Hello friends,

If you have some time go ahead and sentence yourself to four minutes of sludging despair. All instruments, vocals, and production was done by me in my "new studio."

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This was kind of an experiment before I go record the rest of the songs on the demo (a faster d-beat core song, a doom-sludge song, and a few songs combining those).

Here is the recording equipment I used (hence the pathetic drum sound):

• Drums --

  1x AT2020 USB mic over the drumset
  1x SM57 mic in the kick drum

• Guitar -- (Blackstar tube distortion pedal into a Peavey Powered EQ, Peavey Booster, Peavey Power Amp, into a 1x15 1x4 / 4x10 1x4 / 4x10 2x3)

  1x AT2020 USB mic in center of room
  1x SM57 mic on the Sunn Model 3 cabs, a few inches from the speaker cone

• Bass -- (Same as guitar setup, no Blackstar pedal)

  1x SM57 mic on the 1x15, a few inches from the speaker cone

• Vocals --

  Had my roommates lock me in the recording closet. Vodka SM57 a sock

• Production --

  Audacity
  FLStudio 11 Producer Edition. Both mics recorded simultaneously and independently (finally).

The next songs should be a significant improvement: More mics on the drums, more drum equipment (non-shitty cymbals), Sunn amp head, streamlined recording process.

Known issues with this mix:
* Drum impacts do not cut through
* Cymbals are super bright and obvious
* Some unwanted low-frequency mud on the guitar
* Bass doesn't quite punch in the face yet
* Shoddy slicing/transition between riffs at the end