In 1996, tired of shelling out money to studios for recording, I bought a giant 9GB hard drive, a cheap Aphex preamp, and a pair of Audio-Technica 4050s with the goal of being able to record band demos in my home.

Almost 25 years and over 100 albums later I’ve come full circle. After building two studios and collecting a respectable little stable of fancy mics and preamps, thanks to covid I’m back making a new album for the first time with just some cheap dynamics and these trusty 4050s.

They tell me “it’s the witch not the wand” but I do miss having all my fun toys to play with. That said, this new collection of @vanessa_peters songs is pretty bangin’. I’m getting excited about the possibility of sharing some of it in the coming days!

Homemade red curry coconut fish stew with cauliflower rice

Just drooling over this gorgeous mint condition classic #Citroën DS. Daaaaaang.

Yeah, #covid has struck down our second European tour in 8 months but fuck that, gonna finish this record and blow some minds anyway. TAKE THAT, TULSA!

Making this record is like going back in time for me – a handful of budget mics, zero outboard gear, mixing in the bedroom on an underpowered computer – @salimnourallah can relate cuz that’s how we made our first few albums together. We’re taking a lot of chances, and it’s sounding great so far!

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We had big plans to record the new @vanessa_peters album with some friends at one of our favorite studios in Austin, but then there was this pesky pandemic and we got stuck in Italy. As the upcoming VP song goes, “there are plans, and then there’s how it all works out.”

So instead we’re taking all of our demo recordings that we made while on tour in the Netherlands and in Germany, as well as some new stuff we recorded here in Italy, and making our own “Running on Empty” (per @csadams04). We were lucky to have found these amazing farmhouses – a beautiful bright open space in Germany, a funky hippy barn in Holland, and a giant stone casale in Tuscany – all of which had incredible acoustics and great vibes. And yes, that gigantic cowhide drum you see in the 4th photo makes an appearance on the album.

This is also the first album we’ve ever made entirely with our band of crazy Romans – @andrea_colicchia, @matteo_patrone, and @ciancaguitar. These guys are all hotshot musicians and we’re super fortunate to have them on our team. They bring with them a fresh, modern sound that really brought the songs forward in time.

The result is going to be a record unlike any @vanessa_peters album you’ve ever heard! The only problem is… too many songs! The elves that live in the guitar cases keep whispering “double vinyl” – – – but will it happen?

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