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Mercedes Lander
(October 2004 Issue)
Playing For Real Listening to Kittie's new disc, Until The
End, you might wonder how much of it is ProTooled. Lately it seems everyone
is pasting together parts, and, of
course, the end result is always
perfect. On a closer listen of the disc, though, you start to think,
maybe it is played
live. It's raw and not so perfect, but in a good way.
So the first question for drummer Mercedes Lander is, are you
playing
on the record? "Of course I am," she urges. "I wouldn't have it any
other way, trust me. I'm a jerk when it
comes to this stuff. I think
I'm good enough. I don't need to have my parts fixed. And you know
what" The good
thing about this record is, there's no digital editing
on it and I didn't play to a click track. I hate that stuff! There
are
a lot of bands out there who use digital editing, but I think that's
cheating. Yeah, there are some imperfections on our
new record, but
that's what makes the music real. "
For more with Mercedes, check out Caught In The
Web at www.moderndrummer.com.
Billy Amendola
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