Recording Update #6

FINALLY!!  It’s time for a brand new recording update.

We ‘re humming along on the base tracks now, with only three more songs to get laid down, so we’ll be moving forward onto overdubs real soon.  We’ve got some awesome guests lined up to lend us a hand for some of these, including our good friends Nate Powers (MC Undun), Tarek Ajak (Mother Tareka-Peak Soil), Sam Klass (Hood Klass Perri), and plenty more.

There’s a whole lot of new sounds, for those who’ve only heard the Busride EP, or even the Live recording from Pepper Jack Café, things are sounding remarkably different these days.  As far as the audio updates (which you can dig at subcollective.ca/recording.html or our ReverbNation Page), we’ve got brand new versions of both “New Funk” & “Sorta Like I’m Flyin’”.  It’s mostly just cleaned up guitar and keys tracks, but there’s plenty more on the way.

If you’ve not already done so, please go to subcollective.ca/contact.html and join our mailing list.  We’ve got a bit of a “Thank You” for those that do, in the form of a free download, an album preview studio jam, never before heard by human ears (besides our own).

Lastly, a massive Cheers! out to all of you that came out to the SuperCrawl after-party at Sky Dragon last week!  We had an awesome night, and we hope you dug the additional members, Sam & Tarek on guitar & sax respectively.  We got an opportunity to wander through and dig some of the crawl, and I must say how happy I was to see so many folks out supporting the event despite the weather.  It goes to show the support the people of Hamilton have for their city & arts community.  Well done!

If you have photos and the like you want to share with us, feel free to send them to us at subcollective.ca@gmail.com

Cheers!

Hamilton’s Mayday Street Festival Info

Below is the full info for the Mayday Festival in Hamilton, next Saturday.  The Subterraneans will be closing the festivities with a full hour of music, including a special guest (or two).  Come out, enjoy the day.  Lots of art, music and good times!

Dig:

MAYDAY STREET FESTIVAL
DATE: Saturday May 2
LOCATION: King William St. (between James St N and Hughson St N)
11 am to 11 pm
Join us for the third annual celebration of Mayday: A Festival of Liberation. King William Street is closed down for the day and musicians, artists, community organizations and more take over. All are welcome to this free celebration of arts and social justice. A children’s play area and Bouncy Castle make the day fun for families, while good music, good food and informative displays and workshops offer something for everyone. The Mayday Festival asks us to imagine a planet free from poverty, war, discrimination and environmental destruction. Lets come together to envision this better world in the streets of Hamilton! The incredible lineup of performers includes: International Hip Hop sensation Lee Reed, the Subterraneans, Steve Sinnicks, the Rhyme Travelers, Teal Booth, Montreal Jazz Chamberlain, The Human Race, Ijo Vudu Dance Company, Rose Gowling, Heidi-Ann Crocini, Dave Gould, Sean Park, Weakgenes, and more! Check www.skydragon.org for updates.

Performance schedule:

11am-11:30am: First Nations Opening

11:45am-12:30pm: Montreal Jazz Chamberlain

12:40-1:10: Brandon (Irish Music)

1:20-1:50: Bucky & Dan

2:00-2:50: Ijo Vudu Dance

3-3:30: Rose Gowling & Heidi Ann

3:35-4:05: the Human Race

4:10-4:40: Lea Beauvais

4:50-5:20: Weakgenes

5:50-6:30: Rhyme Travellers & Guest

6:40-7:20: Steve Sinnicks

7:35-8:05: Rose Gowling & Heidi Ann

8:10-8:50: Teal Booth

9-9:50: Lee Reed

10:05-11: the Subterraneans