Orphaned Land - recording ORwarriOR, a diary from the studio

[BC-A]

Yannick! so good to see you here my friend!! miss you both sooo much!

Yeah I know we have not been so available the past months but new country, new job, new painted house and stuff is eating time
I remember the first listening sessions of ORwarrior back in... 2005 or 2006? Damn time passes by and i can't remember... And I guess it has changed a lot since then!
We are waiting for you all here, and בעזרת השם we will come for a visit before the end of the year!

Hear your Orphaned Child!

 

[Postmodernist]

Toda raba for posting the video Yossi. Sounds very promising, powerful and thrashy metalish

 

[Ko_B]

Hi Everyone, here are some views from yesturday's session!

 

[Postmodernist]

Oh, Shlomit the Voice of Goddess is performing barefeet. Nice - that must be one of the ancient Yemeni secrets of richness of voice sound
I think I would love to hear MORE MORE MORE of her vocals on ORwarriOR,,, if I did not know her solo album is coming and will even feature her solo rendition of Sapari.

Mm, this Santur looks totally like old Greek/Slavic "gusli":

or like Finnish kantele:

 

[Ko_B]

hey everyone - finally!
I started my vocals recordings today and it went great! I still have a lot to record but it's great to put some lyrics on this ORwarriOR's tunes.
Updates and photos soon.
Kobi

 

[Postmodernist]

That's great. Let the gods use your voice to bring the light to people

 

[BC-A]

hey everyone - finally!
I started my vocals recordings today and it went great! I still have a lot to record but it's great to put some lyrics on this ORwarriOR's tunes.
Updates and photos soon.
Kobi

It means that lyrics are all written, finally?
שבת שלום

 

[Postmodernist]

An Omen

 

[Ko_B]

 

[Postmodernist]

You guyz have highly inspired faces

 

[Messiakh]

Yossi sings too?

I thought he only does it live?

 

[Postmodernist]

I think I can clearly hear Yossi's voice on all albums - both as backing vocals and in choirs (e.g. El Meod Na'Ala, Thee By The Father I Pray etc. etc.) and as leading vocals in some parts, incl. melancholic clean Paradise Lost like and electronially distorted fragments here and there. I think Yossi's singing is also rich and with this special Middle Eastern zest as Kobi's, only higher.

 

[Ko_B]

 

[liveinflames]

Great pics Kobi! I'm trying to read the lyrics on that page but it's not possible, I have to wait I guess!

By the way, I've heard that you'd record Estarabim for this album? Is there any truth to that rumour?

 

[Ko_B]

Yossi is doing backing vocals with me for Choirs elements since El Norra Alila, our voice is similar in many ways and of course Yossi is multi talented

I can say that almost 40% of my vocals is recorded, mainly clean vocals, oriental chants and readings. still have a lot ahead of me and growlings at the end !

As for Estarabim, indeed we are recording it, not sure where it'll be included as the album is very very long (around 78 minutes) and there is no space for a bonous track, but don't worry, I guess you'll get to hear it )

 

[Postmodernist]

That's a splendid news Kobi! The longer = the better!
Let ORwarriOR be a 6 CD and 3 DVD set like Liquid Tension's Reunion Tour 2008 release

 

[Scorpy]

Yay, cool pics, Kobi
They increase my hunger for this album

Cheers,
Ania

 

[Ester93]

Oh can't wait for the new album . And Kobi , whom of international musicians you could invite as guests to this project? ...

 

[Postmodernist]

@Ester: Some of the guest musicians are mentioned here:
http://antonsaysdotcom.livejournal.com/7002.html

 

[Kenneth R.]

I'm psyched by all these updates and photos. It's going to be an epic album