The story of Kodiaks new EP, “Omerta”, recorded in January 2008. In part 1 we talk to Richard moments after he’s finally finished his drum parts, with hilarious consequences (the interview, that is, not the drum parts….).
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All this talk of new EP’s, and nothing yet, I hear you shout! Well, Dave’s here to fill you all in on what’s really going on in Kodiakworld.
“Yup - seems like an eternity since we’ve been promising this “new EP” to the world doesn’t it? Well, November 2006, to be precise. Artwork was all designed and name chosen too…..
It’s been a difficult period for Kodiak all things considered - not least me disappearing for large chunks of the past year due to my new status as “Dad” to Aidan Baloyi Quinn (born Feb 25th!), but we’ve not been lying idle.
In fact, we have spent alot of time recording recently. Thanks to a few students at the Glasgow School of Audio Engineering, we did actually lay down a total of five tracks in the first part of this year (Open Eyed, Tearblind, Downtime, Shatter & Clusterfuck).
Two of them got completed at the time, and we still have the raw material of 3 others, but to be honest the songs have changed a bit since we originally recorded the parts, so we’re not too keen on releasing them in their current format. They’ll probably surface at some point on a “demo” release, but it certainly won’t be a standard Kodiak EP.
Then, last month, we returned to our normal producer, Simon Johnston at Urban Studios, to record a new “single” entitled “Swim“. Whilst we’re much happier with this, there are still a few tweaks we want to get done before it’s unleashed on the general public - which is probably a matter of a few hours more in the studio, but it’s getting the time that’s difficult, added to the fact that Steve is currently on holiday in Philadelphia, and you can see why there’s a delay!
Good news is (well, hopefully FANTASTIC news) that we are hoping to secure some funding soon that will allow us to record, at the very least, a mini-album’s worth of stuff very soon. Really excited about that, and as I say, hopefully all will be revealed soon.
Meantime, we’ve got a gig in Paisley confirmed for August, and it’s looking like we’ll be back in Glasgow at the Classic Grand in September - so not too long to wait for another Kodiak fix!”
So, to sum up, things are happening - just not as quickly as we’d like them to. Hopefully have something ready soon, but meantime, the Podcast is probably the best place for some Kodiak related entertainment and gossip!
Well folks, we’ve been in the studio since last November, recording, re-recording, mixing and overdubbing (how technical sounding, eh?), and it looks like we’re finally getting somewhere with some new songs.
In November, we put-down most of the tracks for four new songs, and it’s a case of time permitting us to finsh them off. One is nearly there (open-eyed), with just some backing-vocals and strings to be added when we get the chance, and we hope to get the other three going as the weeks go by. Continued »
to see what’s within…….
it’s occured to me that it’s now 2005, and all we’ve spoken about here is 2004….
well, wait no longer. we’re back, and we’re on the gig circuit.
After a month of rehearsals, where we’ve tried out and rejected more new tunes than that Libertines Singer has had hot dragon-chases, we’re gearing up for an important month. Continued »
Well, 2005 is upon us - happy new year to you, and we hope it’s a good one for you.
Just back from the first Kodiak rehearsal of the year, and everything is sounding fresh - sometimes a wee two week break can do you good - the songs all have a bit of a new “feel” having been left alone for a while.
Continued »
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Well, Kodiakers, it’s been a hectic few months - just feel like a little contemplation.
It must’ve been around March this year that Steve, Gianni and I decided to “do” something with music again, after the three of us had parted musical ways, 2/3rds re-joined in Counterfeit Mistress, and come full circle. Continued »
