Cable Hell Studio

Hjem
Danmark
Aarhus
Cable Hell Studio

Cable Hell Studio is an analog recording studio in Aarhus. Ambitious, no bullsh*t and affordable. Also I can do punch ins or comps if need be.

Cable Hell is an analogue studio built around a 24-track Otari MTR90 MKII tape machine and a DDA Q mixing desk. Relaxed atmosphere, rivers of coffee included in the price, indoors smoking and I can work hard for 15 hours per session to get your tracks on tape. The room and gear can facilitate recording four or five people at the same time with minimal crosstalk between instruments. I’m mostly fami

liar with recording various kinds of psychedelic rock, garage rock, folk and shoegaze but got open ears to lots of interesting music and tends to listen to almost everything except modern FM pop and modern metal. I only record music on tape and mix on an analog mixing desk as I prefer both the sonics and the workflow – it’s the sound of 95 percent of my favourite records. However this means that I can’t always fix it if you’re playing out of time or your vocals are flat, so rehearse your songs before arrival unless your material is highly improvisational, your music calls for a certain level of sloppiness or you can afford the additional cost of experienced session musicians. It is not the stone age though and of course I can edit random breathing noises, chatting, amp buzz, etc. out of an otherwise good performance without breaking much sweat. Punch ins is preferable as it doesn’t degrade the audio quality. Comps involves taking elements from typically several vocal tracks and putting them down to one “best of” track and deleting the old ones once we’re happy with the compiled take. This comes with a slight loss of sound quality though and is not ideal for all styles of music. If we feel like exceeding the 24 tracks available I bounce stuff like toms, backing vocals, doubled guitar leads and percussion together and erase the original tracks. Found it worth mentioning in case you enjoy the sonics of analog tape but are not familiar with the workflow. For you geeks and oldtimers who might be reading this, sorry for wasting your time stating the obvious. Most people need to feel relaxed to pull off a great performance and therefore I have a rather laizzez faire policy as for behaviour in the studio – you can party if you like or you can be dead-on analytical and stick to tea, your choice. Only things that won’t tolerate is racism, sexism or homophobia – or behaviour that puts mine our my friends equipment in danger of a pricey repair such as bottles or cups on the amps or near the desk. Besides that I’m quite easy going. Before a mixing session or tracking particularly demanding instruments I can recommend bringing some music that you know really well and listen to it on our breaks to get used to sound of the speakers and the room – will save everyone a lot of regrets as our EQ’ing decisions will depend on what we hear in the room. As for taste in music I’m into lots of stuff but are particularly fond of is psychedelic rock, shoegaze, old soul music and classic pop and rock from the 60’s to the early 80’s. A few favourites amongst producers are Roy Thomas Baker, Jimmy Miller, Delia Derbyshire, Lee Hazlewood, Isaac Hayes, Roy Hallee, George Martin (obviously), Kevin Shields, Phil Spector and Martin Hannett. I love stacking up backing vocals so there ends up being 20 or more voices. Also got a passion for loads of percussion – there’s a nice collection at the studio. I try to make decisions that benefit the songs and always be respectful towards the facts that it’s your music. If you have an extremely clear vision of how you want everything to sound and got loads of studio experience let me know and I will stick to being a technician and only interfere in purely technical matters. If you would prefer mixing our recording elsewhere digitizing the tracks can be arranged. The room is fairly dry and small, hence it is not ideally suited if you want to record a larger string section in one go but for that I can recommend other studios. Drop me a line on 26784652 or text me at [email protected] if you’re up for a recording or want to see the studio. Looking forward to work my ass off to make your songs sound awesome. Gear includes a DDA Q mixing desk, Otari MTR-90 MKII and a lot of quality mics and some decent outboard. Complete gearlist at https://cablehellstudio.dk/gear/

27/12/2024

The album by Gaardens is out on all platforms. Damm proud to be the producer on this epic journey of an album which might very well be the best ever recorded at Cable Hell <
Never worked so hard on anything ever, in a few cases we almost wore the master tapes down.

