Richard O'Flynn Sessions Part 4

Day three and the robot drummer Sindre has begun to adapt and become in touch with his so called human senses. He has discovered the joy of taste and has been eating everything in sight like a ravenous squirrel. Here he is discovering the joy of nuts.



Yesterday we covered the louder more aggressive drum tracks leaving more restrained and muted patterns for today. Through retuning, brushwork and re-micing we captured a variety of different sounds from the floating cymbals of sigur ros to the snappier moments of rainbows. Above all else it was Sindre’s flawless grasp of dynamics and rigorous mechanoid timing.



Some of the drum parts for today Snorre and Rich rearranged along the way adding little nuances and altering beats. It’s been a very enjoyable organic process being able decide elements as we go and is a testament to both good orchestration skills and Sindre’s single-minded concentration.



Thankfully today is a little warmer. No snow or hail and a few more heaters. It is still a bit nippy and Rich has taken to warming his shoes up on the radiator as we track, a move that has been reassuringly odourless.



As we draw to a close the drum tracking a sad face occurs. Now, just as he has acclimatised to our ways and performed such a sterling set of drum tracks Sindre must leave us. Rich will be driving him to Carmarthen at 04:10 where he is to embark upon his vessel for home.

Tomorrow as Rich sleeps off this appreciated morning mission Snorre and I will make minor edits to the drums and get us a good bass sound to work with. If this is anything like the makeover Snorre imposed upon me earlier the bass will sound monstrous.



Don’t have nightmares,

C