Studio Days 8 to 10: " This is some hot dream man"

My point of view while singing

Baywatch

Geek alert on

Studio space

I'm living out here on the beach

Went to the radio interview

ended up alone at the microphone

Studio days #6&7 "Don't judge a book by its cover"

Eaten by a giant swordfish at Wendy's market

Studio dog hates the Echo machine

Beauties

Changing the tape racks on the Mellotron

Studio Day #5 Surfer Kings

Nous avons eu aujourd'hui la visite du superbe A.A Bondy, qui sera invité sur deux titres du prochain album.
Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas,  je ne saurais que trop vous conseiller son album "Believers" sorti en 2011, et produit par Rob Schnapf dans le studio ou nous nous trouvons.

Today we had the visit of the superb A.A Bondy, who'll be a guest on two tracks of the new album.
For those of you who don't know him, i can never recommand enough his last album "Believers" who was produced by Rob Schnapf in the very studio we're making the record in.

Studio Day #4 "just a radio buzzing"

Aujourd'hui nous enregistrons la chanson Radio Buzzing. Une chanson qui parle de laisser sa ville d'origine derrière pour aller se perdre dans les méandres d'une trop grande ville.
Un thème fort joyeux, qui contraste violemment avec la coolitude et le soleil qui règne sur Los Angeles ces jours-ci.

Today we track the song called Radio Buzzing. Song's about leaving your hometown behind for a bigger town, full of hopes but ending up lost and bitter. Pretty joyful isn'it? Theme is pretty much in contrast with the cool California sun.

Studio Days # 2 & 3 "Is France haunted?"

Meet the album producer, Rob Schnapf and his assistant Chris playing a little Kansas tune for us

Elliott Smith' friendly ghost is haunting the studio and the avenues

 Rob & Elliott

Geek alert on: Having fun with an Epiphone Sorrento from the 60's plugged in a Leslie cabin

  Francky & Pépé con el medio litro

                                                                 

4463 Sunset Boulevard

Studio Day #1 "IT SMELLS LIKE WEED AND NACHOS"

Studio Jour 1: Kingsize Soundlabs Studios sur Eagle Rock Boulevard avec Rob Schnapf et son assistant Chris.
 Une chanson presque dans la boite. Le studio est cosy, sonne superbement, et le parc d'instruments ferait tomber plus d'un geek dans les pommes.

Studio day 1: Kingsize Soundlabs Studios on Eagle Rock Boulevard with Rob Schnapf and his assistant Chris. We nearly have one song taped. Studio is really cosy and sounds great. The choice of gear would drive any geek crazy.

Choosing the vocal microphones

 Rob Schnapf getting the chords on the tune "Holding Back"

 Mellotron and Moog Voyager

Next to the studio

Rewriting stuff

"They call it Los Angeles, the city of angels" The Pre-Studio days

Mulholland Drive Nuit/jour

Sleeping&Waking up on on Mulholland Drive.

Amoeba sur Sunset Boulevard

Next stop was Amoeba on Sunset Boulevard 

Keep some steady friends around

My friend Adeline that you might have seen live with Cat Power & Troy von Balthazar will come and sing on the record. Hometown girl. 

Check her out

http://matablog.matadorrecords.com/2012/09/25/cat-power-band-profiles-1-adeline/

"In and out's on Camrose Dude"

My kind of Life is no better off, if it's got the map or if it's lost

So We played our last show of the tour yesterday. It was cool. I had a blast doing this tour With these guys.

As an adventure ends,  new & exciting adventures start Tomorrow as i'm off to California. Recording sessions for the new Album start on wednesday. I had about 20 songs, but had to do a shortlist before, to avoid the heartbreaking tracklisting moment i had to deal With for the last album. So there we go. 13 songs California bound, to be produced by Rob Schnapf. Like i did for Off the Map, i'll be keeping a day to day studio diary here on this blog. Lots of things to tell you along the way. I'll See you soon friends.

Tour Van Music #23 Tied to the bed post, tell me a story

You're my Rock n Roll Fantasy
Stone rider going down on me
You're my Rock n Roll Fantasy
Oh you are my wet dream
Tied to the bed post
Tell me a story
Of how we could do it
With strangers by fences
When I came all over myself
Wish i came all over your blouse
You're my rock'n'roll fantasy
Rock'n'roll fantasy