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Jun 28, 2017

Day 11 & 12 4db of this and 2 db of that?!

Reality sinks in as we start to understand how big this project really is. It’s crazy to think it has been so long since we’ve had a...

Jun 27, 2017

Day 10 1st day mixing

I have no voice, my glands are up...it’s winter. I'm not sick but I feel like I'm going to be. So I turn up to the mixing session with...

Jun 22, 2017

Day 9 I am DONE! *dramatic background music

Sitting in silence looking up at my lyrics and notes thinking I'm so close, yet feeling so far away. I was up till 5:30am this morning...

Jun 20, 2017

Day 8 Ode to the Homicidal Trash Queen

Last night, I was stuck in a loop with OTTHTQ. I know it's a long title but one day Karl came to me while I was making a coffee and said,...

Jun 19, 2017

Day 7 The nightmares that linger…

Last night I felt like getting in and finishing off a few extra thoughts Alex thought might help with my vocal tracking. While I was in...

Jun 18, 2017

Day 6 Mortified

After my last blog I decided enough was enough. Our home was constantly in a state, I couldn’t find things anymore so I needed to sort...

Jun 14, 2017

Day 5 - A little soul...

We've achieved 3 vocal sessions over the last few days and we almost have 3 songs tracked. I can't say this enough, the guys parts are...

Jun 12, 2017

Day 4 Studio - NO MORE COW BELL!

It's Monday... I'm listening to the tracking from over the weekend. Even though they are not there, I can still hear the click tracks...

Jun 11, 2017

Studio Day 3 How are things going?

Feeling exhausted, slightly insane even... BUT THE SOUND>>>IT'S ALIVE!!! Oh my lord, what a weekend it's been. To top it off, we still...

Jun 10, 2017

Studio Day 2: Thunderous distortion all round and this evil sound hag raven, snuggled up in her slee

Oh sad but true😂 Well we've been working hard all day...So...how did this sadistic queen who was supposed to keep her reckless hounds...

Jun 8, 2017

Studio Day 1 Initial setup

FAROUT FACT: 4 years ago today... was the last time our old 5 piece Merrin went in to Matrix Digital to track. Whoah couldn't believe...

Jun 7, 2017

The learners guide...

I woke up, bolt upright at 5:30am. I'm now very excited about this weekend. The guys have been working insanely hard in among trying to...

Jun 1, 2017

Just a chick who enjoys practise nights on little sleep and loves sugar toffee cookies

Yes I am talking about these amazing things. They rule so god damn much! If only I could grasp the concept of moderation. I am truly an...

Jun 1, 2017

How to make an indie album in little to no time at all! Album blog entry #1.0

It was 2am when I wrote this so please forgive me if things don't make sense. I felt a sudden desire to track what has fast become an...

May 1, 2017

2017 to date!

Wow is all we can say. Mr.Dominant was released 01/01/2017 and ever since then, it's been exciting for us. We played a tour, met...

Dec 5, 2016

Interview with a Cheshire @Muzic.net.nz ...

We would like to extend a warm gooey thank you to Lisa Jones and Lora Thompson at Muzic.net.nz for taking time to get to know us, we...

Nov 6, 2016

Charlie's Haven Journal Entry #1 - Opening up the can of worms.

Hey everyone, I'm a bit tragic when it comes to catching up with so many of my friends so somebody suggested to me a while back to make a...

Oct 29, 2016

About The Loving Mother

In a house on a hill far from reality... The loving mother spawns her child with love, from utter darkness and despair. Sneaking...

Oct 29, 2016

Karl and Charlie from Merrin Session 1 “Sin” | Mother Madness Monday’s #MMM

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Sep 5, 2016

For the inquisitive...

Hey de ho...So we have been getting a bit of, “what’s the next step?” from people… I don’t see why any artist should be expected to...