Joey's drumkit has been completely overhauled, and we have been tracking the left-panned drums to The Primordial Echo. We expect that to be complete in the next week or two, after which we will be setting up Jake's drums for the right-panned kit.

This month we expect to track all of Joey's drums, and then shift to Jake's, while I work separately on finishing guitar and bass tracks for the first half.
I am also crossing my fingers for my Dunable Ultimate Custom 7 string to arrive in time to start tracking guitars on the second half.

~Joe

This year has been transitional in so many ways; Joe and Jake with new jobs and Joey with a new house. The constant drumbeat of learning how to record an album about the stages of life while we all personally transition has given me a deeper appreciation for the work we are trying to do.

Once that completes, we will decided where to start with Jake's drums. I am crossing my fingers that my Dunable 7-string will arrive in time to start laying down the tracks of the back half of the album.

It's a fantastic album. .

DM sent!

The shadow boxes for the album art are 60% completed.

The work continues.

Once Icarus completes, we will move tracking The Primordial Echo, a 3 minute cacophony of polyrhythms that kicks off the album. Then we shall proceed to Side B.

We want this portion to sound organic and huge, complementing the layers we have already put down. I will be working the rhythm while Joey polishes up his lead to build the grand crescendo to end Side A.

March moves into April. We have configured the studio space again, to further assist in tracking guitars. Icarus has several layers laid down, with more happening tonight. This time, instead of re-amped DIs, we are live tracking piles of loud amps.