As I mentioned in an earlier post, we are in the process of recording our first professional album at Cedar Street Studios. And now, as the holiday season draws near, the end of the project is in sight. And nobody, except me, really knows how it sounds. Not even the other Los Festingos are totally aware of how it sounds currently. That's why I'm giving you guys a sneek peak and describing each of the six songs on the cd as they're going to sound! The tracks are each bursting with new flavor and sound better than ever before.....
1. Sasquatch: Flawless rhythm guitar, lyrical bass lines and the tightest drums ever. But the best part of this version, besides the second long break in the music where everyone shouts, "We won't take it no more!" Is easily the electric guitar. By the end of the song an orchestra of elecric guitar sings harmonious ear worms that builds up to an existential roar that would make bigfoot cry.
2. Cosmic Carousel: Thins song has never sound as cosmic. The familiar acoustic intro theme is filtered through an old vinyl sound effect, making it eerily nostalgic. The tones of the electric guitar sound like something from the Jetsons, far out and haunting. Vocals on this one are gonna be sweet, almost as sweet as the gentle synthesizer parts, gluing it all together. And did I mention trombone may be involved?
3. Ambiguous: This Festingo classic has sounds better every time I listen to it. Everything is epic on this track. Especialaly the searing solo and glimmering harmonized melody played by Bucky. Whether we add some piano and strings is still....ambiguous.
4. Singing a Song: Definitely one of the greatest songs on the whole album, the new version of this old song features a vast array of acoustic percussion, beautiful vocal solos and the sexiest tones in the world. Also of importance is the new electronic harp textures, unlike anything you've ever heard. The most unique part of this extraordinarily unique song is the freestyle breakdown featuring a beat boxing seven year old!
5. En Fuego: This is the newest song on the album, written a week before we started recording. It is also my favorite track on the whole thing. Evoloving drum beats, Flamenco backup shouts, and glistening fills. The best part of this song however is the solo section, from the embers of Tim's outrageous bass jam, to the flickering flames of my classical guitar, to the eruption of Bucky electric inferno. I may also add, that the vocals are very hot.
6. Billy Mays: At our last show of the summer the crowd voted for this song to be included on the album. ANd who were we to say no? This song incorporates elements of ska, punk and 60's garage band music to form the most intense Billy Mays tribute the world will ever know! After a brief funeral organ break the volume gets kicked up for an epic thrash section ending the song, and the album with an outburst of pent up energy that is impossible not to dance to!
Hopefully we'll have this all wrapped up in time for you to buy it for your family to unwrap! Hahaha! Stay tuned for more info!
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