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The Young Knives make LP for £12,000
By Aly Barchi | Published on Tuesday 5 November 2013
One-time Mercury nominees Young Knives have discussed (in The Independent) how they managed to make their new LP, ‘Sick Octave’, on a budget of just £12,000. Amongst other thrifty ploys, the trio built a home studio, customised their own instruments (including a Theremin) and equipment, and made ‘organic’ beats using junk and a free iPad app. Oh, and funded it all with a £12,000 Kickstarter boost, which must’ve been useful.
Singer/guitarist Henry Dartnell says: “The old funding model is unsustainable. We spent £60,000 recording our last album but we didn’t make £60,000. You pay £500 a day to hire a studio then find that the demos you made at home actually sounded better”.
He continues: “You have to be a cottage industry these days. It was daunting because the industry tells you that you have to spend money on an expensive studio to sound good. But once you’ve got some mics for £9 and a few bits and bobs off eBay, it’s much more fun and creatively inspiring to do it yourself”.
‘Sick Octave’ is released this week, and the band play the first in a long line of live dates – all featuring the LP played in its entirety on their DIY ‘rig’ – tonight at Glasgow’s ABC.
