Dave Fridmann/Tarbox News/Notes
2016
November 2, 2016 Dave is mixing aBrianna Lance song.
October 11, 2016 Dave is mixing a coupleSpoon songs.
September 26, 2016MGMT and Patrick Wimberly are here beginning work with Dave on a new album.
September 19, 2016 Son Michael assisted part-time at the studio while in high school and college. As he moves on to new ventures, we welcome our new assistant, Matt Estep.
September 12, 2016Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are mixing a new record with Dave.
August 22, 2016 MoreSpoon mixing.
July 18, 2016Spoon is here mixing with Dave.
June 20, 2016Flaming Lips.
June 6, 2016Spoon.
May 11, 2016Flaming Lips are back.
April 27, 2016Spoon continues work with Dave.
April 6, 2016Flaming Lips are here working on their next album with Dave.
March 30, 2016 Dave is mixing aWolf Alice song.
March 23, 2016Spoon is here.
March 7, 2016 Dave’s mixing aBand of Horses song.
February 22, 2016 Dave’s mixing anotherGypsy and the Cat song.
February 15, 2016 Dave and son Mike played and recorded the music under Pink for the trailer for the upcomingAlice Through the Looking Glass Extended Spot that aired during the Grammys.
February 10, 2016Spoon is recording with Dave.
January 27, 2016 TheFlaming Lips are here starting a new record with Dave.
January 25, 2016 Dave is working on aGypsy and the Cat mix.
January 18, 2016 Our first project on the new Neve console isThe Octopus Project from Austin, TX. Dave is mixing their new album.
January 6, 2016 After several weeks of prep, begin installing new console, Neve 88RS.
2015
Year End Charting: Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz #42 NME 50 Best Albums of 2015, #10 Entertainment Weekly The 40 Best Albums of 2015
December 9, 2015 Dave is doing anotherMoonlandingz mix.
December 7, 2015 Dave and Michael Ivins are finishing the Yoshimi album in high resolution.
December 4, 2015 Dave is mixing aBrianna Lance song.
December 1, 2015Spoon is here for pre-production with Dave.
November 9, 2015Band of Horses is here with producerJason Lytle mixing their new album with Dave.
October 19, 2015Corbu are here from Brooklyn, NY mixing their first full length album with Dave.
October 5, 2015 2 weeks being spent bringingThe Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots up to high res. Flaming Lips catalog from Soft Bulletin-on will exist in high res. And everything from Tarbox from 2004-on exists in high res. We are decommissioning the board in December so that will be the end of an era.
September 21, 2015 Dave is mixingUni.
August 26, 2015 Trying aBeck remix.
August 2, 2015Flaming Lips are here working on newMiley Cyrus songs.
July 27, 2015 Dave does some mixing forBrianna Lance.
June 9, 2015 TheFlaming Lips are here doing some mixing and recording.
May, 20, 2015 Dave is mixing a newBaroness record.
May 9, 2015 Dave is doing a mix forMutemath.
April 26, 2015 Radio mix forTobias Jesso Jr.
April 22, 2105 Dave mixes twoBrianna Lance songs.
April 1, 2015Baroness returns for more recording.
March 28, 2015 Dave is mixing aFoals song.
March 27, 2015 Dave is mixing aSam Dew song.
March 4, 2015Baroness is here, beginning a new album with Dave.
February 18 , 2015 Finishing theNo Devotion album.
February 13, 2015 Dave mixes aMoonlandingz song.
January 28, 2015 MoreBrandon Flowers mixing.
January 6, 2015 Dave is finishing mixing the newVaccines album.
2014
Year End Charting: Spoon They Want My Soul #29, The Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger Midnight Sun #33 on Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums Of 2014, Spoon #13 on Pitchfork 50 Best Albums of 2014, #12 on Spin 50 Best Albums of 2014, #7 on Under The Radar Top 140 of 2014, #46 on Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2014, #11 Metacritic Albums Mentioned on Most Top 10 Lists - 2014.
