Hey all,
This tape is the latest release from my band, elch. I wanted to use this space to talk a little bit more about some of the details of the release.
The bassist of the band, James, and myself originally conceived of this two-part project back in October of 2012. We planned to have it out last August, but as time went on it became increasingly more obvious that we really wanted to make this project special. With that decision, we expanded what was going to be two 10-15 minute long tapes into a nearly 40-minute-long tape and a 20-30-minute-long tape.
This tape, {routine}, is the first part of this tape series and we plan to release the second sometime later this year. We began actually recording {routine} in August of last year, and we just finished it in late-February of this year.
We quickly got it mastered and made a number of tapes for our release show that was planned for the end of March, but our drummer, Ryan, suffered a severe concussion just before the show. We thought we would still be able to play, but we found out the day before our release show that his doctor said he would suffer “permanent brain damage” if he played. We obviously couldn’t risk it and had to back down from playing our own release show. It was extremely disheartening, to say the least.
However, it worked out for the best. Because this tape was giving us so much trouble, it inspired us to make the second part as best as it could be. With the help of fellow Garbage Town member, Mike Davis, we recorded the second part of this series in what would become the single greatest recording experience of my life (more on this when the second part actually comes out).
Not only that, but we were able to have our release show during Ground Zero’s 20th anniversary. For those unacquainted, Ground Zero is a teen center/music venue that is solely responsible for our collective passion in music and art. The place is home to some of the greatest people I know and has been a huge part of my life ever since I first attended a show there when I was fifteen. It seemed only fitting that we have our release during an event that celebrated such a wonderful place.
And now it’s out. Two years of work and we have finally came out with something much greater than what we originally had in mind. It is extremely relieving to finally have it out, and it stands as my favorite musical creation I’ve been a part of thus far (including part 2).
You can listen to the whole thing if you follow the link, and if you click on each individual track you can read a little story/fun fact about each of the tracks.
I hope you enjoy!
-David
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