The Mines ~ Blog

We’re making progress everyone… the last few weeks producer Joel has been cranking out mixes of each song and emailing them to us.

Then of course, each of us listens and puts our 2 cents into reply’s to him which he then addresses.  Who knows if each of us is telling him opposite things like “turn Greg’s guitar up!” and “Greg’s guitar is too loud!”, but it seems to be working out.  Somehow Joel is able to make sense of it.  With each fresh mix it’s sounding better and better:  Tighter, gooier, warmer, more exciting, more like the songs we hear in our heads when we play them together.

Hopefully we’ll wrap this up in another couple of weeks, then we’ll head to Lansing to master the CD at GBP Studios and finalized the artwork.

Still a bunch of work to do before release, but it’s nice to know we’ll be able to get this in your hands “soon”.

~The Mines
Greg, Troy, Ethan, Todd

A very long time ago you might have interacted with a band call The Mines, and from time to time The Mines would release new music on CD and a popular digital format, which you might purchase, and The Mines would play shows all around Grand Rapids and the midwest, which you might attend.

Given that a very long time ago (17 months in fact) The Mines started recording a new full-length CD, which has taken waaaayyy longer than The Mines ever could have expected, The Mines played less and less shows and released no new music.

Finally, The Mines are nearing the end of that long time and are putting the finishing touches on the new CD, finalizling the album artwork, prepping a new website, working on a new music video, and booking some new shows.

This announcement is about an upcoming show, in the Chicago area of all places!

So those of you in or around Chicago… or those of you who love to drive great distances because road trips are fun… this show is for you:

The Details:

WHERE: Penny Road Pub
WHEN: Friday, March 25, 2011 - 10:30pm
STAGE: The Rock Room Underground Stage
WHO:   The Mines 10:45 - 11:30pm, Thalium 11:45 - 12:45pm

Tickets are $6 and available at the door.  Attendees have to be 21+.

We have more details regarding the venue and directions on our website at this link:www.theminesonline.net/dateDetail.aspx?DateId=152

If you’re interested in seeing some of the recording process, visit our youtube channel: youtube.com/theminesonline.

If you like Facebook, visit our page at: facebook.com/theminesonline.

For those of you keeping track, it has been over a year since preproduction began on our album “Fear Is Easy”.  Never in the past have we taken so much time to get the music right, and I can proudly say, never have we been so proud of what’s happening. 

And….

Tracking is almost complete!  There are a few auxiliary pieces left to layer and tweak, but we are nearing the final stretch of the recording process.  In a few weeks we will begin mixing and then it’s on to mastering and duplication!

For those of you who have eagerly awaited its release, I’m so happy to say that it will have been worth the wait.  During the recording process it’s easy to feel like a slowly wilting houseplant, reaching deep for that 23^rd take, but after listening to some preliminary mixes I can see that the work has not only paid off, but this will definitely be the most monumental Mines release.  The magic we were digging for has indeed been found, and we can’t wait to bring this stuff to the surface to share with you.