Emma and I travelled up to the new Ranscombe Studios in Rochester yesterday to record Emmas First Ranscombe album. I’d made a demo tape for it a few days earlier and had recorded Studious at the old Ranscombe Studios on Star Hill with the same engineer, Jim Riley. Was my first time at the new location, apart from a short visit with Billy a few weeks ago. It was Emma’s first time recording outside Black Ivory Printmaking & Audio Club. Mooney Ra Ra was supposed to come and shoot some video but couldn’t get herself out of bed.

The set up in chronological order: Emma and I played a runthrough of all the songs in the same room, recording vocals, guitar and drums simultaneously, using a loop pedal for parts with more than one guitar. The same set up as the rehearsal videos we put on YouTube. Emma goes home. I record bass over the top of the runthrough. Not real bass but normal guitar through a drop pedal.

16 songs recorded and mixed. 13 on the album, 3 rejects, 1 to re-write, 6 covers on YouTube, 7 originals on Fan Club only.