The final phase of the production process has commenced as all tracks have been sent out to the mastering house.
I am honored to have the privilege of working with a person whom I would undoubtedly consider one of the most talented engineers in the industry, Heba Kadry of Timeless Mastering. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Heba has utilized her incredible skills putting the finishing touches on albums by such highly-acclaimed acts as The Mars Volta, Wooden Shjips, Moon Duo, White Hills, Surfer Blood, Nothing, Future Island and Liturgy.
The initial two masters sound absolutely brilliant, extrapolating upon the atmospheres I have established in my mixes with a higher degree of brightness and punch, wider stereo imaging, and an all-encompassing aura of vitality and liveliness that had been lacking in the unmastered versions. Judging from the quality of these tracks, I have no doubt in my mind that the rest of the album will become something far better than I could have hoped for.
—R
