Sounds Recorded by Steve Albini explained
| Sounds Recorded by Steve Albini |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Spare Snare |
| Cover: | Spare-snare-sounds-recorded-by-steve-albini.jpg |
| Recorded: | February 2018 |
| Studio: | Chem19, Blantyre, Scotland |
| Label: | Chute Records |
| Prev Title: | Unicorn |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
Sounds is the 13th album by Scottish lo-fi band Spare Snare, record and engineered by Steve Albini and released in 2018.[1] [2]
Details
In February 2018, Spare Snare and Steve Albini presented an Audio Engineers' Workshop at Chem19 Studios in Blantyre, Scotland,[3] after the workshop Spare Snare spent a further 4 days recording 10 songs from their back catalogue.[4] The album and the workshop were both funded by Creative Scotland. It was recorded onto 2 inch tape at 15 inch per second and mixed down to half inch tape at 30 inch per second.
Personnel
Spare Snare
- Jan Burnett – vocals, guitar
- Alan Cormack – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
- Barry Gibson – drums, backing vocals
- Graeme Ogston – guitar, bass guitar, organ, backing vocals
- Adam Lockhart – guitar, bass guitar, synths, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Fraser MacInness – Bagpipe drones on "Action Hero"
- Ali Hendry – Trumpet on "Action Hero" and "Grow"
- Dave Burnett – Electric slide guitar on "Grow"
- Emma Pollock – Backing vocals on 'We Are The Snare"
- Steve Albini - Recording and engineering
Notes and References
- Web site: Spare Snare album review: Sounds - The Skinny. www.theskinny.co.uk. en. 2019-12-29.
- Web site: Sounds, by Spare Snare. Spare Snare. 2019-12-29.
- Web site: Spare Snare & Steve Albini Engineers' Workshop. 22 February 2018. 22 February 2018.
- Web site: Steve Albini's engineering works for Spare Snare. 31 July 2018. 31 July 2018.
