Artist: Kraddy
Album: Anthems Of The Hero
Release date: October 10th, 2011
Format: Digital
Country: US
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kraddy
Quality: MP3 / CBR / 320 kbps
Total Time: 54:49
Size: ~ 126 MB
Tracklist:
01. The Holy Avenger
02. Black Box
03. Iron Man
04. Bare Bones
05. Operation Prometheus
06. Heart Anthem
07. The Legend
08. Forbidden Feat. Erica Dee
09. Ill Million
10. Black Sun
11. Beacon One
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“I’m very excited to finally share my new album, ANTHEMS OF THE HERO, with you. I’ve spent a lot of time and worked with some amazing people to create this concept album. I’d like to share some of the ideas that inspired this album and then explain how we made it.
A couple ideas are at the core of ANTHEMS. My first thought was to combine the soul and vibe of classic 70s rock recordings and production style with the wizardry of modern digital editing. I incorporated many of the same, recording techniques of classic bands like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd to recreate that classic 70s vibe. I also wanted to make an album that was heavily electronic, but with the energy and sound of a live band. I also wanted to make an electronic album with staying power and “replay-ablity” – a collection of tracks that are truly songs, not just DJ tracks.
I also wanted to tell a story through this album — the story of the hero. It’s a classic tale that has been told and retold many times over. A story we are all familiar with. ANTHEMS tells the story of a person who goes above and beyond perceived limitations to achieve a goal and, in doing so, transforms himself or herself into the hero.
As I made this album, a movie was playing in my mind – something on the level of Blade Runner, The Matrix, and Terminator combined. A small band of humans fight as a rebel force against a much larger and stronger, Empire-type force. ANTHEMS is the soundtrack to that mind movie.
In June, I met with Ross Robinson (producer of Korn, At The Drive In, Sepultura, and The Cure) at his studio and played him the demos I had written for ANTHEMS. I shared my idea of recording live musicians who played the songs I wrote , then fusing these live recordings with the parts I wrote on the computer. Ross loved the demos and the idea. We got started on the album a couple weeks later and brought in two huge talents: Jon Theodore (The Mars Volta, One Day As A Lion, and Golden) to play drums and Cody Votolato (Blood Brothers, Jaguar Love, and Telekenisis) to play guitar. As you’ll hear, both Jon and Code are amazing musicians and brought so much fire and inspiration to this album.
Typically, we would learn and record the songs for ANTHEM in the same day. This process was very spontaneous and fun. We recorded everything to 2″ and then to Pro Tools. There were overdubs that went straight into the computer, but all the drums, most of the guitars and a lot of the synths went to tape as well. Ross has a great collection of pedals and guitar heads that we ran things through, as well.
We ended up bouncing between Pro Tools and Logic to mix the songs. To get just the right sound, I had to figure out the best way to fuse the live takes and my digital demos. I wanted to mix it so that it didn’t sound too much like a rock album, but still conveyed the sound of live musicians playing. Working on the album was a huge learning process for me. Ross Robinson and Steve Evetts (producer of Dillinger Escape Plan, Poison The Well, and Sepultura) both taught me so much about classic mixing styles and graciously shared their knowledge and experience. Each gave this record a sound and feeling that I couldn’t have conveyed on my own.
I hope you enjoy ANTHEMS and thank you for listening! So much energy and love was poured into this music. I hope you feel it beaming back at you.
– K
P.S. Play it LOUD!!”
