Storyboard I by Zettai

The Process //
In this first collaboration we knew a little more of each other than our own, individual musical aspirations. We started to get together in the Vondelbunker in Amsterdam. This underground music studio gave us hours and hours to learn to understand each other's playing and to make the best use of our strengths in arranging the music. Unaware of the lockdown situation to come, we prepared ourselves and then later when we could not do any concerts, we had plenty of material to record. We finalized our then favorite pieces so that it was comfortable to freely play around with, making us eager to record and get the project out there.


II Finally at the studio, we faced a situation of all instruments recorded in one room all together... With much excitement to start and trusting the engineer’s touch, we knew anything would work. You see, without drums in a separate space, we could try to avoid as much bleed as possible or go to the extreme and create a setup with piano and drums very close to each other. Our recording resulted in a very sensitive and compressed approach, while still being able to play dynamically. So the setting itself created an interesting and inviting atmosphere. With piano and drums being balanced out on all mics, post production did not allow for minute edits. Listening back months later, the thought of correction was no longer present and what is left is that moment of creative decision making, fresh energy, and the start of a new project.

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