Finley Sound

08/22/2021

New Music: Jeff Elbel + Ping - 'Three Finger Opera'

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of completing mixes for the Chicago-area progressive roots-pop collective known as Jeff Elbel + Ping . Their new album, entitled “ The Threefinger Opera ,” is a virtual jukebox of musical styles ranging from country to rock. Elbel, a masterful storyteller ...

03/27/2020

New Music: King Never - ‘Stick In The Mud’

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02/02/2019

Album Review: Stephan Thelen - 'Fractal Guitar'

Three years in the making, guitarist and composer Stephan Thelen recently released his debut solo album, Fractal Guitar .  The album is available from Bandcamp and other retailers. Fractal Guitar is billed as an instrumental, post-progressive album and it sits comfortably at the inter

12/08/2018

‪This guy has faithfully guarded my studio for many, many years. He’s moving to the new room tomorrow.‬

12/02/2018

Book Review: Musician’s Survival Guide to a Killer Record

Recordist, producer, and author Eric Sarafin (aka Mixerman) recently released his 6th book entitled Musician’s Survival Guide to a Killer Record .  The book is geared towards musicians recording at home, not studio savvy engineers.

11/02/2018

Drywall, Perimeter Tape and Acoustic Sealant

Work is progressing on the studio, and since I don’t have any new gear or music to review this month, it’s time for another studio update!

09/01/2018

Studio Update

Work is finally progressing on the new studio space.  The shell construction is similar to the old studio but with some notable improvements.

08/01/2018

Gear Review: JBE Pickups HB Two/Tone

JBE Pickups (formerly Joe Barden Pickups) manufactures a variety of guitar and bass pickups, including the HB Two/Tone humbuckers.  For nearly 20 years, I’ve been pleased with the performance of these pickups in my Klein Electric Guitar.  When it was time to upgrade the pickups i

07/01/2018

Album Review: The Fierce And The Dead - 'The Euphoric’

Following up on their excellent 2017 live album, Field Recordings , the instrumental post-rock/prog rock quartet The Fierce And The Dead (TFATD) return with a new studio album entitled The Euphoric .  The album is available via Bandcamp and all the usual places. The Euphoric covers a

06/01/2018

Gear Review: Kiesel Zeus Z6X guitar

Kiesel Guitars (formerly Carvin Guitars) has been producing the headless Allan Holdsworth Signature guitar for many years, but only recently started expanding their headless offerings — first with the Vader in 2015 and now with three additional models in 2018. The Zeus , as reviewed here, was intr...

05/01/2018

Album Review: Sonar with David Torn - ‘Vortex’

Sonar recently released their fourth album, Vortex , on RareNoiseRecords.  The album is available from Amazon and others. Sonar is comprised of members Stephan Thelen (guitar), Bernhard Wagner (guitar), Christian Kuntner (bass) and Manuel Pasquinelli (drums).  David Torn joins

04/17/2018

Album Review: The Messthetics - 'The Messthetics'

The Messthetics are billed as an instrumental trio consisting of Fugazi’s rhythm section and experimental jazz guitarist Anthony Pirog.  Their self entitled album was recently released by Discord and is available from the band’s Bandcamp site. The album was recorded live over multiple se