Had a pretty busy week here putting in the final tracks for the E.P. and starting on the mixing.  As always the first stages of mixing were a little frustrating but once I made some adjustments things started to take shape nicely and a few more sessions should do it.  All in all I am very happy with how the songs have turned out.

I jumped back into the studio work with both feet because I had put it on hold to get ready for the first live show.  I guess I was in a bit of an "onwards and upwards" mode considering that there were only a few people at the show and there had also been some minor technical problems.  Generally a bit of a frustrating night I have to admit but I am optimistic that things will get better and I have already sorted out the technical problems.  Now all I have to do is get a few more people to actually show up!

Other than that just getting prepared for tomorrow, another crazy "May Day" here in Berlin.  Considering that I live in the heart of the riot zone there are always some consideration to be made, e.g. parking the car far enough away so there is no risk of it getting damaged, getting some cash (all of the banks and their cash terminals get borded up) and this year because it is on a Saturday I have to remember to do all my grocery shopping today in order to get through until Monday.  Yes, lots to do here so I better get at it!

And just to give you an idea of what it's like, check out this video...

Atari Teenage Riot - May 1st, 1999

As you can guess by the title, there has been quite a bit going on around here over the past few weeks.  But unfortunately not enough it seems.  I'll start with the bad news (which really isn't such a big deal but I like a bit of drama with my morning coffee).  Due to some setbacks in the studio the EP release will be postponed by two weeks making the new release date June 15, 2010.  So now on to the good stuff...

...and where to start?  I suppose the development that ties in with the release date is that there will be a "CD Release Show" at a local record store here in Berlin.  You can check here for info etc.  But that's not the only show coming up.  On May 29th I'll be part of a double bill at a cool club called Madame Claude.  The other band will be Ben & Béné, a dynamic duo from Paris!  That one should be very interesting indeed...

And last but not least, I am really looking forward to the debut show tomorrow night at Supersonic.  I finally had time this week to set everything up the way it will be on stage and was relieved to find out that it works in practice and not just in theory.  Should be a good night!

Maybe I'll see you there...