If Kyuss and My Bloody Valentine had unprotected s*x in a blizzard of co***ne their offspring grow up to be album opener "Into The Outside". On the other end of the scale the space ballad "To Live" will make fans of Spiritualized and Mazzy Star very happy. Clocking in at seven minutes but every bloody second make sense as there's a spectacular lap steel guitar, 40-50 layers of backing vocals and a whole lot more I can't remember which makes logical sense as it took over a week to record this one tune.

Too much good stuff to mention here, just place your ass in a comfy chair and listen loud.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0rd6NvTUO5hVf4isKye4Kn?si=k-QNhj27Q_yFcEKiWgyDVQ

NOISE is out!! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gaardens/noise-3

Throughout all my life as a musician my greatest dream has been to make an album.

A full body of work with great songs, that is cohesive, fearless and uncompromising. A rock album with songs filled with attitude, humor and noise (pun inteded), but also introspection and depth. Music that is fearless and blunt. One that doesn't give two sh*ts about trends or fitting in. An album that captures all that I love from my heroes of the 80'ies and 90'ies, but is also indistinqusibly unique.

An album that captures all the confusion, anger loneliness and heartache that I myself have felt throughout my twenties, but at the same time an album that offer hope and express a deep love of life and will to live life to its fullest wasting no time.

All of the aforementioned checks out with NOISE.

I can honestly say I have never been more proud of anything musical I've ever done. Furthermore I am so very proud and lucky to have been surrounded by friends, business partners, musicians and other talented individuals who have put just as much work into this record. Without all these people this could not have been possible. Simple as that.

Firstly thank you so much - eg the CEO mad scientist producer: Jonathan Højgaard Jensen - Who produced, engineered and mixed this record with me. Jonathan is a truly talented individual with a mind racing at lighting speed, huge ambitions and traits of workaholism to rival that of myself. A stubborn, hard working chain smoking man of which I have the deepest respect.

Thank you to my band .chk and James Køhlert Jones. You guys have been a solid gang of friends and support as well as being kickass musicians in your own right. The sound of you guys is all over this album for sure.

Thank you to .holmbeck for providing the awesome cover art of which your gawking at right now. As well thank you and .sdahlman for providing artwork for my two singles 'Distant relative,' and 'Refresh,' respectively.

Many more important individuals is worthy of thanks. All are tagged in this post that is already way too long.

Here's to the next step! 💪

Thank you everyone, once again!

23/12/2024

A free, geeky article about recording drums with mono overhead. Using the new Gaardens single as an example since describing sound with words is much like describing architecture through dancing.

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20/12/2024

Ymer is sure as hell a versatile band. If you dig King Crimson you're gonna dig this fu**er too.

Last years work frenzy are finally starting to get released in large quenties and my CV no longer appear completely stagnated. Might even dodge bankruptcy yet another time, hurray.

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidShén máo · YMER · Jeremy TroyShén máo℗ Rizzlers Inc.Released on: 2024-12-19Auto-generated by YouTube.

13/12/2024

Does Fela Kuti go hand in hand with noise rock and catchy hooks? For Gaardens it certainly does and if this groovy beast of a song doesn't make you wanna move you'd better call 911.

Excellent song and some of the best drums I ever recorded.

This is the second song of their upcoming album set for release on the 27th of December. Never worked so hard on anything my entire life and can't wait to share it.

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidRefresh · GaardensRefresh℗ GaardensReleased on: 2024-12-13Auto-generated by YouTube.

06/12/2024

Pleased to share the new single by Gaardens from their upcoming album

track by Gaardens

26/11/2024

Started a Patreon site where there'll be different tricks to get a proper sound, various studio footage, etc.

These gorgeous drums is on the console at the moment, so they'll be our case study where I'll be getting into the recording chain, dampening techniques and other things.

https://www.patreon.com/c/CableHellStudio8K

05/11/2024

Gluing new components in vintage electronics is offensive you say? Hard to argue with a brand name like that.

Never the less there’s one less thing to worry about the next 40 years and the obscure Italian Leslie clone are getting to sound rather incredible. It’s downright scary on electric guitar and next time I got a rock trio in where getting a big stereo image on guitars without too many forced “alibi” overdubs this will likely sort the issue before there is one.

23/08/2024

More or less done mixing the first single of a forthcoming album with some of the most exciting experimental music to ever hit tape in this studio. It's funky, it's noisy as hell and got some pretty amazing catchy hooklines.

