"One Stranger" Blog from 12-20-06

Interesting snippets from the past have recently turned up including this blog from December 2006 just before releasing Lunatic Frame:

"one stranger (title)

Before “LF” is released I want everybody to know that these new Velvet Ants recordings are in no way intended to be polished studio demos. We started with one thing in mind: to create a prototype for new song formats and a generally fresh sound, for us at least. 10 songs have narrowed down a bank of around 19 tracks that we were originally planning on. I don’t think this will hurt the idea of “LF” in any way. These songs are some of the greatest I’ve worked on, and I don’t even feel like it’s been a whole lot of work The instruments and song structures were laid down without much of a hassle at all. Even amidst the constraints of not having a great amount of time to work on anything, things have gone smoothly. Now it’s a matter of a week or two until a final mix. I say ‘final’ but any dedicated artist can relate to a piece that is never finished. This is why I wrote this. It may not be everyone’s experience but I could literally spend a lifetime honing in on all these little things that could improve the song, eventually ruining it. Taking away, replacing, overdubbing and so on. I’m so sick of hearing records that have been polished to a point where no real performance is evident. There’s a lot of slick sounding bands out there who lose a lot by releasing these over-glossed songs. Lacquered and buffed like some false hope in being the next great band or something. “LF” will be done soon, and out for scrutinizing, so it’s a little nerve racking. Like I said these sessions could last forever, but that wouldn’t produce anything but a ton of headaches. I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone so I’ll leave it at that, I just hope at least one stranger enjoys it. -Ian"

I guess you could say the same goes for Advantage.

Off to work on some covers!

Velvet Covers

Hello everyone! We're still alive and kickin'. Just wanted to give an update on what's going on. Weeee are in the midst of recording some covers and hopefully finishing some soon as well. They should all be finished by late July/early August. We plan to book some shows throughout the summer & we'll definitely post those dates and locations as soon as that happens. There is also a fan mail set up now for anyone that wants to keep up on show dates, when new material is released, or to tell us whatever is on your mind! Just send an e-mail to VelvetAntFans@live.com and we'll add you to the list. Don't forget we also have t-shirts and CD's for sale! -RT

"Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most." - Mark Twain

CHIT!

Workin on some Cars tunes

Going Nowhere

So much for all the stress! We've fixed the issues with the recording interface!!! And also figured out how to manage the files in better ways. (Was getting a bit crowded on the old hard drive with all the projects coming and going). Weren't sure whether we'd be able to finish anything at this point so this is all a bit of a relief. We've got a ton of stuff to work on (covers/b-sides...). I'll let the others update as we progress, but funny enough... everything that was holding us back is now back to working in our favor.

I'm afraid we'll be holed up for a while getting these takes laid out for their release but we'll try to keep you posted as we go.

-IAN