Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Malcolm Burn & Breathe

Glitch sena.reisenweaver@verizon.net
Fri, 08 Mar 2002 22:29:45 -0400


I remember reading that one of the Oils said afterward it wasn't like they
were making an Oils album, it was like they were making a Malcolm Burn
album.
This bummed me out about Breathe, because I love it.  Oh well.
--Glitch

"who needs a stealth bomber?"

> From: Stephen Scott <nornirn@lycos.co.uk>
> Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 00:36:33 -0700 (MST)
> To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
> Subject: [Powderworks] Malcolm Burn & Breathe
> 
> I was wondering does anyone know much about the Breath
> producer Malcolm Burn? I seem to remember reading
> somewhere that the band were not very happy with his
> recording techniques. I am a big fan of a Belgian band called
> Zita Swoon whos' "I paint pictures on a wedding dress" was
> produced by Malcolm Burn. They were so unhappy with the
> production that they went straight into the studio and made a
> mini album of new tracks without him, and in doing so,
> capturing the sound that they had originally wanted. It was
> only made available free with the first few copies of the CD. (I
> have been trying to find it for ages now).
> They had said that he was a control freak. This is from one of
> their websites.
> "This is surprisingly upbeat, recorded in New Orleans and
> mixed by Malcolm Burn. After the initial shock wears off, the
> album receives an excellent reception and reaches gold within
> a year. A limited edition version of the album was released
> which included 'The Sound Hobbyist', a 9-track mini-album.
> Zita Swoon were quite unhappy with the way that Malcolm
> Burn had chosen to produce their album and this was their own
> offering to their fans."
> I was wondering if anyone has any info on the recording
> process of Breathe?
> Cheers
> Stephen
> "This is a mad house..."
> 
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