Lead by impro veteran Peter Andreas Ebbesen and somewhere in between a solo project and a super group with musicians cherry picked for their skills and vibe who's given free roam to do their thing, then yours truly edit the f**k out of it and saving the best bits which sometimes means most of a performance and at other times five seconds from a full song overdub.

This is a gift to a producer, controlled chaos at its best.

Most pictures by Peter Ebbesen who brought a proper camera to a few sessions.

05/07/2024

John Sage is a music archeologist armed with an old Akai sampler and flair for the absurd, digging through the dirt that the mainstream largely forgotten and turning it into something new.

Mastering by yours truly. Don't normally do this task as its a lot more comfortable complaining about how everyone else does it wrong ;-) But since this is neither recorded or mixed at Cable Hell or by one of my direct competitors I couldn't resist.

The saga continues. Beats and stuff from the second quarter of 2024. Credits: Live bass: Niels Ninetoe Mastering: Jonathan Højgaard Jensen @ Cable Hell studi...

04/07/2024

Can't wait to share the next single with Gaardens. Here's the previous one again... a beast of a song which will make you smile in case you dig Spacemen 3, The Stooges and The Smashing Pumpkins

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidVoodoo Dance Ritual · GaardensVoodoo Dance Ritual℗ GaardensReleased on: 2024-06-01Auto-generated by YouTube.

19/06/2024

Currently mixing a funky, psychedelic tune by guitar magician Peter Ebbesens project. This is how it went down a few days ago when one man army Jeremy "Gonzofar" Troy dropped by to record vocals.

Maia joined the party with her phone which was quite lucky as getting footage ain't easy when dealing with a few thousand k***s and faders.

11/06/2024

Not sure it's socially acceptable to have this kind of fun with another mans organ...

Quite sure the power supply is in good worker order which wasn't the case on last power up when it blew smoke after years of neglect.
Now, take this thing away from me ASAP or it ends in arpeggio fuelled insomnia. Moon lighting with repairs can be a dangerous side hustle.

01/06/2024

More than pleased to share the first Gaardens single from the upcoming album "Noise" - this is some of the best music I ever had the honor of producing and mixing

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidVoodoo Dance Ritual · GaardensVoodoo Dance Ritual℗ GaardensReleased on: 2024-06-01Auto-generated by YouTube.

17/05/2024

Note to self: mediocre musicians shouldn’t ever try to nail the perfect bass after months of barely touching a stringed instrument. Another note to self: don’t ever fall in love with the sound of an abused 70s Japanese bass with ridiculously high action unless you got the muscle strength of an adult grizzly bear.

Sounds f**king good though, almost done.

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Åbogade 36
Aarhus
8200

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+4526784652

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http://www.cablehellstudio.dk/

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Drums on analog tape

Started a Patreon site where there'll be different tricks to get a proper sound, various studio footage, etc. These gorgeous drums is on the console at the moment, so they'll be our case study where I'll be getting into the recording chain, dampening techniques and other things. https://www.patreon.com/c/CableHellStudio8K

Currently mixing a funky, psychedelic tune by guitar magician Peter Ebbesens project. This is how it went down a few days ago when one man army Jeremy "Gonzofar" Troy dropped by to record vocals. Maia joined the party with her phone which was quite lucky as getting footage ain't easy when dealing with a few thousand knobs and faders.

Organ arpeggios after power supply repair

Not sure it's socially acceptable to have this kind of fun with another mans organ... Quite sure the power supply is in good worker order which wasn't the case on last power up when it blew smoke after years of neglect. Now, take this thing away from me ASAP or it ends in arpeggio fuelled insomnia. Moon lighting with repairs can be a dangerous side hustle.

Not sure it's socially acceptable to have this kind of fun with another mans organ. Quite certain the power supply is in good worker order now which wasn't the case on last power up when it blew smoke after years of neglect. Now, get this f**ker away from me ASAP or it ends in arpeggio fuelled insomnia.

When the improvised and hungover pre-production coffee with a buddy turns into a killer vocal track. Probably only happens if you’re dealing with Jeremy f**king Troy though 😎

Random drum sound flex. But to be fair it ain't that hard with a drummer like James Jones of Gaardens, a Supraphonic snare and proper mics. This is from the first song of the forthcoming album.

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