Erin Lang Music

We spent the morning reveling in the success of the first annual Uphon Grillfest, and that kept my last day sadness at bay and my separation anxiety under control for a time. Besides there was still lots of work to do so we had to just pretend that it was any other day.
Still i couldnt help thinking ‘this will be the last pretzel’ and things along those lines. But anyways i know we will be back i just dont know when and that is.. anyway anyway anyway.. work to do!

We opened up ‘Happy to See You’ and it was sounding really nice.. i had thought after the last block that the chorus’ needed to be a bit more pronounced since there are only 2 and the first one is short and the verses so long.. so we replayed one of the guitars and added a little bit of electronic percussion that i had done at home. Roger thought of a really nice guitar part with a delay for a nice variation on the 2nd chorus and then i sang a bit of the old harmony vocals for the very end of the song. I think it is very rich and intense now. Then we opened up ‘now’ and it is a hard song to feel sad when its playing so that was good! uptempo and great synth lines, we ran some of the guitars through and amp to make them sound a little less clean, by this time the day was escaping as we worked quickly so we did a quick mix. Martin came in to tell me that i had a furry fan at the door and a little cat was sitting outside with her blue eyes shining in. She had wandered around in the studio earlier in the week and was back for more! my furriest fan…

I then proceeded to take 100 pictures of everything to make the last moments last. it made me feel a bit better. A few more last little things on Lightning and then we were backing up files and packing up gear.

Goodbyes are so sad and even though i should be so happy, the recording of my first album finished, i didn’t want it to end. i didn’t want to say goodbye. It has been such a huge step in my life, such a momentous time and i feel so lucky to have made the album with such amazing people. Rogers incredible faith in me and endless support, Mario’s passion and vision, Ron’s wonderful patience, i can hear all these things in the music and it is such a wonderful feeling. All the parts everyone played including Christoph and Martin.. i cant thank them enough.. or rather i cant thank them at all since i am too choked up by the time the car is packed and the sun is down.
I just hope they know.. i think they do.

in the liner notes of an album we were listening too in the car as we drove away it said “there is hell in hello but there is more in goodbye”

thank you guys.
and we will be back to mix it soon anyway!