December 9, 2014The Vaccines return for more recording.
November 21, 2014 Dave mixes a song forBrandon Flowers.
October 28, 2014 Dave is working withthe Vaccines on their new record.
September 30, 2014 Dave is mixing severalNo Devotion songs.
August 25, 2014Ava Luna is mixing a new record with Dave.
August 12, 2014 John Petri is mixing10,000 Maniacs.
August 4, 2014The Vaccines are here doing some mixing.
July 29, 2014The Flaming Lips are here mixing and mastering “With a Little Help From My Fwends” with Dave.
June 16, 2014The Vaccines arrive from England to begin tracking for a new record with Dave for Columbia.
June 12, 2014 Mixing anotherNo Devotion song.
June 2, 2014 TheFlaming Lips are here doing some mixing with Dave.
April 30, 2104 Dave is finishing moreNumber Girl remastering.
April 23, 201410,000 Maniacs are here working with John Petri.
April 19, 2014OK Go mix.
April 17, 2014 Dave is mixing a song forNo Devotion.
April 12, 2014Flaming Lips here mixing some songs with Dave.
April 10, 2014 Dave’s mixing someOK Go.
April 9, 2014Number Girl remastering.
March 25, 2014 Finishing the newElectric Würms.
March 5, 2014Spoon is here finishing their album.
February 27, 2014Electric Würms mix.
February 26, 2014 Dave’s remasteringNumber Girl School Girl Distortional Addict.
February 19, 2014Mercury Rev is here.
February 6, 2014 Dave is mixing a couple songs forThe Phoenix Foundation.
February 5, 2014 AGOASTT mix.
January 15, 2014Spoon is here, recording with Dave.
January 2, 2014 A couple of days withClap Your Hands Say Yeah.
2013
Year End Charting:Flaming Lips the Terror #49 on Rolling Stone Albums Of The Year #48 Mojo Top 50 Albums of 2013 Pitchfork Album of the Year Honorable Mention
December 9, 2013 Dave’s recording withMercury Rev.
December 6, 2013 Tame Impala’s Lonerism nominated for Grammy category #16 Best New Alternative Music Album.
December 3, 2013 Dave’s mixing someZavalaz.
December 2, 2013 Album of the Year, Best Group & Best Rock Album :: TAME IMPALA won 3 ARIAs last night!
November 18, 2013Spoon is mixing with Dave.
November 11, 2013 Sean and Charlotte are here mixingGOASTT b-sides with Dave.
October 28, 2013 AMercury Rev meeting of the minds.
October 21, 2013 Dave is mixing a newRik Napoli record.
October 7, 2013 Dave’s mixing a coupleFranz Ferdinand songs.
October 5, 2013 MGMT MGMT #14 on Billboard 200.
October 4, 2013 We wish Andrew Everding well as he continues on to work with the Finn family in New Zealand!
September 30, 2013Liam Finn is here finishing his new album with Andrew Everding.
September 13, 2013 Dave is mixing a newClap Your Hands Say Yeah record.
August 29, 2013León is here from Athens, Greece recording with Tony Doogan.
August 12, 2013The GOASTT is mixing with Dave.
July 22, 2013Modern Dog is here from Thailand recording a new album with Tony Doogan.
July 1, 2013Liam Finn is mixing his new record with Andrew Everding for Yep Roc.
June 29, 2013 Recording some vocals withScott Reynolds.
June 24, 2013Neil Finn is here finishing his new record with Dave.
May 31, 2013OK Go finishing their new record for Paracadute.
May 8, 2013Cut Copy is here from Australia mixing an album with Dave for Modular.
April 18, 2013 Dave is mixing theNeil Finn album.
April 17, 2013 Dave is mixing aFranz Ferdinand song.
March 27, 2013OK Go is mixing with Dave.
March 6, 2013MGMT is here finishing their new album for Columbia with Dave.
February 13, 2013 Another recording session withOK Go.
