Cody's Studio Journal #2

Sunday May 3rd, 2026

RECORDING JOURNAL
(Transcribed by a human)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SUBSTATION STUDIO

The song chosen this morning is “War of God of Peace”. We are micing the acoustic and running the vibration pick up out to Fender Tweed Deluxe. We like the dirt sound mixed with raw 57. The challenge is breaking up the play style for diversity. Chunking syncopated, palm mute, ring out.

9:08 AM - Both acoustic tracks are recorded. Some slight edits “Producers with computers fix my shitty tracks” Matt arrives just in time to track bass.

9:52 AM - Bass is complete. Bass solo gives me a “ska” feeling transporting me (Cody) to my teenage music roots. Matt has the right feel. There is enough looseness between guitars and bass. Glad 2 different hands played.

Sprinkle lays a Grand MIDI piano sound on the “God of Peace” chorus

- Our conversation is about energy of the subconscious, specifically when someone dies and shows up in living loved ones dreams.

“Brother died off fuckin pills”

11 AM - A. Sprinkle downloads a “harmonium” instrument sampler. Nice ambient sounds.

(*setting the auto save to 3 min)
Sprinkle adds a noisy guitar on “wishing well” part.
- Before 1PM we are editing and comping vocals.
- Sprinkle has Cody sing in lower light and to think of the meaning of the lyrics vs. the way his voice sounds.

1:40PM - Matt shows up with Cosmo Carter just in time to hear the rough mix of completed song.

Lunch break is chicken place featured on tic tok

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“Devil Cell Out”

We choose to work on for the last 1/2 of today’s session

It’s 3:20PM
Sprinkle is tweaking the drums.
I like Aaron’s snare roll hits.

3:45 Carter is putting a bass line down. It sound so pro. We are using a flat wound Hofner bass.

5:25 - Wrapped 1st run of vocals.

“I’m worried… I don’t think you like this song” Sprinkle says. He says it’s okay we butted heads on the last guitar part. I’m thinking I get not much thrill from the song and no hill I want to die on. But I fight myself or the resistance to have it on the album. It has a place. Revenge taken.

And just like that, Sprinkle pulled the room mics out of the mix, we have single verse vocal takes (no double) and auto tune chorus vocals. The vibe has surfaced. There is excitement instead of fear in the room.

6:09PM Matt sits at the Rhodes. Creepy plucked sounds meandering. I feel good about where it’s come and going.

6:45PM - Lunsford shows up just in time to witness Carter performing a part Sprinkle hears on the Synth. Its a swell spanning maybe 2 octaves of the note “A.”
It hits all choruses and now I know this song needs to be on this album 2nd to last.

(VM from Matt, sent to a WhatsApp thread called “ACB Dump”)