Great Expectations

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Hi there fellow reformers!

To wish you a happy new year I present you with the Miles Davis tune Great Expectations to put extra emphasis on the importance of always looking forward! This one was also recorded by Reform 2 in 2001. Anders plays the drums and Isak is on percussion.

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As A&R I have published a lost treasure which is now available on Spotify namely Klara Express' recording from Decibel Studio in 1975. It is great!!!

Take care!
Jesper

What If

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Enjoy this recording of Miles Davis' tune What If! Reform 2 2001.

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Live well!
Jesper

Rated X

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Hi everyone!

The mix of the Uncle Urri Suite is progressing, which is very good. What I mean to say is that the music is the most important thing. The more I work on the Urri Suite the more I appreciate Uncut & Lo-Fi. It so raw, honest and energetic. The Urri Suite will be great, that's not the problem. the problem is that I want it finished now and this time everything needs a bit of work because of the way it was recorded.

About another recording: Rated X, a Miles Davis tune that we recorded in 2000. It is an 18 min. psychedelic journey. The line-up is Reform 2:

Jesper Bergman: Electric bass
Johan Glasson: Electric guitar
Anders Bergman: Percussion
Mattias Lennestig: Rhodes
Reine Fiske: Electric guitar
Alexander Wiig: Percussion, Sitar
Isak Andersson: Drums

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Enjoy!
Jesper

"Red Light, Green Light, Go" by Brett Perkins (Pop Artist from Denmark)

"Red Light, Green Light, Go" by Brett Perkins is an inspirational, easy listening Pop album. Each track delivers real instrumental, non-synthesized music with accurately harmonizing vocals. Greatly inspired by the work of The Beatles, "Red Light, Green Light, Go" does an exceptional job of combining the melodies of 60's pop with modern Americana guitars. The track "Figure It Out" has a perky, upbeat tempo and the chorus is probably the catchiest one of the entire album. The instrumentation on the track "I Won't Give Up On Love" matches the artist voice perfectly. Staying in the tenor range with a female vocalist accompanying him, this song is intricate in lyrics and musicianship. The Beatles have inspired many a great artist since the launch of their career and "Red Light, Green Light, Go" by Brett Perkins is a shining example of that.

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The SAE recording and Grateful Dead

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Hi there reformers!

Yesterday I went to SAE to get all the files from the recording session. I had brought my hard drive, that I had previously used for file transfer from and to Mac. Of course it did not work this time and finally everything was burnt onto a dvd. Well at home I uploaded everything to my computer and started mixing. There was a lot to do, but finally it was listenable and I must say that I am extremely satisfied. It did not sound at all as I felt when recording! An anecdote about Jerry Garcia on this theme:

When selecting tracks for the album Europe '72 Grateful Dead selected tracks from a concert that Jerry Garcia had been extremely dissatisfied with just after the performance. He had been so annoyed about how bad the concert had turned out that he pushed Phil Lesh down a staircase upon leaving the stage. Anyway, some tracks on the mentioned album are from this particular concert! It is incredible!

What this anecdote means to be, no matter whether it's true or, is that you have to get some distance between you and the recording, concert or whatever in order to get a perspective.

Enjoy this clip with the Grateful Dead performing China Cat Sunflower from Copenhagen '72. They are LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!



Live well!
Jesper

Some new Wasa Express and new video by Blomqvist

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Hello everyone!

I am currently awaiting some raw material from the SAE session. I have decided that it would be nice to make a mix and see how it differs from the one I will receive from SAE.

Wasa Express' concert from Jarlateatern is now available on Spotify

Also new is that Blomqvist has recorded a new video that you can watch on their Myspace.

Take care!
Jesper

Reform's recording session

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Today we had a recording session at SAE. We were very excited and had great expectations. We arrived at studio 2 which had quite a small recording room, but a big control room with a huge mixer. We set up the drums and then we waited for almost two hours while everything was rigged. They used 14 (!!) mikes on the drums, two channels for each guitar, two for the bass and two for the keyboard. After that we had to check everything which took about an hour more and after that we had to try out the sound in our headphones. The last phase took quite a while since there was some trouble getting the guitar and bass volumes up. After that it was finally time to play.

I have recorded a great many times in different studios and in my opinion it is a lot different recording jazz in a digital studio in comparison with a an analogue one. Why? The majority of the studio engineers want to record with the highest in-level possible. In a digital studio you have to be very careful with the peaks and in an analogue studio you don't have to because the only thing that happens if the signal peaks is that there will be some band compression. When you record jazz you want to be able to alter your volume. Another matter is that about recording with headphones to be able to separate everything when you mix; you do not want leakage. But when you play jazz, or any kind of improvisational music, the most important thing is to feel comfortable when you record otherwise you won't be able to be creative. And when you play jazz you seldom think of overdubbing, substituting or erasing. Every time you play the tune it comes out differently.

We recorded our last studio album analogically on tape in a great studio called Real Music Studio. It is run by a guy called Per who knows his studio extremely well. There we recorded an entire album on a weekend, mixing included. There were four mikes on the drums, one each on guitars, bass and keyboard. We used no headphones, we had a great laughable atmosphere and since we were so comfortable playing there everybody played extremely well.

I don't know why but I always get the feeling that a computer is not a genuine "music machine" and that slows the process down and changes the focus from the music to the technology.

Anyway, at SAE they really have everything and the engineers really know their gadgets! Let's see about the result!

Regards
Jesper

MICHAEL BEHM "It's My Time"

MICHAEL BEHM
“It’s My Time”

With “It’s My Time,” prolific Canadian songsmith Michael Behm has crafted another winner. Rich in melody and possessing lyrics filled with universal resonance, it’s a song that belongs on CHR / Hot AC radio and in the hearts of its listeners.

Behm has earned a rapidly growing international following with his eloquent solo compositions, but “It’s My Time” marks a new foray into co-writing. The song is the shining outcome of a highly creative collaboration with legendary Canadian songwriter Ron Irving.

The track will be features on the 2009 season of American Idol exposing Behm to millions of listener’s worldwide.

“It’s My Time” takes the listener on a voyage of emotional discovery when the singer finds he is now on the “big stage” and as Behm says, “The crowd is going wild!” The track features Behm’s expressive and honest vocals and guitar work. This is complemented by the superb accompaniment of A-list player’s drummer Randall Stoll (Tom Cochrane), bassist Scott Macleod (Platters) Steve Morris (Ian Gillan Band). Recording of the track took place at both Bryan Adam’s Warehouse Studios and Behm’s Vancouver Island studio. The track was mixed by Behm’s long time partner Delwyn Brooks, (INXS, Coverdale / Jimmy Page) with mastering by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman, Katy Perry, Linkin Park.

The result is another Behm classic, one that belongs on your AAA play list.
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"World Domination" by Fatal Smile (Hard Rock Artist from Sweden)

Fatal Smile's latest album goes by the title of "World Domination." It is a continuation of this Swedish hard rocker's tradition of in-your-face music; and is mixed by Michael Wagener, who has worked with the likes of Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, and Mötley Crüe. In "No Tomorrow" Fatal Smile starts off slowly, building a gritty-momentum, before detonating into guitar-led mayhem. "S.o.b." is a song in which the tempo always stays high, with chunking guitars and chorus lyrics that are simply aimed at getting one pumped up. For "Eve of War" they supply more of a toe-tapping beat, still replete with the screeching guitars, but with more of a focus on methodically grooving alongside the intensity. "World Domination" is an album made fully in the Metal/Hard Rock mentality. If you are a fan of music like that of Metallica or Whitesnake, then this album, "World Domination" by Fatal Smile might be right up your alley.

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