Themata Tracklist
“Themata” Q&A
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What have the artists said about the writing and recording process of the album?
Jon Stockman talked about it in an interview with NZRock.com, published on September 1, 2009:
NZRock:
Although you kept the same producer, I hear the writing / recording process for ‘Sound Awake’ was quite different compared to that for ‘Themata’. Can you go into those differences for us?
Jon Stockman:
The main difference would be that the bulk of Themata was written by Drew [Goddard] and arranged by a few of us whereas both the writing and arranging for Sound Awake was much more of a collaborative effort from everyone. In addition to that, a lot of Themata was written straight to a recording session before ever being played as a band, whereas we pretty much wrote most of the Sound Awake in a jam-room environment. I think the latter difference there gave Sound Awake a much more organic feel, there was also a lot more breathing space as a result just from the natural ebb and flow of dynamics that happen when things are jammed by the whole band.
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How'd it come about that guitarist Drew Goddard played the drums on this record?
Drew Goddard talked about this in an interview with Bieler Bros. Records, published on July 31, 2007:
Hey Drew, Is it true you played all the drums on Themata?
Yes, except for “L1FEL1KE”. Ray [Hawking], our old drummer, was an amazing player but was just not right for the direction we were headed. I took the role as drummer for the Themata recording and then we found “gun for permanent hire”, Steve Judd.