January 17, 2013Neil Finn returns for more recording.
January 3, 2013 Work continues on the newMGMT album.
2012
December 28, 2012 Dave is mixing a coupleGOASTT songs.
Year End Charting: Tame Impala Lonerism #1, The Cribs In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull #8 on NME 50 Best Albums of The Year. Also, Tame Impala Lonerism: #4 Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2012, #2 Under The Radar Top 100 Albums of 2012, #26 on Spin's 50 Best Albums of 2012, #1 on Filter's Top 10 of 2012, #13 Allmusic Best of 2012, #4 Metacritic Best Albums of 2012, #3 Metacritic Critics best albums of 2012.
November 29, 2012OK Go returns for more recording.
November 25, 2012 TheFlaming Lips were here for a day.
November 25, 2012 Tame Impala Lonerism is Triple J Album of The Year.
November 14, 2012 MorePyyramids mixing.
November 11, 2012 Novia Scotia Music and Industry Awards: Wintersleep Hello Hum wins Group Recording of the Year, Recording of The Year and Alternative Recording of the Year.
November 8, 2012 Mastering something.
November 5, 2012 Mixing aPyyramids song.
November 1, 2012 Mix for Janet Weiss,Modern Kin.
October 30, 2012 Tree fell, broke the ac.
October 27, 2012 We now have Pro Tools HDX.
October 6, 2012Neil Finn and his family are here from New Zealand starting a new album.
September 17, 2012OK Go returns to start a second album with Dave.
September 10, 2012Neil Finn is here mixing a song with Dave forThe Hobbit.
August 23, 2012MGMT recording and mixing. And finally too much icecream.
August 8, 2012 Mixing and recording for upcomingGypsy & The Cat album.
August 1, 2012 For the first time since 2004, we are hiring an assistant engineer. We are excited to welcome Andrew Everding to Tarbox Road Studios. He is quite familiar with us as his band Thursday has done three albums here.
June 18, 2012MGMT is here, recording with Dave.
June 13, 2012Flaming Lips mastering session.
May 14, 2012MGMT returns for more recording.
April 25, 2012Mercury Rev is here mixing a song for a Sparklehorse cover album to benefit Mark Linkous’ widow.
April 16, 2012Flaming Lips, finishing their record.
March 26, 2012Lavender Diamond is here mixing with Dave and Damian Kulash.
March 13, 2012 TheFlaming Lips are here recording a new album.
February 27, 2012MGMT is here recording with Dave, starting a new record.
February 8, 2012 More mixing withFlaming Lips.
February 3, 2012 More mixing withTame Impala.
January 21, 2012The Flaming Lipsmixing for an upcoming collaboration album.Biz Markie stopped by for a couple hours on one of the days.
January 2, 2012The Cribs return for mixing their new album with Dave.
2011
Year End Charting: Wild Flag Wild Flag is #9 on Rolling Stone’s Top 50 of 2011, #9 on Spin’s 50 Best Albums of The Year, #15 On NME’s year end list, #49 on Pitchfork Best Albums of the Year, #9 on Metacritic’s Freshman 15 2011‘s Best Debut Album, Wild Flag is #23 and Neon Indian Era Extrana is #50 on Under The Radar’s Top 80 Albums of 2011, Neon Indian Era Extrana is included on Pitchfork Album of the Year Honorable Mention. Neon Indian #40 and Wild Flag #49 on CMJ’s YE Top 200 I think. Thursday No Devolucion is #58 on Kerrang!‘s year end list. Parts and Labor Constant Future is #83 on Amazon’s Outstanding Albums You May Have Missed.
December 7, 2011 Dave and Kevin begin mixing the newTame Impala.
November 27, 2011Flaming Lips show up, leave, come back again.
November 9, 2011The Cribs return for more recording and some mixing.
October 12, 2011 TheFlaming Lips recording the 24 hour song.
September 24, 2011The Cribs are here recording a new record for Wichita with Dave.
