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Groovy thanks Ted I'll go search the archives Very Happy

-Kyle

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Actually, we recorded and mixed the album on a 4-track digital recorder and then did the mastering on the computer. However, right from the start the goal was to get the finished result to sound fully analog and I think we succeeded pretty well in that.

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Wow! Well you could've kept it secret. Great sound for digital.

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Actually, we recorded and mixed the album on a 4-track digital recorder and then did the mastering on the computer. However, right from the start the goal was to get the finished result to sound fully analog and I think we succeeded pretty well in that.

Klas no matter what method you used it kicks ass! both ways are awesome, I recorded "Vampiro Classics" to a 4track digital recorder and used reel time mastering strait from the 4track digital recorder "middle man was the mastering rack mount processors" to the master tape but the out come is a fine recorded disc and I love what I have in my hands "Big Pounder"

And that's the beauty about surf and rockabilly that you don't need some fine ass studio to record your music or pay big $$ an hour, all you need is a good machine, a good ear & skills, a few good mics, I only use a 57 's for all the mic'n even today, a mic over the kit/kick drum mic and walla, the technology is so cheap these days compared to 10 15 years ago then yes you would need a studio but now we can do it our selfs and save money, and save the money to have the cd manufactured Very Happy

I think what we might do is release our disc in both formats "mono" and in "Stereo" or have both versions on the same disc kinda like The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" and The Beatles "Capitol US albums" box set, the cool thing with masters is that you can make them mono or stereo or at least that's what I can do with our masters, but who knows many many ideas before the done deal.

-Kyle

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spskins
Wow! Well you could've kept it secret. Great sound for digital.

It would had been nice recording on tape but that was never really an option for us. If the album recordings had turned out to our disliking soundwise, we would never had let them get a release anyway.

diceophonic
And that's the beauty about surf and rockabilly that you don't need some fine ass studio to record your music

The main reason we wanted to do the recording ourselves was that we knew that we would get a better result by not going into some clueless professional studio. We have made that mistake before.

diceophonic
I think what we might do is release our disc in both formats "mono" and in "Stereo" or have both versions on the same disc

We mixed our disc in mono simply because we think surf music sounds best that way.

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A Classic!!!!

Thanks Surfites Cool

Sean, for the extra goodies Smile

The tune I'm diggin' most is Tortuga. Love that groove. The whole cd is like steppin' back in time, and its good time Thumbs Up

I got it a couple of days ago, and enjoyed it in the few times I have listened to it. I like the packaging and the sound is great. When Klas said that they recorded straight from preamp to the recording medium, I remembered that we did some scratch tracks with DIs in my old band, and they sounded very good. Also, I agree that tape gives something, but the machines and the tape is expensive, and today there are good digital options. This CD certainly proves that you can get a very authentic sound using "modern" methods. Good job on that.
The songs I like the most so far are the ones that were on the myspace page and the website (Surfville, Tube Steak that changed to "For Surfers Only", Fleabag, etc), but I think that's becasue I have listened to them many times before. Time will tell. Anyway - for anyone that haven't heard any samples yet, they style is very trad, some of the songs can be thought of as The Astronauts "Movin'" meets electric piano. There are some other styles, with some songs being more melodic than others, some are mid tempo, some faster. IIRC, no slow songs, adds to the fun factor.
Be aware that the drums are low in the mix, in accordance to the 1st wave recordings. Works perfectly for this album. The electric piano adds a lot, it has a mellow sound that's really different than the Farfisa/Hammond organs that's popular in Garage/Surf combos.
I'd defintely reccomend the album.
One added bonus - yesterday I put the cd cover in front of the baby, and she wanted it so much that she managed to crawl forward for the first time.

Ran

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Thanks guys for the nice words on the album! Very Happy

sidewalksurf
I'm really digging the electric piano which adds a nice touch that you don't often hear these days.

Double-Crown-Records
I have to admit, it was the use of electric piano that made me really want to put out their CD.

kickthe_reverb_
The electric piano adds a lot, it has a mellow sound that's really different than the Farfisa/Hammond organs that's popular in Garage/Surf combos.

