Martha's Trouble - Forget October

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Music Review: Gorgeous Voice and Lovely Melodies...
Rating: 4 Stars

Description of Forget October

WHAT WAS YOUR APPROACH TO THE RECORDING PROCESS? JEN: Our approach was pretty simple. We wanted to make the best record we could with as much tasteful production as possible. Adding drums would be significant because our last three albums were percussion only. Along with that we wanted to experiment with different synth sounds and electric sounds and see how we could incorporate them into these 12 songs. The trick would be do this in a way in which we didn't lose our sound, but only evolved it.

WAS ?EVOLVING? AN ISSUE FOR YOU? ROB: Yes, an important one. We didn?t want to lose who we were or alienate our fans. They?ve been accustomed to something a little less complicated production-wise.

WHAT WERE SOME OTHER FACTORS THAT MADE THIS RECORDING DIFFERENT? JEN: Well, one important factor was being able to take our time with the recording. We had the opportunity to get away from it many times and come back to the studio with a clear focus. This is something we haven?t done in the past and it allowed the tracks to breathe a little more.

TALK TO ME ABOUT THE RECORDING PROCESS. OBVIOUSLY, ALLOWING FOR MORE TIME TO MAKE CREATIVE DECISIONS CHANGED YOUR APPROACH. ROB: We wanted to take our time with this album and not be on any deadline. Our thinking with this is that we could really make a good record. So we started around Thanksgiving last year and did a little pre-production with our producers and then laid the drums down. During the month of December we spent time at the studio laying down parts while trying to maintain a busy tour schedule. Once we got all the parts down we did a rough mix and then a couple of final mixes.

ANY PARTICULAR SESSIONS STAND OUT FOR YOU? ROB: For She Hear's A Train, we decided to go with a spare arrangement, just piano & voice. So for this, we thought it would be nice to find a studio with a grand piano. We took an evening and went to Charlotte, NC and recorded the song at the Acoustic Barn studio. The recording of that song that night was very moving.

ONCE RECORDING WAS FINISHED, YOU STILL HAD TO MIX AND MASTER. CARE TO ELABORATE ON THAT PROCESS. ROB: We finished mixing in March, and mastering was done in early April by Bob Boyd at Ambient Digital in Houston. Mastering is a process that is the final critical stage in making a beautiful-sounding recording, sort of like polishing the car. It brings out the shine. (Laughs)

ANY FINAL THOUGHTS? JEN: We hope listeners enjoy what we?ve done here. We had a great time making this record and that really comes through when we?ve let people listen. We?re focused and ready to go.

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