Chris Drapeau

Reflecting on this. @brotherskeeperarchive

Looking back, it was about a year ago that we confirmed working together to re-record these songs. After multiple conversations with Mike Ski about this project, the origin of the idea, and their goals, I very much wanted to be a part of it. Thank you guys for trusting me to take this on.

This was a wild time. The myriad locales of this record’s production and post-production made it challenging. There was also a personal goal of mine: how do I make this sound modern but not modern at all. Uhh What? 🤔

I wanted to keep the production raw. I was hopeful that it would stand up to today’s general production standards, but also feel like we just went back to the late 1900s (we can say that now right?) and recorded the songs when they were written. So modern but not modern at all. Riiiight
I wasn’t sure exactly how to go about that, but I knew what I DIDN’T want to do which was a strong start.

Once we got into guitar and vocal tracking, I had signed the lease on what was to become @porcelainsound
In fact I digitally signed the lease sitting on Mike Ski’s toilet during a break 😂

The mix / master was done in a construction zone, save for a few songs that I mixed at my kitchen table with headphones ( not recommended ) so there was a fair amount of chasing my tail: new room, minimal acoustic treatments at first, and a lot of second guessing.

As I sit ready to officially open Porcelain sound ( which looks and sounds nothing like the photos above now ) I feel elated that so many love and praise the production of these songs. I’m so glad we got the result that we did. I think I stayed true to my initial goal, and to see the warm welcome back of Brothers Keeper is such a beautiful thing.

Thanks everyone.

Drums / Bass recorded @retrocitystudios
Edited at my kitchen table
Guitars / Vocals recorded @mikeskiths house
Edited / mixed / mastered @porcelainsound and my kitchen table.

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