September 19, 2011 Dave mixes two morePyrramids songs.
September 12, 2011Wintersleep is finishing mixing with Dave.
August 31, 2011 Tony Doogan is recordingWintersleep.
August 10, 2011 TheFlaming Lips are here recording with Dave.
August 1, 2011 Dave is mixing someWintersleep.
July 15, 2011Wintersleep is here from Hallifax, Nova Scotia, recording with Tony Doogan.
June 19, 2011Ponderosa is here from Atlanta Georgia, recording some songs with Dave.
June 16, 2011 Dave mixes anMGMT song for aLight Night Tales release.
June 6, 2011 AnotherPyyramids mix.
May 23, 2011 Dave is mixing severalPyyramids songs.
May 13, 2011 Dave is mixing a song for the upcomingWild Flag album.
April 27, 2011Neon Indian.
April 13, 2011 More recording withFlaming Lips.
April 7, 2011THE DARK SIDE East West Sound Library won the 2011 MIPA Award on Thursday at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
April 4, 2011 MoreOK Go live.
April 1, 2011 One moreWolf Gang song.
March 25, 2011 Dave begins mixing a liveOK Go album.
March 16, 2011Flaming Lips recording things.
February 23, 2011 More recording withNeon Indian.
February 9, 2011Keane is here from England, recording some songs with Dave for Island.
January 30, 2011Flaming Lips withNeon Indian recording a couple new songs.
January 19, 2011Neon Indian is here, working on a new album with Dave.
January 13, 2011 Dave is mixing a newOK Go song for The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.
January 12, 2011 John Petri is transferring tracks for the 30th anniversary re-release ofManowar’s Battle Hymns.
January 10, 2011 RemasteringMercury Rev Deserter’s Songs.
2010
Charts: SPIN’s 40 Best Albums of 2010 MGMT Congratulations #20, NME 50 Best Albums of 2010 MGMT Congratulations #19, Mojo MGMT Congratulations #3, Q 50 Best Albums of 2010 MGMT Congratulations #10, Under The Radar Top 50 Albums of 2010 MGMT Congratulations #37, Tame Impala Inner Speaker #45, Billboard's Critic’s Picks Top 10 Albums of 2010 MGMT Congratulations #8, Billboard Best Alternative Albums MGMT Congratulations #41.
December 16, 2010Andrew Everding is here finishingthe song.
December 14, 2010 A little moreRoyal Bangs.
October 25, 2010Royal Bangs is mixing a record with Dave for Glassnote Records. They are here from Knoxville, TN.
October 21, 2010 Dave mastersThe Midget.
October 15, 2010 Wait, Max is back.Wolf Gang.
Also, the new soundproof room is finished. This was built from Mid-May to Mid-October. Thanks to Lake Trout, Wolf Gang, Parts and Labor and Thursday for patience.. Greg Snow will be wiring for audio.
October 14, 2010Parts and Labor mastering.
September 27, 2010Thursday is mixing their record for Epitaph.
September 14, 2010Wolf Gang is back, finishing the new record.
August 19, 2010Thursday returns to work with Dave.
August 2, 2010Parts and Labor arrive to mix their album with Dave for Jagjaguwar.
Week ending July 12, 2010:Brandon Boyd The Wild Trapeze #5 on iTunes.
June 17, 2010 MoreWolf Gang with Max.
May 31, 2010Lake Trout is here recording some music.
May 12, 2010Thursday begins their 3rd record with Dave. 2nd one for Epitaph.
April 28, 2010Brandon Boyd returns to mix his solo album.
April 26, 2010John Loose is here for Dolby to do a 5.1 mix of anOK Go song with Dave.
April 21, 2010 MGMT Congratulations #2 Billboard 200.
April 19, 2010 Dave is mixing a coupleGypsy and the Cat songs.
March 31, 2010 Dave andBrandon Boyd begin work on Brandon’s solo album for Sony.
