Mighty Oaks: With High Times back to the roots of music!

Mighty Oaks: With High Times back to the roots of music!

After a long break, the Berlin band Mighty Oaks reports back with their new album "High Times". The musicians, consisting of singer and guitarist Ian Hooper as well as the bandmates Claudio Donzelli and Craig Saunders, have deliberately decided on their music for a different approach. At a time when technical possibilities lead to the fact that music sounds almost perfect due to processing, they put the mistakes and imperfections of your live recordings in the foreground.

ian Hooper explains that the approach of not fighting the technologies is particularly important. "Technology cannot replace the feeling for us," he says. The band recorded in their own home studio, which had a positive impact on the sound. "To get the recording studio out of the basement in my house, where a lot is made of wood and everything sounds warmer, ensures that we can create fresh and authentic music," continues Hooper. It was important for the musicians to grasp the moment. "Afterwards you cannot edit and perfect." In this way, small mistakes remain that do not reduce the quality of the music, but rather underline the authentic character of the band.

creativity without perfectionism

This new creative process makes it clear that Mighty Oaks not only want to keep up in a time of digitization, but also want to find their own style. They are concerned with immersing the listener into the feeling of live performance and establishing a connection. This decision to reduce their music has the result that the band members can concentrate more intensively on the current recordings, since no subsequent changes are made.

The deal with technology is a double challenge for the band. On the one hand, they use modern instruments and recording techniques to create their music, on the other hand, they reject general expectation to perfect the end product through digital processing. For Hooper and his bandmates, this is an exciting balancing act between the traditional roots and the requirements of modern music production.

music is a emotional expression, and through their approach, the Mighty Oaks want to transport this emotion authentically and unadulterated. More details can be found in a detailed report on www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de .

In the new album, you not only reflect on your musical experiences, but also the way music is consumed these days. The band is optimistic that their new approach will be well received and hopes to stimulate a discussion about the value of authenticity in the music business.