Into The Briney Deep.

Tonight, we begin tracking at Briney Deep mk. III (or is it up to V?). I'm stoked to be involved from the beginning, while important decisions are made. I'm glad that the voiceover work has enough of a break for us to do this. I've heard some of the SS stuff that's coming out of the room in an expidited manner, and it's the best stuff I've heard from Uncle Chuck.

Last night, I made it down to the Moonspeed show, and I'm glad that I did. It was completely worth the $4. When I saw 'em at the hi-dive, it was too small of a room for them. In a bigger venue, it's a lot less jarring. The sound at the Bluebird usually leaves a lot to be desired, but I really like a lot of the textures that they're building. It seemed to be midrange-infested from where I was standing. Do they even turn on the subs there? One thing that I want to hear from the Moonspeed is quiet, though. I know that the band can literally go to 11, but that has a lot less impact when it's all 8-11. They did it on their closing number (dropped down to maybe a 2 or 3 and crescendo), so I know that they can (and I almost shit my pants). It could've been bad sound engineering or my crummy hearing....I don't know.

I'm really looking forward to their record, which Jeff says should be done by the summer.