We Made It

Well, we finally made it onto All Music Guide.
http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gvfrxz8hldte
Needless to say, we were pretty excited. They even have audio clips!

Phase 2

Wyld Type Hybrid is entering into its second phase.  We embark on a 6 album journey.

A Farewell to Brad

Most of you know by now that Brad Delp, the former lead singer of the bands, Boston and Beatlejuice, passed away last Friday. I was away at the 2007 Drosophila Conference when I received the unfortunate news from my sister and Krissy. Now that I have had a chance to digest and come to [...]

It’s Been a While

So, I realize that I haven’t posted in a bit. Time to change that. While dealing with a number of health issues (spontaneous pneumothorax, back problems, cellulitis, some sort of flu, etc.) I have been working on some new tunes and gearing up for the next WTH recording session. I’ve nearly completed [...]

Barcelona

I just came back on Sunday night from a business trip to Barcelona (yes, another fly meeting). Most of my time was spent attending talks and talking to scientists. The weather was beautiful, although I was indoors for the majority of the time. When I did get a chance to walk around, it happened to [...]

For the Record…

Jim Hill, guitarist for Custom Deluxe, moved last month.  This meant that Matt, owner of the truck, would be helping out with the transportation.  In return for my assistance, Jim gave me a good deal on a Magnavox Sterophonic High Fidelity radio/record player.  Good times.
After carefully transporting the unit from Southie to Newton, Krissy and [...]

Limerick or Pun

Yesterday, while waiting to start the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, Krissy and I began discussing limericks and puns. Here’s what we came up with:
Puns are quite commonplace in everyday conversation. My take is that they add a little bit of spice to the conversation. These guys allow me to find entertainment in otherwise unimpressive [...]

I Guess Holst was Right…

In the early 1900s, Gustav Holst composed a suite dedicated to the known planets of the solar system, entitled “The Planets”.   It was comprised of seven individual pieces ranging from Mercury to Neptune (excluding Earth), ordered by distance from the sun.  Clearly he had written this opus prior to the discovery of Pluto in [...]

Recording WTH#4: Day 20

July 18, 2006
This was the night of Faris.  After work, Faris Albayya of Custom Deluxe dropped by to help us out with some vocal tracks.  We started off reworking some lyrics for “The One”, and ended with him tracking a little on “Turn Around”.  Meanwhile, I did a little work with the EQ levels on [...]

Recording WTH#4: Day 14

July 10, 2006
So, I started doing the rough mix of the album.  I figured I would start with “Phantom Limbs”, since it’s the first song.  Unfortunately, I discovered that the harmony guitar track was missing.  That was a bummer.  I ended up rerecording it after about 30 minutes of searching through all the wave files [...]