Thursday, July 1, 2010

State of the Studio #26: July '10

New equipment. New software. New studio. Although the official announcement has yet to be made, Metal XOR Studio is up and running again. Watch for details in the upcoming weeks.

Recording has resumed. Mune Mud is in the Studio working on new material for an upcoming album. The first video from the new material was released on May 30. What kind of music will be featured? Stay tuned for more details as they are made available.

As previously stated, the Studio purchased a piece of new gear recently. It now has the ability to record up to 16 inputs into the computer at the same time and on different tracks. This will make recording bands such as Isthmus and Muffin Loaf much easier and more versitile in the future. It also adds new options for recording solo, as with Mune Mud.

This fall looks to be busy in the Studio with continuing recording and hopefully a new album release. Check back for an update in two months.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Video File #13: Mune Mud "Envelope"

The first Mune Mud video is now online!

Today is the release of the first Mune Mud music video. The song is "Envelope" which was recorded in July/August of 2009 for the next Mune Mud album. It consists of footage from a "live" performance of the song and from a small bistro located in the heart of Soeul, North Korea (sort of).




Click here for the YouTube post.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

State of the Studio #25: May '10

Summer is near and the Studio has not yet been officially reopened. The equipment is there, the personnel is there, but the business is not.

There have been a few small jam sessions, but no official recordings yet. Plans are to reopen the Studio sometime during the summer to prepare for another round of Trashman and the Blood Baker recordings this fall.

And work on a new Mune Mud album will also continue once the Studio has reopened.

Stay tuned for the official announcement.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Studio News: A New Book

In the past, the character known as Orc Musixian has paid several visits to the studio. We last saw him in the summer of 2009, during which time he created a blog and shared some of his memories and experiences. Those entries have been collected into his first book,
titled "26 Narratives of Mine".

26 Narratives of Mine

Monday, March 1, 2010

State of the Studio #24: March '10

The biggest news since the last update was the closing of Metal XOR-E Studio. All of the equipment has been moved to its new location and waits to be reassembled. Details on the new studio, including its name, will be made available soon here at this site.

Discussions are underway for a new music project for the new studio. Details on that will also come soon. Everything else is on hold at the moment.

So as the Metal XOR plane circles the airport waiting to land, please continue to check here for further updates.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Studio News: Metal XOR-E Closes

There is bad news AND good news in this announcement. The bad news first.

As of today, Metal XOR-E has closed its doors.

It's not due to the economy or lack of interest in the studio's projects, but the studio is relocating. And now the good news.

The studio will soon be rebuilt and as busy as ever.


As with each previous move, the studio will be rebuilt and its name will slightly change. Click here for a history of the studio with all of its name changes.

Work began today on disassembling the studio's components. Over the course of the next week or so, they will be shipped to the new location and reassembled where work on current projects will continue.

Keep an eye on this blog for the upcoming announcement of the opening of the newest version of Metal XOR Studio!

Friday, January 1, 2010

State of the Studio #23: January '10

I arrived at the Studio today in my flying car. I was deep in conversation with my cousin who works up at the Omni Estates lunar colony. And I left my three-course-meal-in-a-pill sitting on the counter at home, so I had to run out for lunch today. Oh, wait, let me return to reality.

The year 2010 is here. The year 2009 is history. Metal XOR saw a lot of new things in 2009. But more specifically, the last two months saw collectible card sets #2 and #3 released. The debut album from Equinox Dulcet, Ethical Travels on a Green Planet, was also completed. And another music video was released, this one was the song "Placid" from ORC's 1999 Purging the Great Abyss album.

Card sets chronicling the Mune Mud catalog will continue to be released this year as new Mune Mud material continues to be recorded. Who knows what 2010 will bring to the Studio? Maybe even a new studio...

Check back in two months for more.