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2010 Christmas Single

 

"A Christmas Situation"

Today is the release of Metal XOR Fallout's first Christmas Single, "A Christmas Situation."  It is a re-imagining of the song "This Is the Situation", the second track of the recent Mune Mud album The Zodiac Road.  The song was recorded during the Zodiac recording sessions to begin a new studio tradition.  Return to this blog each Christmas for a new holiday treat.

Click here to listen to "A Christmas Situation"  

Studio News: ***NEW ALBUM RELEASE***

Metal XOR Fallout is proud to announce

the release of the newest Mune Mud album...

The Zodiac Road

This is the first Mune Mud studio album since the 2004 release of Hobson's Choice.  Recording began in June 2010 and continued into early December.  Jimmy provided the bass lines for six of the twelve songs and Ken Dennis provided the guitar solo for the updated version of "I Dream."  After the final mixes were created, each song went through final mastering by Jimmy at Attic Works Studio.

The album is available on CD (send your home address to avatarmud@gmail.com for a copy) or as a digital download at The Zodiac Road (once there, click on the album cover to access the music).  Lyrics are also available at the digital download site.

Studio News: Listening Party

A listening party was thrown earlier today at Attic Works Studio, bringing to a close the long process of recording and mastering a new album.  The album is Mune Mud's The Zodiac Road.  The release date was also announced... next Tuesday, December 14.  The album will be available on both CD and as a digital download.

Among the participants were Jimmy, who provided bass for some of the songs and who mastered all of the final mixes, and Jason, Mune Mud front-man himself.  Each of the new songs were debuted and twelve songs were chosen to be on the album. 

Stay tuned to this blog for release day information.  The Zodiac Road is almost here...

Studio News: New Mune Mud album coming...

It's official, Mune Mud will be releasing a new album this month.  

The exact date has not been released, but it will be soon.  Here are a few facts:

• The new album is titled The Zodiac Road
• It will contain twelve tracks 
• During the recording sessions, nineteen songs were completed while nine others remain unfinished
• It will be available on CD and as a digital download
• This is the first new studio Mune Mud album since Hobson's Choice in 2004
• Recording began in June 2010 and will be wrapping up in the next couple of weeks

The fictitious magazine Eclectic Musician printed an interview with Mune Mud in its November 2010 issue.  Click here for that story.

A preview track called "I Dream" was released at the end of October.  Click here for that story.

And to finish off the official announcement, 

below is a sneak peak of the album cover.

State of the Studio #28: November '10

There hasn't been much news coming from the Studio because all efforts have been focused on one project:  the new Mune Mud album.  This is the first studio Mune Mud album since Hobson's Choice released in 2004.

An interview was recently conducted with Mune Mud and can be read in the November issue of Eclectic Musician.  Click here for the interview.

A preview song from the upcoming album was also released.  You can listen to the song here.

You can expect to hear more about the return of lunar music in the upcoming weeks.  By the next State of the Studio, the album will already be out.  Enjoy the new music!!

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"I Dream"

The first recordings of the Mune Mud project were made during a week-long break between semesters at school in June of 1990.  The three songs recorded that week were "Plutonic", "I'll Be Here", and "I Dream."  All three of those songs appeared on the 2008 retrospective release Precursory 33. 

While all three had remained unchanged for twenty years, it was decided to revisit one of them for the upcoming Mune Mud album.  "I Dream" was chosen for a remake and is being released as a preview track for the new album today.

This is an early preview version of the new song.  It is not yet complete and still needs final mastering, but this will give the listener an idea of how a song can change in twenty years.

Click here to listen to "I Dream", the 2010 preview version.

Click here to listen to "I Dream", the original song from 1990.

Interview

For more than a decade the fictitious magazine Eclectic Musician has been the exclusive publication to feature Metal XOR Studio. It has now published its fifth interview with the Studio in its November 2010 issue.

The fifth interview mainly focuses on the upcoming Mune Mud album. A recap of Studio activity in the last two years is also covered.  Plus, this is the first interview with pictures!  Enjoy the read.

2010 November Eclectic Musician Interview

State of the Studio #27: September '10

A new Mune Mud video was produced last month, inspired by a recent trip to West Virginia. It was the second Mune Mud video to be released.

With new software and hardware at the Studio, recording is well underway of a new Mune Mud album. Material was recorded last year towards a new album, but it's unclear as to whether any of that will be on the upcoming album. A passing comment from Jason shed a little light on the subject, "Compared to the new songs I'm working on, last year's recordings are too slow and serious for this album." The new album is planned to be released by the end of the year.

A couple of new websites are also in development for the Studio. Watch here for more info on those.

Until the November update, enjoy fall!!!

Video File #14: Mune Mud "A Moment Forgotten"

Today is the release of the second Mune Mud video,
"A Moment Forgotten".

The pictures and video were taken during a recent vacation to West Virginia. The song was recorded for the video after the vacation. It may be featured on the upcoming Mune Mud album.

Click here for the YouTube post.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.