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Frozen

Joined: 27 Oct 2012 Posts: 2627
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:05 am Post subject: Colin Richardson quits during the mixing... |
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... of the new Carcass album entitled "Surgical Steel".
Quote: | Critically acclaimed producer Colin Richardson called it a day, in between the mixing sessions of the new and highly anticipated Carcass album Surgical Steel.
During an interview with El Santuario Del Rock, guitarist Bill Steer stated the following about the incident:
He quit yesterday. He was two weeks into mixing the album and he decided that he didn’t want to continue. So Andy Sneap is taking over. [Richardson] produced the album. It’s just that he’s hit a brick wall with the mix and doesn’t want to continue. So we’re bringing in Andy Sneap to do the mix now. It’s a shame, but we finished recording the album three months ago. There are a lot of reasons for it, but the main reason is that he says he is burnt out. I guess it will be a positive thing to bring in some fresh ears.
Mixing duties have been undertaken by acclaimed English producer Andy Sneap. |
Link: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/26441/new-Carcass-album-producer-quits/ |
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Sunnportal
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 2526 Location: Merredin, Western Australia
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:27 am Post subject: |
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Andy Sneap isn't very Carcassy. _________________ "If noise means uncomfortable sound. Then pop is noise to me" - Masami Akita. |
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Devoured Death
Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Posts: 2219
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:52 am Post subject: |
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So what little hope anyone might have had for this is truly dashed against the rocks now... |
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Angelcynn Lycanthrope

Joined: 07 Apr 2012 Posts: 246 Location: The asylum for wayward Victorian girls
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:16 am Post subject: |
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Didn't Richardson also do Fear Factory? _________________
Vomitz wrote: | I would prefer a documentary by Hendrik Mobus looking at Sando Beyers grave with some awesome rehearsal song in the background
And then at the end of the trailer it could say
NOBODY KNOWS IM A WEREWOLF |
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Shiru
Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 3317 Location: Finland
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:20 am Post subject: |
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well at least he was honest |
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Frozen

Joined: 27 Oct 2012 Posts: 2627
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:30 am Post subject: |
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Carpathian Florist wrote: | Didn't Richardson also do Fear Factory? |
First 3 records. |
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Mikael
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 2374
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:33 am Post subject: |
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This is what Sneap commented about this:
Quote: | Sorry to disappoint anyone looking for scandal but its all pretty straight forward. Colin's been on the album for months, heard it relentlessly day in and day out and just felt like it needed fresh ears. I've been there myself plenty of times and would quite happily hand a mix over to Colin if I felt the same way and he was available. I've know Colin since the early 90's and we've always got on great, always talk (shit) and send mixes to each other for second opinions so this was a bit of no brainer really. They've been recording it 30 minutes up the road from me, I've also been friends with Bill and jeff for years so it all seemed quite logical. The recording sounds really good, I'm loving the songs, great energy to the playing so I really have high hopes for it. |
And he surely knows how people keep thinking his mixing will ruin the album and can joke about it.
Quote: | I will of course be reamping, triggering and quantizing the piss out to this so it sounds identical to every other production I've done. |
Overall, if this album fails, it's not because of Sneap, no matter what he does behind the desk. Not my favorite mixer as it's often too polished for my taste, but I'm quite sure this will sound like the band wants it to sound. Bigger mixers tend to get a lot of shit because many of their works are a bit similar sound-wise, but big part of that is the bands coming in and saying stuff like "your work on album X sounded awesome, we want the same". |
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Conservationist banned
Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 2909
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:35 am Post subject: |
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Carcass have made it clear that they hate their old material and consider Led Zeppelin-style rock to be the Enlightened path.
Why would anyone hold out hope for this album?
I can't even listen to Necroticism anymore; it bores me to tears. _________________ DEATH METAL UNDERGROUND |
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MassDoomFan

Joined: 07 Aug 2010 Posts: 959
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:50 am Post subject: |
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Sneap did a great job on the HELL album - the ultra clean production fit the traditional nwobhm sound they have.. Not sure how its going to sound on Carcass? But like the prior post stated - there looking for a led zep "death and roll" kinda sound - the genital grinder days are long gone |
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Frozen

Joined: 27 Oct 2012 Posts: 2627
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:53 am Post subject: |
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Didn't they say that the album was going to be a mix between Symphonies and Necroticism? |
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Vapula
Joined: 13 Feb 2013 Posts: 1911 Location: The Black Lodge
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:18 am Post subject: |
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I think they said it would just be a mix of old and new material but I am expecting something in between Heartwork and Swansong which will be shit. I am going to see them this week I wonder if they will play any new songs, I would just prefer to hear as much Reek - Necroticism material as possible. |
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maniact666

Joined: 28 Sep 2010 Posts: 893 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:25 am Post subject: |
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they were gods once... will end in shit right now. better do their rock shit in other bands |
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Nosferatu
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Frozen wrote: | Didn't they say that the album was going to be a mix between Symphonies and Necroticism? |
they've said the missing link between necro and heartwork |
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Heliogabalus
Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 1079 Location: 22 Acacia Ave.
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:43 am Post subject: |
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I really enjoyed his work on Warmaster, The IVth Crusade, Dreams of the Carrion Kind and Bloodthirst. If they are retaining any element of the pre-Heartwork stuff in their sound, it is a shame he won't be around to finish. |
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GenericBlackMetalhead
Joined: 14 Feb 2012 Posts: 638
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:54 am Post subject: |
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maniact666 wrote: | they were gods once... will end in shit right now. better do their rock shit in other bands |
To be fair their last couple of albums were already shit.. |
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