FRIDAY 10th DECEMBER 1999

Day Sixty-three for the albumRecording: ‘The inner harmony’ (SI on take 3) Rusty Wagon – evening – P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.More bassline with Stef’s axe. This time for ‘The inner harmony’. A very cool[…]

THURSDAY 19th NOVEMBER 1998

Recording: ‘I am not the walrus’ (SI on take 1) Butterfly Palace – afternoon – P: Dude.All the vocal tracks: one lead, plus the choirs. Added a cold reverb and a tiny bit of phaser.

TUESDAY 30th DECEMBER 1997

CD release ZR301297-1958 (Dude)Engraving: ‘Dude remembers #2: from the 11th floor to the subliminal’Butterfly Palace – 19:58 – P: Dude.Ta-daa! The second official release from Zonga Records: Dude’s personal archives, volume 2. In this 71’41[…]

SUNDAY 29th DECEMBER 1996

Day Nineteen for the album Recording: ‘All been gone’ (SI on take 1)Recording: ‘Hear your heart’ (SI on take 2)Recording: ‘Golden seven’ (SI on take 3) Bill’s studio – 14:00-19:00 – P: Yann. Present: Dude,[…]

SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 1995

Safe & Sound rehearsal 10Recording: ‘The end of Louie Louie’Recording: ‘Foxy lady’Recording: ‘I wanna be your jammer’Recording: ‘From abroad’ (take n)’Recording: ‘So damned (Que je t’aime)’Recording: ‘Because because’Recording: ‘The riddle’The Cave – mid-afternoon – P:[…]

SUNDAY 18th DECEMBER 1994

Safe & Sound rehearsal 4Recording: ‘Come together’ (jamming take)Recording: ‘Day tripper’ (jamming take)Recording: ‘Jabba the Hutt’ (takes 6 1/2; 7 1/4; 8 1/8; 9 1/16; and 11+ [the final celebration])The Classroom – 13:30-17:00 – P:[…]

WEDNESDAY 19th OCTOBER 1993

Recording: ‘Etherian mode music’Recording: ‘The inner harmony #2’Red Studio – P: Dude.This is probably the only recording that happened in the small Red studio. The first track is an instrumental with a strange tuning: EADGBbB.[…]

Sometimes in 1992

Recording: ‘A new rainbow’One-eyed Jack – afternoon – P: Dude. Present: Dude, Hervé F.A pseudo reformation of Rainbow Warrior, with the original partner Hervé F. Two harmonized interlocked guitars playing a melody against a strong[…]

Sometimes in 1991

Recording: ‘Jammin’ on a Friday night’White Towel Studio – P: Yves Kreidl, Dude.Recording: ‘Slides on the ice (new version)’White Towel Studio – P: Dude.Recording: ‘Heavy jam with Fred’White Towel Studio – P: Dude. Present: Dude,[…]

Sometimes in 1990

Recording: ‘You too’Recording:Antelio Studio – all night long – P: Yves Kreidl.The original track as it came out of a one-night stand memorable session. For a long time, this single song was the most advanced[…]