Happy Record Store Day, everyone!!
Chris & I are both
vinyl/music nerds, so it only made sense that we'd send you all a fun
mp3 on RSD this year. The song we chose is an alternate version of the
song "Predicament" that was featured on our first album, Here We Are. We re-recorded this song last year for a b-sides EP called Different Colors
that we are still thinking about releasing digitally at some point.
This alternate version sounds much different than the original, in my
opinion. It features my wife, Laurel on co-lead vocals & I couldn't
be happier with how it turned out.
The fundraiser for the mastering of our third album is going really
well! We're halfway to our goal & we'd like to thank you all for
your support!! Enjoy the song & we'll see you soon!
Viva La Vinyl!!!
Matt
ps--If you aren't on our mailing list & would like to be added, just send us an email! Our address is: presentlyfalling@gmail.com
4.21.2012
4.19.2012
FUNDRAISER GOING GREAT SO FAR!!
Hi everybody
Chris here - I am posting a quick video update/thank you for all the donations we've received so far! We're just slightly over the half-way mark towards our goal. Thanks again to all who have contributed! We are truly grateful. If you would like to donate - instructions are in the post below.
Chris here - I am posting a quick video update/thank you for all the donations we've received so far! We're just slightly over the half-way mark towards our goal. Thanks again to all who have contributed! We are truly grateful. If you would like to donate - instructions are in the post below.
4.09.2012
Cluthe/Lee Announcement!
As you might have heard, Matt and I are preparing to put together songs for our third record since starting the band in 2009. For this record we are taking on the challenge of having the album “mastered” by a local sound engineer here in Columbia, MO. Mastering is a step in the recording process where the sound of the instruments are balanced, equalized, and enhanced so that the finished product will be both more musical and stand up next to professional CDs nicely. We recently paid to have one song of ours mastered and the results were flooring! Matt and I both feel that mastering this album will make it sound light years better than anything we’ve done to date.
The process of mastering and releasing an album is no easy feat. The costs can be upwards of several hundreds to thousands of dollars. This poses a problem for Matt & I since we are independent, unsigned, self-sustaining artists who don’t tour or sell merchandise. In plain terms, we don’t make money being in this band together. In the past we’ve put up money of our own just to get our last two records released. Unfortunately for Matt & I, the money isn’t there for mastering. Our fundraising goal is $600 & every cent helps!
Donating is simple. Simply visit www.paypal.com and send your donation as "gift" to presentlyfalling@gmail.com Be sure to leave your name and address. You will need a PayPal account to donate - setting one up is easy, but if you have trouble simply let us know via e-mail and we can assist. As a token of thanks for your donation we have the following rewards:
-Donations of $5 or less receives mp3’s of an album b-side and a live cut from our show in Dallas, Texas last year sent straight to your e-mail account.
-Donations of $15 or more receives an mp3 of an unreleased b-side from our previous two records and a DVD of our 2 hour live debut from Dallas, Texas last February 2011. The show features songs from both our albums Here We Are & Life Can Go.
Sharing this news with you all makes sense, since you all have been there from the very beginning of Cluthe/Lee. You all can play a direct part in helping us complete what we feel is our most exciting album to date! We are eternally grateful for all of your love and continued support the last 3 years! If you have any questions about the donation process, just send us an email.
Cheers,
Chris & Matt
4.02.2012
The Ghost/Give Yourself Away
The Ghost
Cluthe: (Words/Music) Vocals, Rhythm/Lead Guitars, Bass
Lee - Drums, Lead Guitar
Cluthe: (Words/Music) Vocals, Rhythm/Lead Guitars, Bass
Lee - Drums, Lead Guitar
Give Yourself Away
Cluthe: (Words/Music) Vocals, Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Effects
Lee: (Music) Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards
[THE GHOST]
Cluthe: (Words/Music) Vocals, Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Effects
Lee: (Music) Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards
[THE GHOST]
(Cluthe) This song was a blast. I'd written this song back in 2004 or 2005 & it sounded completely different. It was fingerpicked with a slide lead and the vocals were low and muted. I was going through some old lyric books one day and found it. I remembered how I'd played it originally, but I felt like playing a heavier song that day. So, I used the same chords & played around with the chorus a bit until the main riff stuck out. That was it. Chris is right...I have been taking my time with my songwriting lately & I can see & hear the changes in my approach in this song. Instead of just getting an idea & recording a "final" version, I'm taking my time with it to really sort it out so it makes more sense to me. It has helped me to improve my timing and vocal cadence as well. (At least I think so!) This song took me quite some time to mix. Life has been a little busy, but I'm also trying to get the best sound possible. I know that he worked really hard on the drums...and it shows. This song is one of my favorites that we've done to date & I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed writing and recording it.
[GIVE YOURSELF AWAY]
(Lee) I recorded a cover back in November 2011 and didn't really like the way it turned out. I did however - really like how I set up the drum kit for the song though and sent Matt an MP3 of the drum track sometime in January 2012. He came back just a few days later with some guitar and the makings of what would become Give Yourself Away. It's a pretty dark sounding song that spent quite a bit of time in the mixing process. I ended up changing the drum sound towards the end - but the intense "freak out" at the end of the song really forced me to keep the drums in their very original state. This is rare when I'm mixing - I do tend to tinker a lot with instrument sound and go back and forth on effects, compression, placement, etc,. Its been amazing to me how our 'sound' has grown since starting with little knowledge on the process of sound capture and mixing. When I go back and listen to some of the very early stuff we did together and then listen to this song - I'm blown away at how much more polished we sound. I can say that about us right?! Haha! Hope you all like this one!
(Lee) I recorded a cover back in November 2011 and didn't really like the way it turned out. I did however - really like how I set up the drum kit for the song though and sent Matt an MP3 of the drum track sometime in January 2012. He came back just a few days later with some guitar and the makings of what would become Give Yourself Away. It's a pretty dark sounding song that spent quite a bit of time in the mixing process. I ended up changing the drum sound towards the end - but the intense "freak out" at the end of the song really forced me to keep the drums in their very original state. This is rare when I'm mixing - I do tend to tinker a lot with instrument sound and go back and forth on effects, compression, placement, etc,. Its been amazing to me how our 'sound' has grown since starting with little knowledge on the process of sound capture and mixing. When I go back and listen to some of the very early stuff we did together and then listen to this song - I'm blown away at how much more polished we sound. I can say that about us right?! Haha! Hope you all like this one!
(Cluthe)
This was an interesting song to write. Chris had the drum track down
& sent it to me. All he said was "have fun & see what happens."
There are 2 other songs (much heavier, I might add) that I wrote using
his drum track prior to settling on Give Yourself Away. This song was a
demo that I had written and I never really thought it would see the
light of day. When the other ideas didn't quite fit, I started strumming
the chords to Give Yourself Away. I had to completely change my
approach for the rhythm guitar to make the chords fit and flow, but it
worked. The chorus is also completely different from the original demo
version. I love the drum track & it really shows just how far that Chris has come behind the kit.
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