The usual process while recording an album mostly starts after musicians finish working on their songs and then start recording an entire album. However, while recently chatting with NME, Ville Valo shared why he didn’t follow the conventional route while recording his upcoming solo album, ‘Neon Noir,’ and reflected on David Lynch’s influence on the record.
“I worked the album in a funny way,” pointed out the singer as he discussed how he had written each song separately rather than writing the entire album and recording it as a whole. “I started from scratch [writing] each and every song, and I finished the whole production then moved on to the next song.”
The former HIM frontman continued, “So, I didn’t know anything about recording drums or whatever. It took me ages to get there, where to put the mics and does it sound any good, and [I had] a lot of self-doubt and a lot of that. So, it made all the sense in the world for me to start from scratch [and] write the song while producing and recording it.”
So, not being conventional reminded him of David Lynch. Vallo said, “Then, when I felt it was nearly done, I sent it to Tim Palmer, the guy who co-produced the mixing, to see if it still sounded like music. That’s the way it worked. It was an odd way, cut before a hoarse sound… but I do love David Lynch, and I do love stuff that’s a bit bonkers and left to a center, so I was up for the challenge.”
Ville chose to write and record each track individually rather than finish writing them and producing the album. Thus, the rocker didn’t follow the standard route many acts take while recording. So, this unconventional recording process reminded him of the ‘bonkers’ cinematography and David Lynch’s vibe.
