Gallery of Carpet Recording

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Champions release debut LP

Champions have released their debut LP titled 'Traveler' recorded and mixed at Gallery of Carpet by producer Brian Zieske. The songs are dynamic and captured live to magnetic analog tape. We then transferred to the digital format for further tracking and overdubbing, this allowed us more tracking options and the ability to move quick while experimenting with new instrumentation and tones. If you enjoy their music please support them directly and purchase a download.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Apteka and both Soft Speaker LPs selected as best Chicago albums of 2011

Apteka's 'Gargoyle Days' and both Soft Speaker LPs have been selected by Chicago Tunes "Best Local Releases of the Year: 2011"

"...their first of two full-length albums of 2011 nearly ascending to the top of my favorite recordings..."

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Soft Speaker and Apteka. 2 of 10 albums selected as Chicago Tribune's best of 2011

Congrats to Soft Speaker and Apteka 2 0f 10 albums selected by the Chicago Tribune for their best of 2011 list! It was awesome working with both of these unique bands!

The best Chicago music of 2011

5. Apteka, 'Gargoyle Days' (aptekamusic.com)

This quartet builds an expressway to your skull in the grand tradition of Sonic Youth, Spiritualized and other guitar armies. On its first full-length album, Apteka luxuriates in the sound and physicality of humming amplifiers, but crucially, the band doesn't forget the songs.

9. Soft Speaker, 'I'll Tend Your Garden' (softspeaker.com)

The first of two full-length albums released by this co-ed quartet this year, "I'll Tend Your Garden" is a haven for guitar lovers. Six-string tones overlap and crash, sometimes hurtling ahead, other times creating huge, cavernous spaces for bass and drums to roam. Though the vocals are fairly nondescript, they become another almost subliminal texture in the band's widescreen sound.