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Recording Under Way

Phil — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:37:10 +0000

So I can officially announce to the 18 of you who read my blog (thanks!), that I am in the process of recording a new full length record. What started as a 30 minute EP has morphed into something a bit longer (45 minutes roughly) and I think I am going to call it a full length. The release date of this record are completely unknown. When I am fully finished with a number of the tracks I will start demoing it to indie record labels to see if anyone will actually bother releasing it.

I have high hopes for the new material, because it’s a direction that I don’t think a lot of people have ever gone. While I can see some comparisons to Opeth or Edge of Sanity being made, I do really think that this is going to be a unique release, in tone, feel and musicianship. One that I think will be best approached with an open mind.

I have stated from the beginning that the point of Æthereal is to be an ever changing entity that helps me best express what I want to express through music. This means that the music will never conform to the standards of a genre and I think that this bothers some. But I truly believe that this new record will appeal to fans of progressive music and death metal and I hope that’s the case.

I can tell you this about the new record. As it stands right now it will be thematic, and this time it will be thematic musically as well as lyrically. And it will consist of 6 songs, one of which I have already posted a demo sample of.

I have also enlisted a fretless bass player to hold down the bass end for the final project and I feel strongly that this is going to be awesome when it’s finished.

Let’s hope this all turns out as well as its intended.

New Material, A Sample and an Announcement

Phil — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:59:56 +0000

I am finally moving in direction towards the new record that I’ve been talking about for a while now. I’ve got the electric guitars in the bag for the first two tracks (for the most part), and now I’ve got two new tracks to work on. There had been some distractions for a while, but I think that I’ve actually got things sorted now and I’m back on track to produce something that is going to hopefully be unique in today’s less-than-unique metal scene. Not super “new”, necessarily, but a new approach to familiar things. A blending of the music I love into something great.

I have yet to decide on a lyrical theme. Before I wrote the fourth track, I was pretty sure that I had one down, but now I’m not so sure. It makes the whole planning process a bit of a pain in the ass, but again, it’ll sort itself out. The recording process itself has been pretty fun for the most part. One major thing has been that I’m trying to keep things more raw. A lot of the reviewing and music listening that I’ve been doing has made me realize just how over-the-top the industry is with production right now. And while I like *clear* production I also like bands that sound like they went into the studio and played their instruments. In this case I’m trying to do most everything in one or two takes in order to have a more raw approach and I think it’s going to work out for me, but I guess you’ll be the judges of that in the long run.

Also, it’s not certain yet, but it looks like I’ve got someone else to play bass on this record. I think that this is a major development because bass is a completely underrated instrument in its importance. I love bands with good bass, think Steve Digiorgio or Martin Mendez or Jeroen Paul Thessling. Having a great bass approach on this music will definitely help carve its own sound, as well helping to pin up what I consider to be one of the weakest aspects of my own music—a lack of fretless bass.

A Warning and New Tracks!

Phil — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:16:32 +0000

Apparently a bunch of people found Æthereal through some download sites. That’s great! Download my music, but I want to clarify something right now:

This old version of the album is not recorded very well. It is a demo and it sounds like shit. I am currently working on an updated version of the album with a much higher sound quality. Anyone who downloads the album from BandCamp for free (or donates) and leaves their e-mail address will receive an e-mail and a promo code for a free copy of the new version when it is done.

It is awesome that you’re interested in the music and I really appreciate that. Just, keep in my mind that this version probably takes a few listens to get understand the music and the newer version will sound much, much, much, much better.

Haunted by Visions

Phil — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:10:30 +0000

It’s been a while since I posted an update. I’ve been busy recording a bunch of stuff, one such thing is the track “Haunted by Visions” which was the third track off of the Premonitions demo from 2008. In light of the fact that I’m going to be recording an EP this summer, I’ve decided to go back and re-record the record to get myself acquainted with the material and, frankly, because the old record sounds not as good as I would like. It was obviously a much poorer quality demo than I had originally imagined due to my own ignorance.

I’ve always been frustrated with the reaction to the demo personally because I feel like the material on their is strong and I aim to prove that with this new EP and a full or partial re-recording of Premonitions. In any case, you can hear the full song in its new “demo” form at MySpace!

…and We’re Live!

Phil — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:16:10 +0000

Welcome to the brand new Æthereal website! Not only will this site be the place for information, news, etc., etc., etc., but it will also be a place where I plan on doing a DIY blog (over at the Production Blog section). There will be more news coming soon about an EP that I hope to have out this summer and feel free to check out the links section to find out about bands that I dig, admire or worship.

Don’t forget that Premonitions is FREE to download over at Band Camp (or you could give a donation, which is greatly appreciated!). Also, you can hear extra tracks and other projects over at the Extras / Sounds section of the site and you can also download the entire Dumah discography over there for free!

Söker Musiker

Phil — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:19:35 +0000

Æthereal söker musiker i Uppsala eller Stockholm. Jag söker en gitarrist, basist och trummis som är intresserade av progressiva, dödsmetal och svartmetal band som: Cynic, Opeth, Obscura, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Enslaved, Ihsahn, Death, Necrophagist, In Flames, osv. Jag söker inte bara maskiner som bara kan spela utan dem som också skulle vilja skriva själv och vara en del av ett äkta band.

Jag har släppt en 55-minutsdemoskiva (Premonitions, 2008) på ett amerikanskt bolag och jobbar på ny musik just nu.

Eget instrument nödvändigt. Måste vilja spela lajv. Måste vilja åka på turné. Kolla skivan här: http://bandcamp.aetherealmetal.com. Kom ihåg att denna är en demoskiva och ljudkvalitet är inte så bra.

Är du intresserad så skickar du mejl till: phil@aetherealmetal.com

New Work on Demo

Phil — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:21:57 +0000

Æthereal has begun the writing and pre-production work on the new, as-of-yet untitled demo to be released in the upcoming year. The album will contain four or 5 tracks, including one that has been released already and will be totally re-recorded and another that is a cover. This, however, will not be your usual cover and the band hopes deeply that everyone will be interested in hearing a new take on something that is totally outside of the realm of the music that Phil has made up to this point.

In other completely unrelated news, the entire Premonitions demo is now available for download via Band Camp.

Premonitions for Download: Name Your Price!

Phil — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:21:01 +0000

I’ve decided to make Premonitions available in its entirety via BandCamp. You can choose what you want to pay for it, and all of those proceeds will go directly to the band project.

You can also stream the entire album in entirety with lyrics.

Check it out here: http://aethereal.bandcamp.com/