Berlin: Studio
There are a bunch of recording studio’s in the world which are maybe more famous than the records recorded there. Abbey Road, Wisseloord, Hansa Studio’s, Olympic and The Record Plant, musiclovers know what I am talking about. Known for it’s state of the art equipment, ambience or sublime acoustics. One of the most legendary is Electric Lady Studio’s in NYC. “Founded by Jimi Hendrix in 1970, it was an oddity for its time. Instead of following the usual studio model — a big, impersonal box tended by buttoned-down staff engineers — it was a psychedelic lair, with curved walls, groovy multicolored lights and sci-fi erotica murals to aid the creative flow. Hendrix died less than a month after its opening party on Aug. 26, 1970, but he left libraries of tape from his sessions there, and the list of greats who have worked at the studio includes the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Led Zeppelin.” This week it turned 40 years old and is still going strong. For me the studio where I worked in Oslo is still high on the list. In the end it’s all about the atmosphere.
