OdESSA announces the release of ‘Motel Machine’

OdESSA announces the release of ‘Motel Machine’ the first single from the forthcoming album

Free download from MySpace.com/odessamusic 19–21 Feb 07

'Six o'clock this morning, flying on one engine
                    Seems my lucky streak was just hallucination...'   

'Motel Machine' – the first single from the brand new album recorded in January ’07 at Trident Sound Studios in Wellington. The album will hit stores later this year, once we find time to mix the rest of it in-between our touring commitments over the next couple of months.

This song we recorded and mixed in one day. It perfectly captures the spirit we took into those sessions. All of us in on every take; drums, bass, guitar, vocals - live and loud, leaving nothing behind. Do two, three takes, choose the best one and move onto the next.

After writing and rehearsing non-stop for 3 weeks straight - 'til we were in the best shape musically we could be - we were gagging to get started with the real business. For those first 3 days, we throbbed with energy. We had a laugh and we got it all down.

Outside, summer was at last rearing on its haunches. The glimmer of dirty heat clung to the black concrete as bright sunshine danced off the hurtling traffic. We were under the footpath - David Long producing and Mike Gibson as sound engineer - a veritable Mount Rushmore of Wellington music.

We nailed 'Motel Machine' fast. A good take; we all knew we had it immediately. It's nice when that happens.

And how many singles out this year have a one minute bass solo?

ENDS

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