So much idle time, so much media, so much time to think. Is this real?
Lockdown Session 6
The Wipers tribute ‘Is This Real?’ is the perfect love song to our lives before lockdown. Buckle up, this could be a bumpy ride. Our project continues to be driven by our desire to always find a way to do what makes us happy. Right now, it is recording tributes to the songs we have carried through life and suddenly provides clearer meaning to us. We are on track for 9 tributes, please stay tuned….
Is This Real? Sometimes I get these feelings And I don't know what to say Is it that I don't belong here Cause I really want to stay Sometimes I wish that you Could break up to me Is this real In time I found myself Wishing you were here But then I realized That all time stood still Sometimes I wish that you Could break down to me Is this real In time I found myself Wishing you were here But then I realized That all time stood still Sometimes I wish that you Could break down to me Is this real Sometimes I get these feelings And I don't know what to say Is it that I don't belong here Cause I really want to stay Sometimes I wish that you Could break down to me Is this real?
Our work is usually conducted in the same room, but with the lockdown we have been deprived this luxury. However, we are playing the hand we have been dealt. Each member is leveraging our personal studio to record our tracks remotely and pass them on to yield these finished recordings of Songs For Lockdown. I hope you enjoy them.
Stay well
Tom
Recording sequence for Is This Real?:
– AJ recorded drums on an iPhone 8 Plus situated in the rear waste band of athletic shorts using Voice Memos app and texts track to Truk
– Truk slams the drum track onto 8-track digital recording console and records his two guitar tracks
– Truk dumps drum and guitar tracks to DAT and and delivers to Tom’s mailbox (see image below)
– Tom loads drum and guitar tracks to digital recording console and records bass track
– Tom records vocal tracks through MXL V57M Large Diaphragm Condenser microphone
– Tom dumps drum, guitar, bass and vocal tracks to DAT and drops tape on Truk’s front porch and picks up Hanson Brothers cover tracks
– Truk mixes the magic
Signage for the single designed by the Thee Jim Cook
Photos by Tom and Chase
Graphic design for hero image by Chase
hopefully we’ll see you live soon!