Blood Harmony by Blanky

Blanky's new record 'Blood Harmony' was recorded on a half inch reel-to-reel tape machine in various locations around Lawrence, Kansas during multiple sessions from December of 2021 to April of 2022. The intent was to embrace a lo-fi recording production and to emulate some of the style and intimacy captured on select enduring analog classics such as Charlie Megira's 'The Abtomatic Meisterzinger Mambo Chic', The Breeders' 'Pod', and Roland S. Howard's 'Teenage Snuff Film'. The process of recording live to tape allows for the inimitable chemistry of players, the uncontrollable variables of a busy household, and the sound of rooms, squeaking chairs and peripheral noise to be captured in a way that the contemporary digital norm just doesn't. We've always loved those small details encapsulated forever in our favorite albums and we think some of that charm has been captured on 'Blood Harmony'. The record is a snapshot in time of a band that regularly shifts its form and embraces the coming and going of members and collaborators. On 'Blood Harmony' the core of the band consists of songwriter and guitarist Anthony Cunard, drummer Max Smith, bass player Maxfiled Yoder and multi-instrumentalist Edward Madill. They're joined by a handful of friends and contributors including Adam Brisbin (Buck Meek, Sam Evian, Dig Nitty) on pedal steel, Santo Rizzolo (Jackson Pines) on auxiliary drums and percussion and Luke Annis on various brass instruments. The record was mixed by Julian Fader in NYC and mastered by Amar Lal.

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