[kj] ]KJ[ Part 2/3 Brittania Row Studios Sessions : The Full ReportOf 3 Days With Killing Joke in London November 2009

[Neil Perry]

Cheers for that

The description "Sparks meets Grace Jones" is much more intriguing
than any Rage Against The Machine/Black Sabbath/Pantera mentions,
I must say. It all sounds worryingly metal - say it ain't so!

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2009/12/8 Frenchy Frenzy <frenchyfrenzy at killingjoke.fr>


>  *2nd Day Friday 20th Nov 2009 :*

>

> * *

>

> *Unfortunately, for different reasons, my 2 partners Antoni and Matt

> couldn’t come back so I’ll try to give an objective point of view about the

> events.*

>

> * *

>

> *The afternoon was first dedicated to Geordie’s riffs under the control of

> Youth.*

>

> * *

>

> *He played alternatively with his Golden Harps (from 1952 and 1956) and a

> red GIBSON SG à la Angus Young*

>

> * *

>

> *Paul was recording cymbals and you could really understand that a track

> is like a puzzle made of hundreds of parts.*

>

> * *

>

> *A long and laborious work still under the control of Youth who compared

> the cheese party to an experience of humanity like a leaf growing from the

> concrete after 2 weeks.*

>

> * *

>

> *I know that the 1st two days have been hard and mostly used for preparing

> the instruments.*

>

> * *

>

> *After 2 weeks it was easy to understand that they were all tired.*

>

> * *

>

> *When listening for the x times, it was nice to see Geordie throwing

> encouragements to Youth with the** **thumb up in the air and funny to see

> Geordie encouraging me to film Youth upturned like an orchestra conductor.

> *

>

> * *

>

> *In fact, that reveals the common work of all the members happy to work

> again together like a real group and which everybody has his own place and

> full part.*

>

> * *

>

> *Simply the joy to record and create together.*

>

> * *

>

> *They all felt concerned with the upcoming album (maybe for Christmas 09,

> but maybe only ….)*

>

> * *

>

> *Jaz wasn’t happy with the keyboards intro of “The Raven King” and let it

> know to the engineers in his own style would I say : shouting loud at them,

> they tried to avoid the gaze of the man.*

>

> * *

>

> *It was quite funny because Jaz always knows when I’m filming and plays

> always his role perfectly : a perfect customer for the camera would I say.

> *

>

> * *

>

> *Finally, it took him only one take to record the perfect way and he

> played only with 3 fingers in a “kind of improvisation” and got the

> congratulations of Youth *

>

> * *

>

> *Immediately when he left the room certainly very proud of his effect on

> the young troops, we all had a big laugh and the engineers could breathe

> again.*

>

> * *

>

> *Youth asked me if I had filmed the sequence, said Yes and one second

> after Jaz came back in the desk room and wanted to change one note again….

> but finally his 1st play was perfect*

>

> * *

>

> *The artist in action…ha ha ha !!!*

>

> * *

>

> *In this moments, I can easily understand why they are “unmanageable” like

> other groups.*

>

> * *

>

> *On the other side of the studio, Paul was trying to focus on the lyrics

> writing on notebooks sharing his ideas with Jaz in the corridor*

>

> * *

>

> *So began another long series of Geordie’s riffs with the red Gibson and a

> lot of distorsions and echoes to get a freaky sound.*

>

> * *

>

> *Then maybe the most unexpected and original moment of the whole recording

> : he wanted to get a bottleneck effect so Youth provided Geordie his Iphone

> and as the result sounded well we got maybe the first Iphone‘s riff *

>

> *Jaz shouted “Fucking great” and that was really it ;o))*

>

> * *

>

> *Of course, I’ve filmed the whole sequence…..*

>

> * *

>

> *After this, it was time for “The New Feudalism” a very speedy rhythm with

> great cymbals.*

>

> * *

>

> *It simply shows how easy it’s to play guitar when you are Geordie and a

> perfect rhythm for “pogos” in the pit during the coming gigs *

>

> * *

>

> *The next song “Point Of Singularity” had got a very heavy riff with

> unusual guitar and bass “à la Rage Against The Machine meets Black Sabbath”

> and strong drums*

>

> * *

>

> *It think it’s directly inspired from the Track 4 of the 2009 demos but on

> a more energetic and speedy rhythm*

>

> * *

>

> *And now the evening: the “Gary Jam”*

>

> * *

>

> *Geordie began to taste the Saint Joseph*

>

> *http://www.vins-saint-desirat.com/*

>

> * *

>

> *and then the Chateauneuf Du Pape (red wines) *

>

> * *

>

> *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauneuf-du-Pape*

>

> * *

>

> *http://www.chateauneuf.com/english/index.html*

>

> * *

>

> *while Youth was on the last Pouilly Fuissé bottle and Jaz rolling his

> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    joint ha ha ha !!!!*

>

> * *

>

> *and they began to play live an instrumental song that immediately stays

> in your mind.*

>

> * *

>

> *But for the rhythm very very unusual but so enjoyable as if The “Sparks

> were meeting Grace Jones” (my own opinion)*

>

> * *

>

> *It’s really a catchy tune in a 70’ style with saturated guitar.*

>

> * *

>

> *Before getting the perfect harmony Jaz really shouted at the engineers

> and said them this “historical “ sentence concerning Geordie*

>

> * *

>

> *WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM ? DON’T MAKE HIM SOUND LIKE A TRIBUTE BAND

> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

>

> * *

>

> *Real funny for me but certainly not for the engineers who really were

> looking at their shoes during these moments with Master Jaz ;o))*

>

> * *

>

> *I must say that he was ALWAYS right about the best matching between bass

> and guitar and that he can be stoned but still have the perfect ear.*

>

> * *

>

> *I wasn’t expecting them to record such a track but the rhythm is so

> dynamic….*

>

> * *

>

> *We decided to have a good Guiness (after all these wines ) at the pub

> around the corner with Paul and his sister, Reza, Youth and an a very nice

> “old man” *

>

> *

> When he went away, Youth spoke to me about him and I realized it was his……

> father.*

>

> * *

>

> *The man named Allen was shaking his body during the jam session and Youth

> told me that he was in better shape while listening to their music as he was

> told to be dead soon several times apparently.*

>

> * *

>

> *We went back to the studio and had some big laughs upstairs with Paul,

> Eddie, Jaz and Reza who will be on the next tour and is looking forward to

> the Apollo Hammersmith because a few years ago he was working there and said

> “ one day I’ll play on this stage “;o))*

>

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>

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>

> *See part 3/3*

>

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