[kj] ]KJ[ Part 3/3 Brittania Row Studios Sessions : The FullReport Of 3 Days With Killing Joke in London November 2009

[phil]

I guess accidentally deleting the entire album would probably be
considered something of a faux pas!

On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:51:39 +0100, you wrote:


>

>Of Course I did: put my USB Key where I could, have chosen the right button

>in 2 seconds among hundreds then the following message on the screen

>appeared: 

>

>"Are you sure you want to delete all the new songs?"

>

>I said yes to transfer them (thank to English lessons I had with Jon Chapman

>my english is quite perfect today)but unfortunately when I came home I

>discovered that my USB key was empty...

>

>Maybe I did a wrong operation in the hurry ;o)))

>

>Stephane "Frenchy Frenzy"

>

>

>

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>FullReport Of 3 Days With Killing Joke in London November 2009

>

>hang on a sec......they left you alone in the control room, you had a

>usb stick in your pocket, and you *didnt* take the opportunity?

>

>On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:57:18 +0100, you wrote:

>

>>3rd Day 21th nov 2009

>>

>> 

>>

>>Jaz had a meeting about business at the studio with Matt Luxon and a young

>>lady.

>>

>> 

>>

>>During the last 2 days I really really really tried to negociate with

>>everybody (Jaz Paul Youth and all the people in the studio) to get one of

>>the new tracks on an USB key but as these were “work in progress tracks and

>>quite unfinished “ I couldn’t get any of them :o((

>>

>> 

>>

>>But the last afternoon was my time !!!!

>>

>> 

>>

>>I have spent quite 50 mins in the control room with one guy (who will

>>recognize himself) and by chance (after some threats on his family ha ha ha

>>) he let me listening to quite all the tracks 


.

>>

>> 

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>>“ The Raven King “  certainly the masterpiece of the album

>>

>> 

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>>“The New Feudalism”     (incredible guitar rhythm that “lead” everything :

>>Geordie in his highest form with a lot of different breaks)

>>

>> 

>>

>>“Point Of Singularity”    (with a bass line à la Steve Harris and guitar

>>breaks à la Pantera) very different from the others and much more heavier

>>

>> 

>>

>>and even let me alone in the control room during one complete track :

>>

>> 

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>>“A Sixth Son (Holy Mountain)”    (major guitar riff and cool bass lines

>very

>>groovy à la “Wire”)

>>

>> 

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>>This was a very special privilege and couldn’t help filming myself at the

>>mixing desk doing stupid things like Angus Young’s duck walk in a real

>>moment of complete euphoria submerged by the music

>>

>> 

>>

>>Jaz insisted to introduce me to the young lady seen upstairs as the

>daughter

>>of a good friend of him

>>

>> 

>>

>>Her name is Yasmin Kerr, daughter of Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) and Jim

>>Kerr (Simple Minds)

>>

>>Quite a good name for the music business

.

>>

>> 

>>

>>She’s now working for the management.

>>

>> 

>>

>>Jaz said to Matt Luxon that it would be a good idea to use all my footages

>>during the recording sessions for an EPK and I gave my emails to Miss Kerr

>>

>> 

>>

>>Matt Luxon said there were discussions for filming the Apollo Hammersmith’s

>>gig in 2010 but the Saturday 17th should be a day off.

>>

>> 

>>

>>There are discussions for them to play some festivals in summer 2010 like

>>this year too.

>>

>> 

>>

>>Concerning the footages of 16 gigs they got from me, the new contract with

>>Universal prevent them for releasing a DVD with this footages for about 12

>>/18 months

>>

>> 

>>

>>Jaz was supposed to record some vocal parts during the afternoon and I had

>>the feeling they needed some privacy for the recording with Youth.

>>

>> 

>>

>>In fact, they were looking for some other studios to record the vocals for

>>different tracks too !!!

>>

>> 

>>

>>As it was time to leave and take the taxi to Victoria and train to Gatwick

>>and Plane to Lyon, we said goodbye till next time, thanked them for the

>>invitation, they both thanked me for the cheeses and Jaz said that Youth

>was

>>driving him mad and Youth answered “You mean to Sanity man !!

>>

>> 

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>>Stephane “Frenchy Frenzy” very excited about the new album, who spent 3

>>memorable days in London

>>

>> 

>>

>> 

>>

>>PS : names of others tracks should be “I Am War”  and “Absolut Descent” 

>>

>> 

>>

>>PS 2 : Nothing of this would have been possible without Big Paul (the

>>invitation at the studios)  whose drumming is awesome too and so dynamic

>>

>> 

>>

>>PS 3 :There is a  project of a Serge Gainsbourg tribute which Jaz might

>>contribute to

>>

>> 

>>

>> 

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