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Tidal.
"I think the overall brutality of this recording has jumped up a fair degree since our first EP release 'Ultraviolet.' I mean, it's the same band, but people will definitely notice an increase in the maturity and the technical side of things," remarks Tidal's frontman Joe Binetti.
"There's quite a lot of difference between the EP and the album, but you would hope so, as if you are not getting any better over such a long period of time then something is really wrong."
After launching themselves and their unique sound and stage presence into Adelaide's heavy rock/metal scene a couple of years ago, Tidal are now gearing up for the release of their first full length album 'Impulsive Disturbance.' If the little feedback they have received so far is any sort of measure, then the group expect the album to do quite well.
"So far all comments have been fantastic," states Binetti excitedly.
"We were at a Diatribe gig on the weekend and they were actually playing it over the PA, and we had quite a few taps on the shoulders, and people coming to say congratulations which was great. We have also had some response from the record stores as well, and basically they're finding it hard to keep the album in stock, so it seems to be selling quite well.We're definitely wrapped so far, and hopefully it's only going to get bigger from here."
Given that the last time I spoke to Binetti was when Tidal had first entered the studio to record their EP, I was eager to know how the recording process went for the group this time around in comparison. "The recording was a lot smoother this time, we actually went to the trouble of bringing Ritchie [aka producer DW Norton] over here, and spent quite a bit of time with him in Adelaide doing pre-production as I have a studio at home. We actually recorded the album twice before we went to record it properly, so we spent a lot of time with Ritchie working on that. As for the actual recording in Melbourne, there weren't any hiccups at all: everything kind of fell into place, and we were very well rehearsed in what we knew were going to go down as tracks."
It is clear that Binetti has a great deal of admiration for Norton (who also produced the EP) and everything he has done with the group thus far.
"I have really developed quite a close relationship with him, and he's been in the business a very long time, so I really listen to him quite a lot when I talk to him on the phone and stuff like that," he enthuses. "I've also gotten right into the recording and producing side of things as well and have learnt so much in the past two years with the writing of this album, I've definitely come a long way personally in that area also."
Given the amount of time which the group spent on the pre-production for this recording, I was eager to know which aspect of 'Impulsive Disturbance' Binetti was most happy with. "I was totally blown away with the guitar sound, and I was also really impressed with the vocals," he states. "This time around I went for a more melodic kind of thing, rather than limiting it to the nu-school, hip-hop type of thing I was doing before. Personally I am happy with the whole recording, I mean I am still listening to it every day."
Although writing new material is certainly no demanding task for the group, this lead to problems for a group when constructing the final track listing for an album.
"As a band we write so many songs - I mean, we can write pretty much a song a session if we wanted to," Binetti reveals. "The hard part was picking out the ten songs to include on the album. We had about 15 on the table, and a lot of different people listened to them, and we sent out demos to fans, people in the industry, and interstate people, and just collected all of their feedback, and then from that compiled the final ten songs based on listener opinion. We are really happy with how it turned out."
Adam Hood
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Tidal launch 'Impulsive Disturbance' at the Adelaide UniBar on Sat 9 Oct with Walk The Earth and Lotosoma.
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