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The song Bleed was composed by my old band JAR in 1995 or so, after the recording of the want CD. We managed to capture a live performance of the song during our farewell gig, but the recording engineer subsequently taped another band over it because he hadn’t heard from us in a couple weeks and he couldn’t scrape up 25¢ for a phone call (much less $5 for a fresh ADAT tape).

In late 2004 I discovered and posted a low-fi board mix, captured to cassette during a college show back in the day. I was preparing, at the time, to rerecord the song in my home studio — a session that was documented here. Also I published some notes from the drum tracking for Bleed.

This song was one of my favorites from the old days, and it was a gas to rerecord it with the same guys, 10 years later. It was also a great challenge to set up a functional recording studio at home and get decent results despite making all the classic beginner mistakes. As usual, kudos and thanks to Evan for extracting the best possible performance from the raw material. And, special thanks to Steve for nailing the high note coming out of the breakdown section!

Bleed 2004 (160 kbps MP3)

Credits:
  Lyrics: Sparks
  Music: Sparks, Thomas, McGlynn
  Guitar, Vocals: Sparks
  Bass: Thomas
  Drums: McGlynn
  Recorded: 2004, Borrowed Time Studios
  Mixed: 2006, Evan Rodaniche / Master Blaster Studioz