Absolutely - EP by Amoeba Arena

This project started in October of 2022. We were writing and practicing at the Boise Hive. After a few months of playing some shows and further developing our sound, we decided to record drums at The Annex in Caldwell. Eight tracks were then narrowed down to six and the relentless work of diy tracking the EP began.

We made the decision to record everything (except drums) at Jeremiah’s house in his living room/makeshift studio. The same place @switchfulllotus did their debut LP “Succumb Solara”. We knew it would take ages, but it would also give us complete creative control over our sound, and would end up being way more affordable. So we did all the recording, mixing and pre-mastering with a Scarlet 18i20 and a MacBook Air M1 running Ableton Suite 11 over the course of about 9 months. The whole process was a huge learning experience for us, and in the end, i’m glad we ended up going the DIY route.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
@noiseuntilnothing for sharing an Ableton license with me
Dayton Koehler and @kvledev, thank you for your consistent feedback and support and letting us take over your living room once a week for the past year lol
thanks @chancemillion for the excellent studio drums recording session
thanks @juliusbridgeforthart for designing the cover art!
thanks @splintherface for providing the trumpet, and thanks @bakedbeans.jpg_ for playing the trumpet!
thanks to the following local orgs and venues for letting us play shows:
@boisehive
@realms.7
@transboise
@shrinesocialclub
HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO ONE OF OUR SHOWS, BOUGHT MERCH OR STREAMED OUR MUSIC ❤️❤️❤️

Amoeba Arena is a math rock/midwest emo four piece from Boise, Idaho. They were formed after several dedicated practice sessions at The Boise Hive, a local nonprofit musicians space. Their sound takes inspiration from bands like Joyce Manor, Glocca Morra and Algernon Cadwallader.

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