Happy New Year everyone!! We´ve been too silent for too long and this is about to change!
We wish to share some great news with you and proudly say, that the mix and mastering of the album has been successfully completed and we will soon reveal a full update on the band´s current standing!
We´ve all been very busy during the past year recording the album, Joe had recorded his guitars back home in Boston and in spring 2023 Jo flew over to Mark´s Studio “The Drum Dungeon“, where they worked closely on writing lyrics and recording vocals and drums. Mistheria recorded his Synths and Organs in Croatia and in Rome at his Studio and Nic his Bass in Switzerland. Our drummer Mark Cross took the production under his wings and has been working non stop ever since. In August he took the production for mixing to the Studio Aspiotis in Athens, Greece under the supervision of engineer George Aspiotis where they mixed the album.
This week the mastering was completed in the UK by master chief Ade Emsley at “Table Of Tone Mastering” and everyone´s very excited and happy with the results. Mark stated: “The album sounds killer, not plastic but analog, just like a good rock album should. George and I clicked and he understood what we wanted and Ade´s the best man for mastering around and gave the final touch. Of course it´s all budget related to run analog, but that´s what we wanted, it´s all or nothing you know? Ah yes, when you have the album in your hands, don´t be afraid to turn it up real loud and scare your neighbours. Tell them there´s a new band in town! :)”
Soon we´ll reveal the title and cover, please be patient a little while longer and stay tuned.
Long live the Tower …. see you all in 2024!
Joe, Mark, Jo, Mistheria and Nic
December 25th, 2023
July 20, 2023
JOE STUMP´S TOWER OF BABEL is delighted to announce that the new album is in progress and the mixing has began.
Mark Cross took the production and mixing under his wings recording the drums and partly vocals at his Studio “The Drum Dungeon” and is currently mixing the album with Greek engineer George Aspiotis at “Studio Aspiotis” in Athens Greece.
Mark Cross commnents: “Finally we made it back into the Studio to start mixing the second album. It´s been too long and I can say that it will be a great album. (Laughs) What else would I say….. No, honestly, we decided this time to avoid plastic surgery and not sound like everyone else, which means we looked back and took the path of analog mixing to get that fat punch back, which is an absolutely must for our music. We´ve brought the mix down to an SSL enjoying vintage outboards to make it sound right and realized that it has been decades I last sat in front of such a beautiful console … the sound man, you know, you can´t just top this analog stuff with plugins and a computer, not a chance!!
Of course productions like these are more costy, but if you know where you want to go, this is the way to do it…..”
More updates coming soon ….
June 2023
Still sending files back and forth and bass and keyboard tracks are comeing to an end.
Joe has sent all his guitars, they sound massive!!
May 13, 2023
The drum recordings are done!! whoowoooo.... Awesome sound, I´m proud of the studio I´ve built. And yes, the selection of microphones obviously did the trick to make my Tama BB sound great.... Vintage Sennheisers, AKG´s, Neumann etc in da house....
March 6, 2023
Vocal sessions and writing goes on, Jo is back in France and we now work from a far distance over the internet .... as usual... ain´t technology great sometimes?
February 24, 2023
Jo Amore in da house.... Vocal recordings have started at the Drum Dungeon Studios in Lavrio, Greece......
February 15, 2023
JS Tower of Babel are currently in the Studio recording their new album.
While Joe is on tour with Alcatrazz in Europe, Mark recorded his drums and Jo will start recording vocals next week.
More updates and some studio footage will follow soon …
New Years 2022 - 2023
Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year to everyone!!! Stay safe and be rock!! .......
