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The recording sessions for the demo took place at a studio (actually a converted garage) in Hollywood, CA. The band utilized the facilities without the consent of the studio's owner. [[Jon Pikus]], drummer for the band El Magnifico and friend of the band, engineered the album. Karl Koch recalled, "Jon was at the time a capable but still learning engineer, and the tape, while being the best-yet representation of the band, was still flawed by some sonic strangeness, such as a snare drum that sounded kinda like a tennis ball hitting a racket." The cost of the recording session was estimated at $200, but the band didn't have any money to cover the costs. In exchange for his services, the band gave Pikus a pair of stereo speakers which they had purchased from "a dude in a van" a few months before the session. Mastering engineer [[Alan Yoshida]] mastered the tapes for free as a favor to Pikus.<ref name="historicevent" /> | The recording sessions for the demo took place at a studio (actually a converted garage) in Hollywood, CA. The band utilized the facilities without the consent of the studio's owner. [[Jon Pikus]], drummer for the band El Magnifico and friend of the band, engineered the album. Karl Koch recalled, "Jon was at the time a capable but still learning engineer, and the tape, while being the best-yet representation of the band, was still flawed by some sonic strangeness, such as a snare drum that sounded kinda like a tennis ball hitting a racket." The cost of the recording session was estimated at $200, but the band didn't have any money to cover the costs. In exchange for his services, the band gave Pikus a pair of stereo speakers which they had purchased from "a dude in a van" a few months before the session. Mastering engineer [[Alan Yoshida]] mastered the tapes for free as a favor to Pikus.<ref name="historicevent" /> | ||
Over the course of two nights, the band recorded five tracks, plus a 30-second "bonus track" performed by [[Rivers Cuomo]], consisting of the melody to [[Wikipedia:Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's | Over the course of two nights, the band recorded five tracks, plus a 30-second "bonus track" performed by [[Rivers Cuomo]], consisting of the melody to [[Wikipedia:Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)#IV._Finale|Ode to Joy]]" played over the chords to "Undone." The tracks were mixed in a late night session by [[Matt Sharp]] and Pikus after the other members of the band (and Koch) had gone home. Pikus recalled that a copy of [[the Pixies]]' ''Surfer Rosa'' was used as a reference for the mixing, and that "the cracking snare sound was an impulsive late night decision that seemed to lend itself to the recording." The mixing session concluded at about 4 AM, and the completed tapes were then sent off to Alan Yoshida at A&M for mastering. | ||
In all, four tracks made it to the completed demo; "[[No One Else]]", "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]", "[[Say It Ain't So]]", and "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]". Unsatisfied with the final version of "[[Surf Wax America]]" (a track which the band had not played up to that point), the band resolved only to include it on the b-side of a handful of tapes distributed to friends. | In all, four tracks made it to the completed demo; "[[No One Else]]", "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]", "[[Say It Ain't So]]", and "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]". Unsatisfied with the final version of "[[Surf Wax America]]" (a track which the band had not played up to that point), the band resolved only to include it on the b-side of a handful of tapes distributed to friends. | ||