Kurt Ballou, Godcity Studios

[burn4ever]

Hey Fellas,
is there anybody interested to talk about productions from Kurt Ballou, Godcity Studios. I love his productions, bands like The Hope Conspiracy, Lewd Acts etc.
I like the rawness of his sound and still seeking for that guitare/bass sound like he does on the last Hope Conspiracy EP. Check it out, its awesome!!!

Maybe there is a block or something else for what Im looking for?!

 

[chrisjmp]

Kurt Ballou sometimes posts on Gearslutz, maybe you could try to post over there or search some of his old posts. I believe his username is godcity

 

[darthjujuu]

kurt pwnz. godcity is epic.

 

[greyskull]

i was an engineer on an album which he then mixed.
he did an amazing job

 

[MartijnPaauwe]

I have one album of him in my collection, it's the album No Heroes from Converge (which he plays guitar and produced it) It's one of the meanest sounding productions i ever heard and i totally love it.

 

[Seizure.]

Dude is probably one of my biggest influences right know engineering wise

I love the new Rise & Fall and Converge record, also Cave In - Jupiter is insane, and Death knows your name is also a great record he did.

There is allmost nothing that i don't dig that he did, and it also has a different vibe to it everytime, which i think is also due to the fact that he really doesn't force himself upon the band in the "producer" kinda way, he adds his sound but its not a "signature" sound in the way Andy allways has for example.

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Kurt is the man. The Disfear album is one of my favorites from him. Huge sound and makes me want to destroy things. It makes me want to form a grind/d-beat band.



-Joe

 

[monolithsound]

The new Doomriders record he did is amazing.

 

[Jind]

I really liked Misery Index "Traitors" and I'm looking forward to the new Converge disc "Axe to Fall" which I think comes out sometime this month.

 

[Seizure.]

I really liked Misery Index "Traitors"

I think he recorded it but didn't mix it.

 

[Russtopher]

My brother's ex-band did a 5 song EP with him maybe 8 years ago, live tracked everything in 1 day then went back for vocals the next weekend. For kids with shitty solid state Crate amps and a beat to hell Mapex drumkit, it sounded amazingly good. They said he's a real quiet guy, just sits back and listens to the band and then does his mixing. They had played a few shows with Converge so he was already familiar with how they sounded, which helped him out I'm sure.

 

[GarethSE]

Kurt is the shit, Jane Doe is one of the best sounding records of all time

 

[darthjujuu]

Kurt is the shit, Jane Doe is one of the best sounding records of all time

wait'll you hear axe to fall.

 

[Seizure.]

Jane Doe will allways be the best record man

 

[GarethSE]

wait'll you hear axe to fall.

ive had it for a couple of days now
great production, but i still prefer jane doe's mix
and jane doe musically knocks it out of the fucking ballpark haha

 

[Let it burn...]

Who needs dynamics when you can have a wall of amps and a shitload of mids?

 

[GarethSE]

Who needs dynamics when you can have a wall of amps and a shitload of mids?

that and a fuckload of analogue clipping pretty much sums up why jane doe is the best sounding album ever

 

[Harry Hughes]

Jane Doe gets double win points for having a brilliant overall production that fits the music so well, and having fucking amazing music in the first place.
If Jane Doe was just the title track on repeat for 45 minutes it would be worth getting.

 

[DolphinSplatter]

bump
anyone have any info on the new magrudergrind?
I fucking love the way it sounds
Kurt Ballou wins

 

[Demonstealer]

damn, I feel like a noob. I have no idea who this guy is. Any recommended albums to check out his work?