March 17, 2010 Max McElligott ofWolf Gang is here from the UK recording a song with Dave for Atlantic.
March 17, 2010 New doors, new walls, new heating and cooling system, new ceiling fans, new slate floor, new curtains, new bathrooms, new screens, new beds, new moldings, new railings in places. Dave sez: “The changes to the studio are TOTALLY worth it! Recording acoustic piano is so much easier!”. Jeff Davis Construction, Vecchio Brothers Heating and Cooling.
March 9, 2010 Dave is mastering aFalcon record.
March 6, 2010 Dave is mixing aFalcon song.
February 28, 2010 Dave is preparing severalSleater-Kinney tracks forRock Band video game.
February 20, 2010 Dave gets into control room. Wrapping upEast West..
February 2010 Studio Construction.
January 2010East West Sounds,Tame Impala, Studio Construction.
2009
December 29, 2009 Dave masters the newGrand Mal album, Clandestine Songs.
*Decade End Charts:Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of The Decade: 17. MGMT Oracular Spectacular, 27. The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, 70. Sleater-Kinney The Woods;
NME Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade: 46. Delgados The Great Eastern, 100. MGMT Oracular Spectacular;Pitchfork The Top 200 Albums of The 2000s: 67. Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, 127. Sleater-Kinney The Woods;Under The Radar Best of The Decade: 9. Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, 58. The Delgados The Great Eastern, 112. Sparklehorse It's A Wonderful Life, 136. MGMT Oracular Spectacular, 197. Sleater-Kinney The Woods, 198. Mercury Rev All Is Dream
*Year End Charts: Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2009 Flaming Lips Embryonic #4, Spin 40 Best Albums of 2009 Flaming Lips Embryonic #28; Under The Radar Best of 2009 13. Flaming Lips Embryonic, 27. Black Moth Super Rainbow Eating Us
*Chart: Pitchfork CMJ Radio 200 #1128 Flaming Lips Embryonic #1.
December 7, 2009 More mixing withMGMT.
December 2, 2009 MGMT nominated for Grammy categories #4 and 7, Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for Kids.
November 29, 2009Tame Impala return for more mixing.
November 18, 2009 Dave masters aFlaming Lips recording of Dark Side of The Moon.
November 6, 2009 Columbia recordings artists,MGMT are here mixing their new record with Dave.
November 1, 2009 Dave begins mixing forTame Impala, here from Australia recording for Modular.
October 26, 2009 MoreEast West Sounds.
October 23, 2009 Dave is masteringMikey Jukebox.
October 21, 2009 New Moon Soundtrack with OK Go Shooting The Moon is #2 and Flaming Lips Embryonic is #8 on Billboard this week.
October 19, 2009 Dave is mixing someQuasi.
October 13, 2009 Dave begins a project withEast West Sounds.
September 8, 2009 Dave is working on a mix of a Muppet song forOK Go.
September 3, 2009 Dave is working on anMGMT edit for possible use in a Tim Burton film trailer.
June 23, 2009OK Go finish their album.
June 17, 2009 TheFlaming Lips finish their album.
May 13, 2009 TheFlaming Lips are here working on their album for Warner Brothers with Dave.
April 29, 2009OK Go Session 6.
April 8, 2009Flaming Lips session.
March 11, 2009Flaming Lips are here working on a new record.
February 18, 2009OK Go Session 5.
January 28, 2009OK Go Session 4.
January 15, 2009 MGMT Oracular Spectacular #38 On Billboard Top 200.
January 5, 2009OK Go Session 3.
2008
December 2008 MGMT Oracular Spectacular is #1 on NME’s Top Albums of 2008. MGMT #10 Mercury Rev Snowflake Midnight #56 Amazon Top 100 Editors’ pick. MGMT ties Lil Wayne for #10 on the Billboard Ten Best Albums of the Year (critics choice). MGMT #10 Spin 40 Best Albums of 2008. MGMT #31 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2008.
