Today I’m talking with guitarist & producer KURT BALLOU — a true luminary of the heavy music scene, on both sides of the mixing board.
In 1990, he co-founded the pioneering metalcore band CONVERGE, whose 11th studio album, LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH, arrives on February 13.
Kurt also owns & operates GOD CITY STUDIO in Salem, MA, where he records, engineers, produces, & mixes a breathtaking array of bands. He’s given an instantly recognizable mix of grit & clarity to scores of landmark punk, metal, & hardcore records, including LPs by his own band, as well as Cave In, Isis, Pg. 99, Torche, Trap Them, Russian Circles, & many more.
In this episode, we discuss the mechanics of track sequencing, the alien geometry of sound capture, & the dreamy rhythms of deep time.
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TIMESTAMPS:
02:19 // \"Love is Not Enough\" (Converge)
03:27 // Album Leaks
06:52 // New LP & Track Sequencing
12:09 // Studio Geometry
16:01 // ‘90s Boston Rock Scene
21:22 // Hearing HUM / “Stars” on the Radio
27:34: \"Isle of the Cheetah\" Discussion
01:00:38 // \"Eagles Become Vultures\" (Converge)
[Misc: Karate, \"This Plus Slow Song\"]
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