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"Have you ever considered featuring any local talent on your next release?"

Asked by Anonymous

I have considered that, however part of the reason why I started writing for K. Project and Absent Hearts was to have as much creative control as possible. I generally know what I want in the music, and I can usually achieve that myself. Though I do like to have a drummer’s input on drum parts, as I don’t know a lot about how to write/program good drums.

After listening to Glass Ocean’s new single, Nature of Mind, I wanted to record my own bass part for it. Absent Hearts and Glass Ocean I feel have strong musical similarities, and I hope that we can work together on something in the future!

Scott

August Earth CD’s are back in stock!
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August Earth CD’s are back in stock!

Head to either of the links below. Shirt bundles are also available from BigCartel.

http://absenthearts.bigcartel.com/
http://absenthearts.bandcamp.com/

Leonard Barker, a good friend of mine who recorded drums for both the Arctic EP and August Earth, will be releasing a series of play-along videos over the coming weeks! He’s done a play-through of both Whispers of a Sleepwalker and Build it Higher, from August Earth.

But for now, here’s a video of him improvising.

thescoon:

My recording room has turned into a small sweat shop.
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Reblogged from thescoon

thescoon:

My recording room has turned into a small sweat shop.

Order an Absent Hearts shirt here:

http://absenthearts.bigcartel.com/product/embrace-the-rain-t-shirt

"I have no idea where your band members are situated, but if you are in Perth and want to play live gigs, 'Perth Sound & Found' may be able to help.. search their page on facebook :3"

Asked by Anonymous

Thanks! I know about you guys, well done on helping out the Perth music scene! Dan lives in the UK and I live in Perth, so chances are we won’t be gigging too often haha.

"listening to your track work i can imagine a floating island/mountain (like in the movie avatar) with blue skies and a white clouds surrounding it. That's what i felt anyways."

Asked by thealchemistphoto

Adrian! Thanks for checking out the track dude, and thanks for the feedback on what you imagined! It’s always interesting to see what images crop up in other people’s heads.

"Hey Scott, I really dig the sound of the acoustic guitars in Absent Hearts. What mics do you use to achieve this?"

Asked by Anonymous

Thanks! Admittedly Matthew Templeman who mixed my record (Check out Oracle Sound on Facebook) did a lot of work to my raw tracks. I used an SM7B on the guitars, and I actually had it placed just below the bridge of the guitar. I found it reduced a lot of the low end rumble you get from the mic being directly over the sound hole.

Hope this helps!

AN EXPERIMENT FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO TRY IT…

I am a very visually driven person. Since ever I’ve had landscapes and atmospheres swirling around in my head, which I’ve only ever been able to convey through my own artform, which is music. I am interested in trying an experiment, which features any person, be it artist or not, that wants to give it a go.

I’m interested in seeing what your mind conjures up when you listen to this song I’ve written. I’m interested in how it makes you feel, what sort of imagery it produces, anything. If you’re able, draw out whatever you see/feel.

The idea I’m interested in is how close your visualisation/emotions are to the ones I have when I think about the inspiration that created the song, without telling you about what that inspiration was at all. The track is quite long, instrumental, and at this point, unfinished. It’s at a point where I feel comfortable in using it for this experiment though.

The goal is to be as descriptive as you like. Write or draw whatever you feel, with as much detail as you want. Obviously, stories/pieces with more detail will give everyone a better idea as to what you got out of it. Even if you want to submit something in a narrative form, go for it! I’m open to whatever anyone wants to put forward!

I’m not looking to buy any of the related artworks, but simply share them with other people, cross-promote the artists that draw something for the experiment. I’ll feature whatever work you’ve done here and on my Facebook profile too, and in return, I’ll give you access to my music for free (August Earth and the track I want to use for this experiment).

Contact me here, on Facebook, or via e-mail: weareabsenthearts@gmail.com

Let’s see how this goes!

Scott/Absent Hearts

AUGUST EARTH CD’S SOLD OUT

Thanks to everyone who bought a CD! We will no doubt be re-printing in the future, so if you missed out, not all hope is lost!

Love,

Scott & Dan/Absent Hearts