Dec. 1, 2008OK Go second session.
Nov. 19, 2008 Dave is recording and mixing withBlack Moth Super Rainbow. Thanks to Andy Silva for connecting the Black Moths to the Fridmanns..
Nov. 3, 2008Thursday is here mixing their new album for Epitaph.
October 14, 2008OK Go arrives from LA to record a new album with Dave.
September 22, 2009Thursday.
September 8, 2008Flaming Lips are here compiling Christmas on Mars soundtrack, recording a couple of other things.
August 25, 2008 New roof.
August 11, 2008Thursday begins recording a new record with Dave.A lot of twitter reports.
July 10-12, 2008 Dave attends VH1 Rock Honors The Who to assist with Flaming Lips recording.
June 16, 2008Saxon Shore. Mixing.
May 26, 2008 Dave is in working with Marlo Angell and Peter Jasso on their movie,Waiting For The Son.
May 18, 2008Saxon Shore are here working on a new record.
April 30, 2008 TheFlaming Lips finish their movie.
April 3, 2008 Zazen Boys played at BJs. This was a great treat.
March 26, 2008Zazen Boys arrive from Japan to work with Dave.
March 19, 2008Flaming Lips are here finishing Christmas on Mars some more.
March 5, 2008Mercury Rev finish a new album with Dave.
February 20, 2008Future Clouds and Radar mixing with Dave.
January 23, 2008Flaming Lips are here finishing Christmas on Mars.
January 5, 2008Mercury Rev return to work with Dave on their new record.
2007
December 27, 2007Junkbutton record with Ryan Laurie.
December 20, 2007 Dave mastersLove Parade.
December 16, 2007 Dave mastersCarbon Copycats/Captain Bringdown.
December 2007 Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics 5.1 is up for a Best Surround Sound Album Grammy.
December 5, 2007Mercury Rev working on new album.
November 28, 2007 Dave is mastering the newScott Reynolds and the Steaming Beast record.
November 5, 2007Mercury Rev begin a new record with Dave.
October 23, 2007MGMT are here recording B-Sides with Dave for Columbia.
October 8, 2007 The nice unnamed gentlemen return.
September 27, 2007Apollo Sunshine is here, mixing.
September 25, 2007 MGMT plays a show at BJs.
September 10, 2007 A really nice bunch of guys came to record here with Dave.
August 10, 2007Flaming Lips here finishing Hollywood Bowl concert with George and Dave.
June 26, 2007 Japanese band,Mass of The Fermenting Dregs, are here recording a song with Dave. Out of 800 bands, they are the winners of theRoad To Tarbox Audition held by Toshiba/EMI.
May 23, 2007Flaming Lips.
May 2, 2007Pips, Chips and Videoclips are here from Croatia, mixing their next album with Dave.
April 18, 2007 MoreMGMT.
March 21, 2007MGMT here recording with Dave for Columbia Records.
February 28, 2007 TheFlaming Lips return, more live surround mixing, some movie soundtracks, soundtracking.
February 11, 2007 Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics wins 2 grammys: Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered.
February 17, 2007 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Some Loud Thunder #47 on Billboard Top 200.
February 7, 2007De Novo Dahl here from Nashville, TN mixing some songs with Dave for Roadrunner.
January 18, 2007 Dave is mixing two concerts with theFlaming Lips, one for an HD-Dvd release and one for a standard Dvd release.
January 15, 2007 Tarbox upgrades to ProTools 7.3 with an Intel Mac. We now have PS3 for Blu-ray playback and Xbox 360 for HD-Dvd playback. (Get ready, surround sound is getting even more complicated.) Also, new kitchen table and chairs...
January 2007 Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics nominated for 3 Grammys, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
We also got a new toaster and a new couch at the studio. Dave got a Kaoss Pad 3 for Christmas as well!!
2006
December 15, 2006Junkbutton recording with Greg Snow and Ryan Laurie.
December 11, 2006Steve Burns returns. Working on a couple songs with Dave.
