“Vinyl is a vestige of a world where things were more tangible and real; when a recording was an authentic capture of a performance; when the experience of listening to music involved sifting through a stack of records, placing the album on the turntable and delicately lowering the needle. Man, I love that visceral quality of vinyl!”
“For us, vinyl isn’t just about the record itself, it’s about the process. It’s about turning off the computer and rolling the tape. It’s about capturing the warmth and vibe of the room and leaving some things to chance.
We recorded Blue Spells live to an 8-track reel-to-reel. That old Tascam machine had been sitting around in our space-—broken and unusable—for a long time. We finally decided to fix it and put it to use, and it was the best decision we could’ve made.
We had already recorded most of the tracks for the album digitally, but we wound up re-doing every song because the experience of recording to tape is so much more enjoyable. On “Strange” particularly, there is a piano note that jumps out in the intro that was a complete accident. Had we been recording digitally we might have tried to fix it without even giving it a chance. Because it was on tape we listened with different ears and realized the brilliance of that crazy note.
We’re planning to release a small run of Blue Spells on vinyl. If we can find the funding or label support we’re sure to do it sooner…”
—Red Moses and Sami Knowles, Callow
Callow’s second release, Blue Spells will be on store shelves in November.
