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You can hear it specially in the intro of "Fred & Rättvisa." The only special thing on that recording is that I used two amps for the guitar. Yes, it's recorded live in the rehearsal room with this "tape deck/microphones" setup. Was this recording made on a regular cassette player or some other method? What do you remember about the recording? The first Mob 47 demo release, the "Hardcore Attack" tape, like the Cencur recording sounds like it was recorded live in the rehearsal room. We only did one recording with Censur as I remember and it was also recorded with the "tape deck/microphones" setup. Do you recall how about those recordings were made? You next band was Cencur with Chrille switching to drums, which had two songs on the "Grievous Musical Harm" cassette compilation (Xcentric Noise) and you also recorded two demos (which I have never heard).
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This must have given you a great grounding for recording on the 4-track. Wow, that is amazing! Basically you turned a humble cassette deck into a multi-track recording device. I think we only did like 2-3 recording this way before I bought the Portastudio.
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There were no mixing ability so the placement of the microphone was crucial and very time consuming. The deployment of the microphones varied if I wanted to record the source to left, right or both channels. The setup was 15-20 very cheap microphones which I assembled together with "screw terminal blocks" to one left and one right output channel, which I connected to the tape deck. We made a live recording with the "tape deck/microphones" setup.Ĭan you please tell us a bit more about this "tape deck/microphones" setup? The other guys were more into hard rock, so we played a mix of punk and hard rock, I think. Speedy Snails was me (guitar), Chrille (bass), Jögge (vocals) and two other guys (guitar and drums). Did you make any recordings with them and if so how were they recorded? To be honest, I don't think I have ever heard them. Speedy Snails was your first band, with Chrille playing bass in that band. The result wasn't that good in my opinion and a couple of months later we rented the Portastudio again and recorded the "Karnvapen Attack" session and used the tracks from this recording instead. No, I just rented it for a weekend, read the manual, and we recorded some tracks that initially where supposed to be on the "Really Fast Vol 2" compilation.
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I saw in our music music store an advertisement that said "Rent Tascam 244 Portastudio for a weekend." As I before just recorded with a tape deck with 8-10 really cheap microphones with no mixing capability, it sounded very interesting.ĭid anyone give you any tips or lessons on how to use the Portastudio, either before buying one or during the time when you were regularly recording on one? Did anyone in the band study sound engineering? When did you first become aware of a cassette 4-track Portastudio and that this could be a viable way for your punk bands to record? In an interview conducted by Mark Wanky (ENT, Sarcasm, The Wankys, etc.) with Åke Henriksson of Mob 47, Protes Bengt, Discard, and more, they discuss the setup of the studio, the techniques used to get such a raw yet distinguishable sound, and much more. It is this boutique and obscure studio that is the focus of this feature. Various bands have listed their recordings as having been produced at "bowling alley studio" as a cheeky reference to the Mob 47's private production facility. This studio setup has gone on to achieve a niche yet cult status for being the place responsible for producing so much unrelenting Swedish hardcore. Additionally, they were instrumental behind the scenes with their Bowlingstudion ("bowling alley studio") in which they recorded other Swedish bashers, including the legendary Crudity demo. But aside from being known for their own songs, the members were involved in a slew of side projects including Censur, Discard, Protes Bengt, and Röjers. Like most Swedish hardcore bands of the era, Mob 47 were influenced by Discharge and UK punk, but their decision to incorporate the blazing fast thrash sound played by US bands such as Gang Green, DRI, and Poison Idea pushed them to a higher level. Appearing on a slew of international compilations, including the quintessential "International P.E.A.C.E." (R Radical, 1984) and "Cleanse The Bacteria" (Pusmort, 1985), they were obligatory staples on every tape trader's list. Stockholm, Sweden's Mob 47 were darlings of the international hardcore scene throughout the 1980s.