November 16, 2006 Dave attends a mastering session at Sterling Sound for the newLow record.
November 9, 2006 Dave masters a newHelmsley record.
November 1, 2006 Robert Harrison is here from Austin, Texas mixing a few songs with Dave for his upcomingFuture Clouds and Radar release.
October 21, 2006 MoreLow.
September 29, 2006Low here to do some recording with Dave.
September 10, 2006Clap Your Hands Say Yeah return to finish their record.
August 23, 2006 Dave mixes aPolyphonic Spree song.
August 7, 2006Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
July 29, 2006 Lightning strikes the studio. We are hustling to repair/replace affected gear before next sessions..Thanks as always to Greg Snow and Vecchio for all the help.
July 23, 2006 Dave supervises audio recording ofFlaming Lips Hollywood Bowl show in California.
June 26, 2006Scott Reynolds here from Austin finishing up the Steaming Beast record.
June 17, 2006Brazil are back finishing their record.
June 5, 2006Clap Your Hands Say Yeah begin working with Dave on a new record.
June 3, 2006Mercury Rev here mastering a new Essentials and BSides album.
May 10, 2006 Thursday A City By The Light Divided #20 on Billboard this week.
May 8, 2006Brazil here from Indiana making a record with Dave for Immortal.
April 12, 2006 Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics is #11 on Billboard this week.
April 10, 2006Longwave are here recording a couple songs with Dave.
March 29, 2006Steve Burns is here mixing the songs he recorded back in Jan. 2005.
March 23, 2006 Dave is mixing aScott Reynolds song.
March 22, 2006 Dave is remasteringThe People's Front album, Speeches of Articulate Poison.
March 21, 2006 Dave doing aThursday remix.
March 20, 2006 Dave attends a mastering session at Sterling Sound for the newThursday record.
March 6, 2006 Dave is in mastering a newDan Berrgren album.
February 20, 2006 Ok kids...Regarding The Flaming Lips Soft Bulletin 5.1 Warner Brothers cd mixup(see feb. 4)..The address for sending the cd back is incorrect on the website and the dvd itself, I guess...???!!! The correct address I am told is:The Flaming Lips P.O. Box 3265 Edmond OK 73083 USA.If you need to contact a person about this, contact derek at world's fair:derek@worlds-fair.net. He will help you out.
February 6, 2006Thursday are back for mixing.
February 4, 2006Soft Bulletin 5.1....On January 27, a Friday, we finally received a copy of the pressing of The Flaming Lips Soft Bulletin 5.1. That's when we discovered that the dvd wouldn't play properly on two of our four dvd players and that the wrong cd had been included in the package. We informed Warner Brothers of the problems we were having and they should be shipping the correct cds by now. Also, for people who ended up with wrong cd (I would be bummed, actually I am; I really want that version of the record!), you can contact the Lips via their PO Box and exchange the cd. As for the dvd problem, there has been a change in the dvd specification that affects most Pioneer dvd players and many Chinese import dvd players that do not comply to the new specification. Pioneer is aware of the problem and we are told they will update your firmware for free.
January 16, 2006 Latest project:Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics 5.1.
January 2, 2006Thursday back for Island recording with Dave.
2005
Tarbox Charting:!! Time Magazine has Sleater-Kinney The Woods in their top 12 list. Mojo has The Woods #12. Rolling Stone has The Woods #12. Spin has The Woods #35. Pitchfork has The Woods #19. CMJ 30 Best has The Woods #14. Amazon Editors Picks has Low The Great Destroyer #49 and The Woods #60. Buffalo Gusto has Mercury Rev The Secret Migration #5 in their top 10 Albums of The Year List. The meta-critic has The Woods #6 on their 30 best reviewed list..
December 12, 2005 TheFlaming Lips return to the Southern Tier to finish the stereo version of At War With The Mystics...
November 28, 2005Thursday returns to continue work on their new record.
