I'm really psyched to head up to Art Farm to record vocals for several reasons, not the least of which is the chance to eat more of the awesome Mexican food from a tiny little shack that knows how to do it right, called Mexicali Blues in New Paltz. They have this wasabi hot sauce that could be the best hot sauce I've ever eaten. They also had unbelievable fish tacos. We're sort of planning the whole thing around that yumminess, which at first glance may seem really weird (it sure did to me), but upon further reflection what better way to assure being in a good place for the tough job of laying down the best vocals you have in you than to feed your belly with food that also sates the soul. Makes perfect sense in a weird way now, at least to me.
So far, we've laid down 2 new original tracks and 2 covers, one a Ron Sexsmith song called, "First Chance I Get", and the other an old Spirit tune called, "Nature's Way". I really love doing covers and will probably do an un-funkified Prince tune as the next one. I think all 4 tunes sound great already and are gonna sound incredible once John Holbrook has performed his mixing magic. I'm hoping all will see the growth of the eb sound and still like it. I know I do and I am proud of how far we've all come in so short a time frame.
We played a good show for CMJ on Saturday at Fat Baby. There were issues with the vocal levels--what else is new in NYC clubs--but I didn't really fight it. I just sang as well as I could and didn't really over push to compensate for the low volume. I mean I could tell my voice wasn't necessarily cutting thru the mix, but I just kind of relaxed and took care of what I needed to do. It was a terrible rainy night and many of those who came drove or took the train for two hours or more to get there. So, besides not being able to hear my vocals very well, several of them only caught a few minutes of our show, since the sound guy cut us at about 30 minutes because he was late and didn't wanna get behind schedule. Don't know exactly how that's our problem, but it seems to be the way things go in the NYC club scene. My parents were 2 of those who made the trek in the rain, their first time attending an EB show. It was great to have them there and it means the world to me they are trying to understand what this business the fates have thrown me into is all about. They had a good time and wanna come back again. Hard to beat that! Thanks to all who made such effort to come out and see us.
Will try to include u all in what goes down in the studio as close to real time as possible, but the cell service is abominable up there so I may not be able to do so. My offer of exclusive, unreleased tracks is still on the table for those of you who become members of my blog here.
Gotta run. More soon.
Be well all,
eb
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