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Published on: 10/1/2008
Last Visited: 10/26/2008
Here in Pt. II, Chris Zane and Matthew Swinnerton discuss recording The Rakes new album there.
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Chris -I think what makes recording at a place like Planet Roc so unique is all of the things that happen once you get past the obvious.
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Chris -The place is mental.
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Chris -I guess when the wall came down the people there just literally stood up and left.
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Chris -The place is old, and not just old in the physical sense, it has the never-ending reminder of what once was there in every inch of the place.
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Chris -All of this sensory overload no doubt makes its way into the music, and the best part is that it does so without much effort.
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Chris -The studio itself is amazing.
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Chris -Whether it's the history, the scale, or even just the odd lighting combined with the horrific design aesthetic of the 1950's, there is a constant undercurrent that tells you try more, or maybe just try less; and let it be what it is, putting faith in the studio to let it stand on its own.
Chris Zane -Is an always hard working, over worked, sometimes neurotic, often irritated, producer and engineer and one of the funniest people we've ever met.
Recently, he's worked on or produced The Walkmen, White Rabbits, Shy Child, Asobi Seksu and Harlem Shakes.
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In Part two of this two part series, Walkmen/White Rabbits/Asobi Seksu producer Chris Zane and Rakes' guitarist Matthew Swinnerton talk about recording together at Planet Roc.