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BOUNCED

Had a week of living with the mixes and apart from a few very minor tweaks I'm happy. Had problems getting click free final audio files from my software (Logic Pro 8) but finally managed to get clean versions this evening with a little help and advice from Gareth Jones.

Sarah is coming over tomorrow afternoon to hear the album in full from start to finish, actually this will probably be the first time for me too. Then a few celebratory drinks and food.

The artwork has been started the concept is great, we'll also be starting our very first video soon.

Mattx

POPPED

Well I've finished mixing POP, will revisit it in the morning and make the very final tweaks. It just leaves a few tiny things to do on the rest of the tracks then we need to decide on the running order. Sarah will be coming over on Friday to hear the final version then it's off to be mastered, Phew.

Enjoying a beer and curry now plus rubbish TV, maybe watch AVP requiem on Sky movies later.

Have a great weekend.

Matt

ALMOST THERE

On the 3rd of March our 2nd album WIRED: will be leaving our studio and heading off to sleepy Devon to be mastered by Simon Heyworth.

Last weekend we re-recorded the vocals on 'POP' to make them extra punchy and I have been working this week on getting the mix right. It's an odd little track but it will be the album opener. Difficult to describe but I think it's a bit of "Art of noise" meets "The Knife" It's also the track that spawned the album title.

Oblique have provided us a remix of 'Crash' which sounds great we can hear it going down really well in the clubs in Barcelona where they DJ, we will be returning the favor and remixing their track 'Without Making Noise'. 'Crash' will be available as a digital single only available at the end of March on iTunes, it will feature a couple of remixes, the album will be available on iTunes at the end of April, with the Ltd edition physical copies available within the first two weeks of April.

You can follow NK/Me on Twitter I have also added a simple Twitter feed to this blog which you can see at the top right of this page...

Matt

SLOT-ON HAIR

Happy Valentines Day! XOX   Saw a really cool exhibition by Jo Cope this week:  http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/5224/jo-cope.html   I have suggested that Matt and I wear slot-on hair at our first WIRED: gig.    S x

STUDIO PICS

ELECTRIC TO ME 070209

I am on edge in the best way Need to find me to find you I see you there So utterly lost in you Impossibly bad it's true   Electric to me you are   I can't breathe when you're around me Heavy and round in my chest I can't have this    Gaze into the fire You're electric   Look at me eat me up hot now I know you and you know me You can find me         Lyrics:  Sarah Heeley Feb 2009

CRASH 070209

Who is this I see before me It must be someone else Don't think you can restore me I've lost my sense of self It was quick it was easy No one would believe me when I stand back and say I didn't feel a thing   Who are you Thought I heard a smash Who are you Did you see me crash   Torn and tattered watch me bleeding I recognise my smile Those eyes they look familiar Although it's been a while I was quick I was easy No one would believe me when I stand back and say I didn't feel a thing I didn't feel anything     Lyrics: Sarah Heeley Feb 2009

SAD & HAPPY IN EQUAL MEASURES

We finished the final vocal tweaks to the album today. Just various bits of vox that we weren't happy with and the odd "oohs & arrhs" here and there.

Probably about a week to go with the final mixes but in the main it's finished. Part of me is happy and part of me is sad. Difficult to explain really, the feeling of elation that a mammoth task is over but also sadness that I don't know if this the last time we will be recording together.

We haven't really talked about anything past the second album so I'm inclined to leave it as it is and wait until Sarah mentions the future of Northern Kind. What is certain is that we will try and play lots of live dates throughout this year.

Also Afront kindly sent me a link to the Bronski album I was after, again this is really odd because the first time I heard this was at an old friends house Stuart, my first ever real band, "Laissez fair" and that was the last time I think I saw Stuart, he jetted of to the US and is now in France. After hearing that album there were a couple of songs that really did it for me. "Do it" & "I gave you everything" Part of me wishes we would have continued down that path, who know's what would have happened??? It's funny how music connects people I wished I have listened to my instincts, Stuart was a great mate... Thanks Stu for still listening.

God I'm feeling quite melancholic, so I'm going to bed now after quite an eventful day plus I'm pretty drunk and c***d up, Nite. Hope you like the new album.

Will be listening to the Truth Dare Double Dare quite a bit now ( produced by Gareth Jones BTW, so glad to hear he's beat the cancer scare)

Mattx

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Matt

ELECTRIC TO ME...

...is the final song we have recorded for the album.

I'm really enjoying working on this, could be quite a standout track and maybe a slight change in direction from the other songs. I really want to go to town on the production of this one. We have decided to re-record the vocals on POP which I think will be quite a tricky one to get right.

So nearly there and we are really excited by having it finished. Not long now.

Matt