For local indie folk rock band Kaslo, getting out of the recording studio was a blessing. Not only did it save them money and allow for a better sense of time, but they were able to control one thing not often found in a traditional recording studio; the thermostat.
If you're in there for eight hours straight
and it's like the same temperature the whole time it's sort of like your body temperature
you begin to feel likeG?what's like
part of a cell? drummer Luke Brevoort said. Mitochondria. You feel a bit like you're a mitochondria.
Since the October release of their first album, Watching the Carousel Collapse, Kaslo has traded in the traditional recording studio setting for something a bit homier ' an actual home. Covered in traditional Americana d+
said vocalist and guitarist Teddy Humpert.
In addition to Brevoort, Flaherty and Humpert, the band consists of Tom Holmes on piano and trumpet and Michele Bartos on cello and vocals, and interim members Max Wagner on bass and Vaughn Stewart on trombone and keys. The band recommends getting out of the recording studio and discovering other environments in which to produce music.
You can really make interesting records by recording everything outside or something
or in an alley
in weird locations like that
Brevoort said.
Though the experience has been mostly positive, the band created the name 'Kaslo Kinks' to label their mishaps over the weekend, which included Brevoort getting sick and Humpert almost being killed by a faulty light socket.
The new tracks will have a different feel than the first album. It has tighter songwriting and will be more fun, band members said.
There's a real improv feel to a lot of this
Flaherty said. It's a lot more free. You just have to go for it and hope it goes well
and it has so far.
They hope to capture the essence of their live shows in the upcoming EP, Flaherty said.
I really think this is about capturing the energy of our live shows
