can say.
„X Piano up in mix
„X Steve add a bass line?
„X Rerecord screams with Craig further away from the mike really belting it out.
„X Great ending • Piano needs to be up more in the mix, Sax down a bit
• When I yell out, I’d like it down in the mix a bit


X THE UNKNOWN

- MUCH bigger guitars, strange background distortion at ;46?
cool solo, drumz need volume, more bass drum, snare and everything. Maybe a
re-take is necessary, I don¹t know. „X Sirens
„X More and bigger guitar (too muddy) Can't hear the end of the guitar line
„X Not sure if I like the guitar solo. Maybe keep it as a secondary solo and
take another crack. • Vocals need to be overdubbed
• Guitar needs to be layered with an additional track
• Sirens and Spoken word intro needed
• Sirens at the end
• The beginning of the song (the first measure) is sluggish – is there a way to
fix this via overdub?


Archeologist Revisited
„X A hidden track