I had a blast working on this 3 song EP by Baltimore’s Crimson Wave. I popped these tracks on and immediately got taken back to my high school daze of listening to Belly and Throwing Muses on a daily basis. Breeders, Pains of Being Pure at Heart and some Aisler’s Set all apply here. The…
Category: Mastering
Below is a list of albums mastered at the Ice Station.
Jail Solidarity – Pretty Good Privacy
Worked with DC band Jail Solidarity on their debut EP coming out on Accidental Guest Recordings. Their sound is nice and sludgy / heavy, reminds me of early Swans while some areas reminded me of Flipper. I feel like it’s often really easy to peg a band like this into easily saying they’re hardcore, but…
CP/M 7 Inch
Worked on this fantastic sludgy / heavy 7 inch from Baltimore’s CP/M (gotta love that name). Lot’s of slow cranked riffs on this one and they also did a fantastic split with another killer Baltimore group Birth (Defects). Standout track is definitely INTL with it’s evil march-like cadence but both tracks feature the bass as…
Last Remaining Pinnacle – 64
Had the pleasure of working with Last Remaining Pinnacle on their latest album, a real raw garage rager with tons of psych between the layers. There’s also a few nice subtle moments of early 90’s guitar sounds on here too which break up the onslaught of feedback and pounding Big Black drum-esq moments. Pick up…
Wildhoney Over & Over EP
I had the pleasure of working with Wildhoney again on their latest EP, Over and Over. The single, Seventeen, is catchy as hell followed by two extremely strong cuts. There are a lot of great things going for this Baltimore band; they have a great sense of pop song writing and dynamics play a big…
Static Daydream
I’ve known Paul Baker (Ceremony / Skywave) since the late 90’s. One of my favorite memories was when we were eating dinner at a rest stop on the New Jersey turnpike on the way to NYC for a show. I hardly knew Paul but we were sitting there in the grimy rest stop and a…
Rosemary Arp
Worked this week on the new Rosemary Arp album Sakura, coming out on Ascetic House via cassette format. This is a really great collection of dark techno with plenty of layers of noise and atmospheres under pulsing beats. Below are two track previews. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/129850352″ params=”color=000000&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Beyond Inversion Compilation
This week, I mastered the upcoming Beyond Inversion compilation coming out on Accidental Guest Recordings. It’s a really fantastic collection of bands and songs, some were new to me and it was a great introduction to their sounds. It’s also for a great cause so be sure to listen to the tunes and check out…
Sansyou – The Dilettante
I just finished up mixing a 4 song EP for Sansyou and also mastered the album. One of the tracks was mixed by Scott Gould in PA, and the other three here at the Ice Station. Sansyou have a very clean minimal sound and a great focus on dynamics in their songs. I approached mixing…
Roomrunner Ideal Cities
Had a blast working with Roomrunner on Ideal Cities. This is a really cool record, super loud and super driving, it’s always a pleasure working with them, glad I got a chance to do it again. Stream the entire album over at Spin. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/80852597″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Wildhoney 7″
Just finished working with a great band out of Baltimore, Wildhoney. They have a sound that reminds me a lot of early Slumberland and Teen Beat, and of course Sub Pop era Velocity Girl. Looks like this 7″ will be coming out this summer, but they have a cassette at the moment. Stoked! [bandcamp width=100%…
Technicolor Teeth 7 Inch
Just finished up mastering a 7″ for Technicolor Teeth on Accidental Guest Recordings. This will be coming out this summer. They sound really cool, reminds me of 60’s garage pop and 80’s UK guitar bands like The Chameleons or The Cure. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/80027393″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Screen Vinyl Image 51:21 Cassette
Kim and I released the 51:21 cassette this past February, and this is the design for it. To keep costs down we also mastered it here in the studio ourselves too, you can listen to the full album at Bandcamp. [bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=1497767516 size=medium bgcol=ffffff linkcol=333333]
Roomrunner S/T EP
Mastering for the debut EP by Roomrunner for Fan Death Records. [bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=390065154 size=medium bgcol=ffffff linkcol=333333]
Pleasure Leftists EP
Had the pleasure to master the debut EP by Pleasure Leftists for Fan Death Records. [bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=3058789751 size=medium bgcol=ffffff linkcol=333333 t=1]