Show Notes
Today I’m talking with guitarist & producer KURT BALLOU — a true luminary of the heavy music scene, on both sides of the mixing board.
In 1990, he co-founded the pioneering metalcore band CONVERGE, whose 11th studio album, LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH, arrives on February 13.
Kurt also owns & operates GOD CITY STUDIO in Salem, MA, where he records, engineers, produces, & mixes a breathtaking array of bands. He’s given an instantly recognizable mix of grit & clarity to scores of landmark punk, metal, & hardcore records, including LPs by his own band, as well as Cave In, Isis, Pg. 99, Torche, Trap Them, Russian Circles, & many more.
In this episode, we discuss the mechanics of track sequencing, the alien geometry of sound capture, & the dreamy rhythms of deep time.
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TIMESTAMPS: 02:19 // "Love is Not Enough" (Converge) 03:27 // Album Leaks 06:52 // New LP & Track Sequencing 12:09 // Studio Geometry 16:01 // ‘90s Boston Rock Scene 21:22 // Hearing HUM / “Stars” on the Radio 27:34: "Isle of the Cheetah" Discussion 01:00:38 // "Eagles Become Vultures" (Converge)
[Misc: Karate, "This Plus Slow Song"]
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