matthew ricchini

This week’s tour

mricchini — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:31:08 +0000

I’m sitting in the van about an hour outside Boston on day two of the Arc in Round tour. We had a killer time last night in Brooklyn at Death By Audio. Gavin and Edon at the venue were great to us, and there was a nice crowd for a Sunday night. Openers Long Distance Poison started the night with a single synth drone piece wrangled out of their Octave CAT, Juno 60, Realistic MG1, JX-3P, Arp Omni, and DSI Mopho synths (yes, that’s all from memory, and I’m a nerd!). Beige took the stage next, and really killed it with their drum machine driven atmospheric krautpop.

Tonight we meet up with Kurt Vile and Woods at Brighton Music Hall in Boston. Come out and see us if we’re near you and don’t forget to head to arcinround.bandcamp.com for the II EP which is still currently pay what you want! More to come…

This Thursday night at Kung Fu Necktie

mricchini — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:56:57 +0000

Kung Fu Necktie – 1250 N Front, Philadelphia. 7:30 doors, $10

Nothing (record release!)
Creepoid
Arc in Round
Instamatic

Come out! It’s gonna be a good one filled with Philly’s best atmospheric/shoegazey acts. We’re doing something a little different for this show.

New Arc in Round EP in 3 Weeks

mricchini — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:16:36 +0000

Available July 5th as a digital album and cassette tape!

Tracklist:

Volume Sets

II (A Sunny Day in Glasgow Remix)

Time Spent

Saw the Life

Hold On

So all of a sudden I’m getting all this new gear..

mricchini — Sun, 29 May 2011 19:55:25 +0000

Whew. A windfall month working on a play at Philadelphia Theater Company has allowed me to upgrade many pieces of my studio.

First thing is a new/old PowerMac G5 tower with Dual 1.8gHz processors and 4 gigs of ram. Recording and mixing now clips along like the computer barely even notices plugins and other processing. An AudioTechnica 4033 mic came in, and some patchbays are en route.

The biggest gap in my setup has been nice preamps, and by a stroke of luck, I stumbled across a stupidly amazing deal on a recording console which will completely revolutionize the way I track and mix. It is a Peavey AMR 2400 console, with 36 mic inputs, 24 busses. I will basically be able to track an orchestra live if the need arises! I can’t wait to pick it up and clean it up. More details and photos wil be posted under a new “Studio” heading on this page.

Arc in Round touring with Kurt Vile, Woods

mricchini — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:58:38 +0000

I can now announce that Arc in Round will be opening for Kurt Vile and Woods this July. Dates are below:

7/11: BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL, BOSTON, MA
7/12: LA SALA ROSSA, MONTREAL, QU
7/13: LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO, ON
7/14: GROG SHOP, CLEVELAND, OH
7/15: RUSSIAN RECORDING, BLOOMINGTON, IN

We are super psyched to be playing these shows! We also have another EP coming soon featuring a few new songs and a remix of “II” by A Sunny Day in Glasgow!

See you in a month, Indie Rock.

mricchini — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:57:29 +0000

Dear international indie rock touring circuit – I will not be mixing your band at Kung Fu Necktie or Johnny Brenda’s until after June 12th. The wealthier theater geeks need me at Philly Theater Company for a few weeks. When I return, I’ll be preparing to go on the road as the opener AND mixer for a tour to be announced later today…

Arc in Round live studio session posted

mricchini — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:34:56 +0000

Here! 4 songs performed live in the WXPN recording studio for The Key local music sessions. Also stay tuned for some sweet tour news.

Great review of the “Diagonal Fields” EP!

mricchini — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:16:47 +0000

Via Slowdivemusicblog.

Live set broadcasts 5/12 6-10pm

mricchini — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:30:19 +0000

We had a really fun time this past Saturday recording a live Arc in Round set for Y-Rock on WXPN’s local internet and satellite radio show The Key. John Vettese did a great job recording and interviewing us. The show will be available for stream and download on The Key’s site next week, and will be broadcast on John’s show between 6 and 10pm Thursday, May 12th.

thekey.xpn.org

Hot Guts LP Teaser – “Heater Beauty”

mricchini — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:27:09 +0000

Recently completed mix for a forthcoming Hot Guts LP! We recorded the basic tracks and vocals at Uniform Recording, and did a bunch of overdubs and all mixing here at Cross and Sickle. (This track has not been mastered yet, so it’s a little quiet. Crank it!)