BEHIND THE BOARDS OF TEXTURES’ “AWAKE”
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 at 3:00pm by Vince NeilsteinIf you’ve ever wondered what goes into tracking and recording a metal record, take a look at this in-depth, behind-the-scenes studio footage of producer Jochem Jacobs walking the viewer through the Textures song “Awake,” track by track. Even the most bare-bones recordings these days tend to have multiple layers of guitar and vocal tracks, but if you’ve heard Textures’ sonically dense album Silhouettes then you already know the next level to which these Dutchmen take their recording technique. The production on Silhouettes is positively stellar, far and away one of the best recorded and produced records of 2008.
In the below video, Jacobs walks the viewer through the different sections of the song, then through the multiple layers of tracks in each, isolating a number of different parts individually and together in different combinations so you can hear precisely what was recorded. It’s a fascinating look into production and recording technique; watch the clip below, then watch the rest at FaceCulture.com. Thanks to Jesse Z. for sending this in.
-VN
Awesome.
meehhh. He kinda just sampled section of the son. not really explaining anything profound, or even really showing much of interest.
“… sections of the song”
I noticed it’s not as in-depth as one might hope, but what is presenting is gold.
Personally, I think this track is amazing, the lyrics and the imagery used in the video go together in a way that just works. These guys definitely need some more recognition for their stellar work.
i wish these dudes were touring w/ gojira and burst. what an awesome tour that would be.
VN you know i LOVE you for this.
man, that was great and in very interesting, the song and the video are just very good examples of why this was one of the best albums of 08, and my favourite.
Was this supposed to be shitstain on the ass of the universe part 9.2?
go see this band live!!! probably the best live performance ive seen
Fucking amazing album. I like it so much I bought Drawing Circles and it’s pretty damn good too.
Amazing album.
“Silhouettes” is just so goddamn awesome. Definitely one of my faves for ‘08, and quite close to Hevy Devy’s innovative work as well.