September 15 , 2008

2008 tour Dates & Studio Updates

2008 Tour Dates Added

Two more dates have been added to the 2008 tour schedule. Be sure to check the band out Saturday, September 20 at Arena Bar & Grill (1567 Dupont Road * Fort Wayne, IN) and Saturday October 11 at The Frog in Syracuse, IN (1116 South Harkless Drive * Syracuse, IN). Arena bar & Grill will be your last chance to see the band this year before they retreat into the bowls of King James Studios to finish the new album. The last time we played The Frog in Syracuse, things were off the hook. If you live in the Syracuse area and need to blow off some steam, check us out on 10/11. See the Web sites for details.

New Album Well Under Way

The newest Rosemary Gates album is well under way. On this outing the band has decided to record an acoustic based album. "My roots are on the folk side of the spectrum and I have always wanted to record an acoustic album," stated Christian Schult, vocalist for the band. "I finally convinced the guys to come on board with the idea." Adds bassist Bryan "B-Funk" Bankson, "Although the tunes will primarily be acoustic based, the album will be much more than just acoustic guitars, drums, and a vocal. I like to think of it more as an organic sounding album where we use more earthy tones and beats. Make no mistake; the production on this album will be on par with our prior releases. The final product will just be a little different sounding than our prior releases. The band will be reinterpreting old RG standards, adding some never before released material from the acoustics era in '96-'97, in addition to new originals and perhaps a cover.

The band is in the studio now finishing scratch tracks for an acoustic version of Gnosis (Myth & Judgment) and a brand new song entitled "Warm" as well as percussion tracks for the remaining tunes. Percussion is scheduled to be completed this month, and instrumentation will begin in October. Vocals should be completed in November. The band plans to be mixing and mastering the final product in December.

"As with our last album (2006's Myth & Judgment), we will primarily be recording the new record at our Fort Wayne, IN, based King James Records," said guitarist Michael Archbold. "Building our own studio was the best thing we could have ever done. It has freed us to be creative in the recording process. In the past, there was not much room for creativity in the studio because we had budgetary concerns to deal with. With those costs eliminated, we are able to run through as many ideas as we want without freaking out about money."

"Although the record will be primarily recorded at King James, we will be mixing and mastering again with world renowned Sweetwater Studios in Fort Wayne," said drummer John Tingley. One can never under estimate the importance of post production on an album. In many ways, it is as important as or more important than the recording phase. That process is where an album is brought to life.

The band has confirmed the following tracks will be heard on the new album:

Burn (originally heard on Shine 2000)

Gnosis (originally heard on Myth & Judgment 2006)

Home Again (originally heard on Myth & Judgment 2006)

Illuminated (previously unreleased)

My Friends (previously unreleased)

Tank (previously unreleased)

Twist (originally heard on Myth & Judgment 2006)

Warm (Without the Sun) (new original music)

Please check the Web sites early and often for updates and pictures.