West Water Outlaws

Self-Described as High Energy Rock & Roll from Boulder, CO, West Water Outlaws can tear it up. The studio became aware of  the Outlaws after they won Colorado University’s Battle of the Bands. It took a while, but we convinced these fellas to come into UI Sound and record their new single, C’Mon. I’ll let the band tell the rest of their story:

“The Outlaws were formed in early 2010 when singer Blake Rooker accidentally walked into the wrong statistics class, hazily. He ran into a friend from freshman year at CU, Will S. Buck Esq. who had interest in forming a band. After fifteen minutes of what felt like brothers meeting for the first time, Rooker and Buck discovered each others love for down home blues and dirty rock and roll, and a band practice was scheduled for later that evening. After a few practices and some spirited writing sessions the band started playing parties in the basement of Rooker’s house. Interestingly enough during the mass explosion of dj software and macbook pros, not many parties in Boulder featured live Rock & Roll bands at this point in time. The Rock parties were a hit.”

WEST WATER OUTLAWS 

Single Release Party at Cervantes’ in Denver on Dec. 2, 2011

Antióquia

Establishing a band in San Francisco is allot like starting a restaurant- if you want to survive, you better be great. The competition across genres is deep and wide (I’m talking about music now). I first heard of Antióquia when they played a gig at the Southern Sun. Recently, I found out they were again touring the mountain west and would be making a stop in Boulder. So, I got in touch. They were, as luck would have it, looking to record a new single entitled, Man Jumping Off The Planet. Expecting the eclectic and unexpected (as any Bay Area native would), the studio assembled a collection of vintage and modern gear that would match up to the sounds. The band, the performance, the song- none of it disappointed. Mixing Rock, Psychedelia, Avant-garde and African, Antióquia blended together a track that will only be found in your finest eateries, so to speak.

ANTIOQUIA

Wheelchair Sports Camp

For sometime I lamented the fact that I didn’t hear lyrics that boldly pushed antiestablishmentarianism, or mildly suggested socio-political discontent or even just softly took a stand. I thought about posting an ad in craigslist: Where Have All The Flowers Gone? In the meantime, I had been hearing more and more about a local Hip Hop act called, Wheelchair Sports Camp. Whether through blogs, tips from sound engineers, or artist referrals, it was obvious that this group was percolating. So the studio reached out and connected with front-woman, Kalyn Heffernan. At the session, after we uploaded backing tracks and began a run-thru featuring vocals, live drums and saxophone, it was clear that W.S.C. was breaking form and maybe even breaking ground by entering into Spoken Word. Kalyn unleashed an effortless philippic aimed at…well, you just have to stay tuned and hear it for yourself. So long Craigslist. Seeger would be proud.

Wheelchair Sports Camp

FaceMan Returns

Returning to the studio to cut three new tracks for a forthcoming album release was renowned Denver Pop/Rock trio, FaceMan. Since we last saw them (after cutting the single StanDeasy), FaceMan has given countless hogh-profile performances including the epic, First Waltz at the Bluebird Theater, and have even cut tracks with legendary horn sections the Dirty Dozen and Rebirth Brass Bands. Wow. What’s next?

FACEMAN

The Hits Are Not a Miss

I confess to not having hosted many female Rock ‘n Roll artists. Not out of design, mind you, but happenstance, I suppose. The studio hit the jackpot recently when The Hits came into record their new single, When It Falls. The all-female Rock trio had flashes of crimson and clover, velvet and zeppelin, to name a few audible influences. But the tasty guitar work, heavy, heavy drumming and clear-cutting vocals gave The Hits a sound all their own.

The Hits

The Amends: Holy Shit, Who Are These Guys?

The Amends eponymous debut album is here! The project was produced, recorded, mixed and mastered at UI Sound Studios. We could describe the experience with superlatives, but Gas Lantern Media preempted using these good words:

Those moments of musical experimentaion that were so thrilling on (their EP) are everyewhere on The Amends. And they appear to greater effect, tapping into just about every layer of post-punk, true- rock, sad-sack revelation and garage-door-exploding power-riffing… holy shit, who are these guys?

The Amends

Mosey West is the Best

After winning the Fresh Cuts Challenge, a joint-contest by the Marquee Magazine and UI Sound Studios, Mosey West hit the studio and knocked out their debut 5 song EP.

“Mosey West’s music is raw energy that you do your best to harness. Sometimes the sound struck like unpredictable lightning; but on those special occasions that you hear on the album tracks, it was thermionic emission.”

The EP release is set, so check out Mosey West. You won’t be disappointed!

Mosey West in the Marquee

Mosey West

Expurgate

Expurgate, a Denver-based Metal band, recorded a single with UI Sound. Engineered by Ben Romsdahl, who is quickly becoming the go-to engineer in the genre, the track hits hard. Here’s what the band says about themselves:

“Slamming brutal death started in the summer of 2010 featuring members of ex-Cerebral Incubation, ex-Intracranial Butchery, Calculating Genocide, Carcinoma and Suppress The Dilusion“

Expurgate

Gravity Cello

Phil Norman: arranger, composer, virtuoso musician. Phil has been UI Sound Studio’s go-to session cellist for a while. With classical underpinnings and avant-garde sensibility, Norman’s tunes will appeal to both the classical audiofile and the open-minded Rock ‘ Roller. His chops are featured on tracks by the Elephant Revival’s Dango Rose, Rosh- renowned member of The Blind Cafe, Something Underground, and Mestizo, to name a few.

An EP is in the making, but check out Phil Norman now:

UI Sound: Soundcloud

Phil Norman | Gravity Cello

Mestizo Is In Your Neighborhood

Easy-groovin’ Mestizo finished their new 5 song EP at UI Sound Studios. The project represents the emergence of amazingly talented singer/songwriter, Jon Leyba. Tons of lyrical hooks and a voice that melts the soul, should take this artist to a higher ground. Performing on unknown guitars, a melodica, alternative percussion- including the studio’s custom Oklahoma Snare, and a late nineteenth century coctail grand piano, Mestizo’s sound is unique.

Keep an eye open for upcoming regional shows and stay tuned for the EP release!

Mestizo