have to thank Glenn Prangnell for his contributions to my blog, here is part two of the e-mail interview we've done. I don't think this will be the last post about the Groovy Uncle on here!
'back to mono' - have you always produced in mono, how is this possible in today's digital age
At State we mixed in both mono and stereo. The released album is in stereo but it's always good to have both to "contrast and compare". In the old days mono ruled. Stereo was seen as a novelty and often not a lot of care was taken during the mixing sessions. That's why so many old vinyl records sound incredible in mono played on a good deck through good speakers. But well produced stereo mixes sound amazing too. As you'll hear when you buy this album.
Mono mixes are good for radio airplay too. Ironically, these days a lot of people listen to music through lousy computer speakers so the stereo mix with all it's subtleties can be wasted anyway and mono will sound better. Get a turntable and PLAY LOUD!
tell me a bit more about the Medway scene
There is and always has been an enormous amount of musical and artistic talent in the Medway Towns. Medway has actually become a genre in it's own right. Billy Childish's work and notoriety have now spanned 5 decades and Pete Molinari has recently been receiving high praise. People know about the Medway Legends-The Prisoners, Milkshakes, Dentists, JTQ, Buff Medways -but there are many, many more out there doing there thing. The Len Price 3, The Flowing, Didi Bergman, Archie Wah Wahs, Lupen Crook, Ben Jones, The Deccas, The Bresslaws, Stuart Turner, Andy White, Armitage Shanks, The Galileo 7, The Singing Loins, UFK...... and that's just a few on the music scene! There's also the arts scene with people like Dave Wise, Zara Carpenter, Daisy Parris and Phil and Lisa Dillon. As you can tell I'm trying to plug as many people as possible but believe me there are many more. To summarize: the Medway Scene is alive and kicking thank you very much!
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