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*Must be read in the style and voice of Morgan Freeman*

There is an eerie quiet in The Essentials world. The streets are empty. The trees are still. It's almost as if the world has just taken a deep breath and this is the pause before the giant exhale. The inhabitants of this world are hold up in their houses, pouring over every piece of music they can get their hands on. Picking songs apart note by note in the hopes that their efforts will be rewarded with the sweetest gift of all...the one. a work of art. Call it what you will. They sit in basements, offices or perhaps even darkened kitchens, staring into their computer screens, delicately picking up each note and placing it into its proper place. Hours can pass with little notice. Many weeks pass as each member of The Essentials continue to pour heart and soul into something that can only be described as Excelentousness.!

That's right friends and fans. I used it. The most sinfully delicious 6 syllable word in our English language. A word used for centuries to describe all that the kings of old held dear. (what does that even mean?) With only a short time before heading into studio to begin the giant exhale we pause and reflect on the process we are about to enter into.

Studio life is a world unto itself. Surrounded by musical instruments of every shape and function. Strange computers sit in every corner of every room, There is always a guy named Grasshopper who sleeps on a couch in the main room at night. (nobody really knows if the studio people are aware of him), Hidden rooms and passageways cover the studio space many you would only know existed if someone were to enter of exit from time to time. Two words for you dear friends... Studio Coffee. A distant cousin to the coffee the average person would drink but far more dangerous. Hours of sitting and questionable cleaning habits has left the coffee you and I know defenceless to the elements. Boiled down to the consistency of tapioca, a new pot will be added to the last creating a species of super coffee that can be downright angry. (The last time I was at the studio I was mugged by my late afternoon double double. He didn't get much but I didn't think he would have had the guts...) Soon there will be faint whispers of an album being done. Not much at first, just a whisper on the wind of time...but as the weeks go by, those wisps of wind will turn into a distant thunder. Soon everything under the sun shall be saturated with the sounds of Excelentousness.!

For further overly melodramatic descriptions of what is going on while The Essentials enter the studio and begin production on their 6th CD, keep your eyes glued to our blog spot.

~wish us luck!