Because they kick ass!!

They’re just better … right?!

If you are even considering doing an album then it’s because you love them. You love them more than just one or even a few songs. You love long walks on the beach, not short strolls round the carpark.

You probably have a long list of albums you think sound good, or inspire you creatively, and some that changed your life.

Sure a good single is fun, and playlists are a vibe, but albums … albums are like sonic novels we read and reread over and over again! They are like the modern symphony, long and indulgent, full of rich movements and motifs.

When I built Sole Canopy Studio I had…

When was the last time you listened to music? I mean really listened. Listened and didn’t do anything else.

Just…
…listened.

I spent some time at the Soft Centre in Melbourne, a recording and immersive mixing studio owned and run by wizard engineer Christian Scallan. I was there learning about mixing in Dolby Atmos which was an ear opening experience to say the least.

During the tutorial Chris offhandedly pointed out the extent to which music has become a background experience. It so often dwells behind the task at hand. Phone in hand the tiny speaker plays the song that serves the instagram video. With a cinema ticket in hand you can hear it through an incredible immersive audio system, but still playing main support for the headliner, the images. Perhaps with dishes in hand it plays in the kitchen. Or booty in hand it plays…