Last night, after the final track was laid down, we cracked open some beer and listened to what we’d done. Everything was surprisingly full, and it was funny to me that without all the electronic drums, synths, sequenced sounds or even bass guitar we sounded bigger than ever. All the bells and whistles were holding us back from just playing, and their lack of dynamics made us play at the some volume all the time. It was actually weird to be free to just fucking play. 

We have one totally electronic track with no singing that I set up in Ableton Live. We blew through it in a couple takes and decided to go with the first one. It’s kinda Pink Floyd vs Holy Fuck, 2 bands we both like. With so little electronics on this record it kinda feels out of place, but we’ll keep it on there cause it fucking slams and will be fun to do live.

The amp my cousin built for me, now called Maximilian (Max) after the evil robot in The Black Hole (it looks kinda like it to me) was unstoppable and will be used on every song. I went through a lot of guitars and amps on the last record but I want to have a consistent sound on this one. If Black Entertainment was round, this one is a straight line. And if you’re more a fan of the electronic side of BM LINX, this record will not be your cup of tea. It’s a rock record from top to bottom.

Haven’t named it yet… It will come to us at some random point though.

Tony