...it was the purple church...

Of course our fellow 18 thursday members Hiliako and Pip hosted us in Dunedin, back at the purple church, where the very first part of the recording took place.  It was back in June around the kitchen table, at 5am after 'Fetu O Mataliki'.  This was the gig of all Island gigs where 'Koile released their EP at the Macandrew Bay Community Centre, and the Dunedin Pasifika and music community showed their support by packing out the hall and dancing all night to the wonderful array of support bands and of course the energetic Pasifika reggae icons of the South - 'Koile.

Our set was appreciated, and we got great feedback, but it was 'Koile that shone bright and loud on that Matariki night...and what a sound they carried too.  As for the Koile CD - beeeautiful.

Drew, Tanya, Pos and Hemi - Island Summer live at 'Fetu O Mataliki'

So late in the wee hours Pos, Hiliako, Pip and Dale Cotton arrived back at the Purple Church (across the road from the gig) and headed for the kitchen table (Tanya and Chris opted for sleep).  Over some beverages they made a pledge to record that sound - that of Island Summer...

So it's been an intense last 2 weeks of Pos mixing down the finals for the CD to be mastered back in Dunedin.  Pos and Rob did a good job to-ing and fro-ing from Rob's studio, to overdubs back at Wattle, and night sessions back at Robs.  And with the multiple times of listening the to tracks, it can get tiresome. 

Mr Searle and Tanya supported as much as possible there as the second and third ears, and by last Sunday were ready to hit the road again for Dunedin for Pos and Chris to sit with Dale Cotton at Dale Cotton Mastering.

Dale was a master at work. He was able to go through each track at a time with ease, skill and also get feedback from Pos and Chris.  He usually works alone, so he was gracious to let them sit in on the process!

At the time of this blog the CD is mastered and at the replication place.  It's sounding amazing, and all the pieces put together by Pos, Rob, Dale, and of course the musos has fit perfectly.

There's still some work to be done on the CD package, and launch...aaaaaah the launch...that's coming up...