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Bill, I agree that "Quarter Mile" is more lo-fi compared to "Ready
Set Go!" but I still prefer the sound on "Quarter Mile". "Ready Set
Go!" was recorded with at that time (1993) modern studio equipment
and IMO turned out too polished and pedestrian soundwise.
For "Quarter Mile" we decided to record with only vintage studio gear
(huge mid 60's Studer recorders, a studio reverb big as a bed located
in another building, all tube mixerboard etc. etc.) and had to travel
far away to a studio in the middle of Sweden to get that.
Unfortunately in the end that recording was sort of a disappointment
too. Our conclusion was that it's very important that the recording
engineer both knows his gear AND the sound the band is looking for.
In the Surfites, we are in control from start to finish and although
we have struggled somewhat soundwise, we will get there in the end.
/ Klas
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> Klas, your guitar tone on the Daytonas Ready Set Go is GREAT.
> Geronimo has a really good sound. I don't know what you were going
> for, but it sure matches the mood in my opinion. Quarter Mile
> sounded more "lo-fi" than RSG. That being said, my recordings of
> Quarter Mile are in pretty bad shape.
>
>
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> --- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
> <surfites@b...> wrote:
> > To clarify, some of the Daytonas' recordings are definitely lo-fi
> but
> > not in any good way.
> >
> > For extrem lo-fi, check out the free lo-fi song clips from the
two
> CD
> > albums :-D
> >
> >
> >
> > / Klas
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
> > <surfites@b...> wrote:
> >
> > > Ivan, I'm not sure if some of the Daytonas' recordings should
be
> > > classified as lo-fi but I do know that we weren't satisfied
with
> > how
> > > the two CD albums came out soundwise. Our last release, the
> double
> > > LP "Parabolica" sounded much better IMO. Personally I wouldn't
> want
> > > to record anything "lo-fi" on purpose but sometimes it can't be
> > > avoided to some extent to achieve the very important overall
> sound
> > we
> > > are looking for.
> > >
> > > / Klas
> > >
> > > --- In , "ipongrac"
<ipongrac@g...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > --- In , Rob Campbell
> <mantid@g...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> > Are there bands who do lo-fi recordings on purpose? Thee
> > > Headcoats
> > > > > come to mind, though they aren't surf.
> > > >
> > > > Absolutely! The Phantom Surfers are the most (in)famous for
> > their
> > > > lo-fi recording techniques, but there are many others: the
> early
> > > > Bomboras, the Trashwomen, the (German) Astronauts), Jackie &
> the
> > > > Cedrics (from Japan), Sir Bald Diddley and his two or three
> > > > different bands... That's all I can think of off the top of
> my
> > > > head, but I know there are many others. Bill or Klas, can
you
> > fill
> > > > in this list a bit more? Maybe the Daytonas would qualify,
> > though
> > > I
> > > > really don't think so.
> > > >
> > > > Ivan