I'll forward the piano comments to Henry (and Jack, who is the arranger on most of the piano).

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Little family reunion!

Killer album Klas!
My compliments to you and the rest of the band!
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PS Thanks Double Crown!

That's the first time I get to see the CD! (we haven't got ours yet)

A little family reunion indeed. It's 14 years since the first Daytonas CD came out. Time sure flies when you have fun.

Thanks for posting the pic and the kind comment!

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Finally got mine on order, can't wait!

The Thunderchiefs

Where to find The Daytonas CDs??

Thanks in advance for your kind reply Cool

My copy arrived a few days ago and it's all I've listened to since. Great tunes, great sound, great packaging--I love the "Play Guitar With" liner notes.

So, uh, when's the next one coming out?

-Warren

That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.

krupanut
Finally got mine on order, can't wait!

Thanks, we hope you'll like it!

Chopper
Where to find The Daytonas CDs??

Both CDs are long time out of print but could still be available at some online stores. I know I've seen both listed at Midnight Records in New York not too long ago.

I just checked and they still are:

http://www.midnightrecords.com/newcds.html

Chopper
Thanks in advance for your kind reply Cool

Sorry if it was a bit unclear but my "Thanks guys for the nice words on the album!" above was directed to you (and Ran) regarding your album comments. From now on I'll write out everyone's names.

CaptainSpringfield
My copy arrived a few days ago and it's all I've listened to since. Great tunes, great sound, great packaging--I love the "Play Guitar With" liner notes.

Thanks Warren, we're glad you dig the album! And cool that you enjoyed the "Play Guitar with the Surfites" booklet part. What would be really cool to do, would be to have a narrated bonus track of a selected album song at the end of the CD, including playing instructions, guitar tuning etc. just like on the "Play Guitar with the Ventures" albums.

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Don't remember where I got the Daytonas cds from, might be from an Amsterdam recordshop or the Rockhouse Mailorder...
I checked... they're on line now....they have a Daytonas 12 inch "Parabolica"<u>click</u>($ 21,50) was that you Klas?

Yeah, Parabolica was our last release. It's a double LP put out by Australian label Corduroy Records.

Label album description:

After producing their brilliant debut LP "Don't Look Now… But It's The Daytonas!" for Corduroy, Swedish surf masters The Daytonas locked themselves in their basement studio for the last two years to concoct this, their latest aural masterpiece. In the letter that accompanied the master tapes the boys wrote, "please forgive us for taking so long with the recording. Don't get the wrong idea, we are not uptight musicians, we are in reality just five snotty punks out for kicks and wild fun - but we did want the music to sound right!" What can we add to that?! The Daytonas are true to their word - cool reverb drenched surf played with punk gusto and fire. The instrumental LP is nothing short of brilliant with weird sound effects like coffin lids opening - more like one of Brian Wilson's childhood nightmares than one of his California dreams! This nightmare is loosely based around the theme of Parabolica - what happens when a surfer catches the same wave as his identical double. Only one of them will survive & the first one to wipe out REALLY wipes out! This great vinyl-only double LP comes with an incredible gatefold cover by comic artist Jack Sonar, with a die-cut pop-up surfer! So hurry and get and all the Swedish surf you need with one instro LP and one vocal LP.

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Klas
Initially we used a Fender Quad Reverb (the amp I used in the Daytonas) but soon discovered that we got better recording results by simply using tube pre-amps between the tanks and the recorder instead.

wow. it sounds great! which preamp did you use? are all the guiatr track eventually done that way or is there still some quad reverb on the disc?

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Thanks! No Quad Reverb amp on the final recordings and we used two Behringer MIC100 pre-amps for all the tracks. However, I don't think they affected the sound much but rather just made the signal stronger for recording.

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Just arrived. Loving it. I don't even mind the drums down in the mix. It's a fully realized sound. That's hard to do. Congratulations Klas.

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Finally ordered mine...what a dope... Rolling Eyes

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