pien feith

Hi,

here’s melvin, as I’m also very involved in the new material, I decided it would be fun if I would post updates every now and then. The last week, I have listened to a great numbers of demos Pien and I recorded over the last year and a half. It has taken us so long to write the stuff because we wanted to do something completely different. Goodbye to the dissonant rocksongs, hello to the laptop and electronic sounds. This has led to the creation of four batches of songs. 1. The electronic, dense, brooding songs; 2. uptempo, electronic songs; 3. tearjerking ballads with some additional arrangements, and 4. Acoustic songs with very sparse accompaniment. We are now deciding which songs we will put on the record (there are over 25 songs!), and which songs we are going to keep for the subsequent record (which will not take this long, we promise). Moreover, we are looking for people who can help us produce and mix the songs. If you know (or if you are) a decent producer please let us know (pienfeith (at) gmail.com).

For those interested in all the details. Today, I re-arranged one of the first songs we recorded for the new record: “No Goodbyes”. We recorded the demo in Pien’s old apartment in Utrecht, using a keyboard, acoustic guitar, african finger piano, and a guitar with an octaver. Today, I stripped everything but the vocal takes and came up with a pianopart to go along with Pien. Then I added some Jim White-esque drums (read: very low tuned) drums. I messed around with the vocal takes which led to a radiohead vibe. It still needs some work as the parts are not very tight and the vocals need to be re-recorded. Yet, I’m glad I dug the song out of the musical graveyard.