November 4, 2005Flaming Lips recording for Warner Brothers.
October 15, 2005Thursday begins recording a new record with Dave for Island Records.
October 13, 2005 Our friend Kevin Scott died yesterday. He worked at The Site in San Francisco and we went to college with him. He was one of those really good guys. Of course. My sympathy goes out to my friends in San Fran because I know what he meant to them...An unexpected heart attack at the age of 41. Damn.
October 3, 2005 Dave's mixing someQuasi.
September 9, 2005The Sleepy Jackson here from Australia mixing a new record with Dave.
August 18, 2005Thursday visit with us here to see what it's all about.
August 3, 2005 TheFlaming Lips are here working on their new record.
August 1, 2005 Dave mixes a song forArt School.
June 24, 2005Saxon Shore mixing.
June 23, 2005 Bill Whitten here mastering the newGrand Mal record with Dave.
June 14, 2005Flaming Lips return for more.
June 11, 2005 Dave attendsTape Op Conference 2005 in New Orleans. He and F. Reid Shippen do a mixing demonstration and he is also included on the Producer's panel. It would seem that the newSleater-Kinney album is causing distress amongst certain of the audio community and other types of purists. I would venture to wonder if perhaps we are becoming afraid of.....ROCK!!!????? Could it be even worse that the people that are really rocking are women? Maybe it is just fear of change. I dunno. People are really riled up and a lot of people really love this album too. So...It would seem, a success. Don't blame Greg; it was mastered correctly. Don't blame this on Dave; he didn't write it.
June 2005 Sleater-Kinney The Woods #1 CMJ Radio 200 Charts.
June 7, 2005 Dave is in finishing a song forTrespasser's William.
May 26, 2005 Dave has found it necessary to cancel a mixing session with the Japanese band,Art School. Due to ill health, he is going to take several weeks off in an attempt to regain his faculties. It would seem the borg-like schedule he has been maintaining for the last five years is finally catching up with him; he is human after all! (After regeneration assimilation will begin anew).
May 18, 2005Saxon Shore are here recording with Dave for Burnt Toast Vinyl.
May 4, 2005Flaming Lips here recording with Dave.
May 1, 2005 Dave does aSigur Ros mix for Geffen.
April, 20, 2005Trespassers William are here from Seattle, mixing an upcoming album for Nettwerk Records.
April 17, 2005Scott Reynolds and The Steaming Beast.
April 2005 Tarbox surround issues are finally sorted out with a final system that includes Prism ADA-XR Converter, StudioComm 68/69 Monitoring System, and additional Quested Monitors.
April 1, 2005 TheFlaming Lips record Bohemian Rhapsody for a Queen tribute in stereo and surround.
March 30, 2005 After tomorrow, theFlaming Lips Soft Bulletin Surround project should be finished.
March 18, 2005 Alex Greenwald ofPhantom Planet in recording with Dave.
March 2, 2005 Dave and Michael Ivins in not finishing theFlaming Lips Soft Bulletin in surround sound.
February 18, 2005 TheFlaming Lips are here at Tarbox working on a new album for Warner Brothers Records with Dave.
February 8, 2005 Another day withLake Trout.
February 2, 2005 FinishingLips Soft Bulletin in Surround. And on to the extras.
January 2005 Low The Great Destroyer #1 CMJ Radio 200 Chart.
Jan. 26, 2005Steve Burns here recording some songs.
Jan. 19, 2005Lips Surround. Also, Dietzen Carpets in replacing flooring in control room, bedrooms, upstairs bathroom and kitchen.
Jan. 18, 2005Gritty Midi in mixing some more.
Jan. 17, 2005 Dave attendsSleater-Kinney mastering session at Sterling Sound.
Jan. 14, 2005Bass Piggy Session 12 from 2001 is mixed.
Jan. 10, 2005Scott Reynolds recording more stuff with Dave and Steven.
Jan. 6, 2005Lake Troutin mixing with Dave.
