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THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES!

Well, at least we didn’t have to steal equipment this time. “Carved In Stone” is out by now, so we are due for some catching up, so. Every single on of us has moved out of Xanthi since our debut album dropped. Tower (35sqm) Studios is no more, and we no longer rehearse in the underground student’s union campus studio. We served in the military, we got our degrees and changed jobs, we sort of grew and kind of evolved. Time flew.
That said, we’ re still quite the same in most ways. We somehow managed to keep the flame alive between us, maintain the everyday friction needed to power the shroom machine and most importantly, keep the creative juice pumping. “Carved In Stone” might just be the most Dorian Shroom song we ever wrote, both sonically and lyrically. So let’s dive into both.
First of all, the song’s about the Myth of Prometheus. No spoilers here, but we kind of needed to follow the internal path of this hero during the moments when he made the ultimate judgment call: steal the fire from the gods. This is a story that always fascinated us, because it’s almost a miracle it has survived all these centuries; a close reading reveals that most kings, bishops and other esteemed guardians of law and order would probably have it burned. This is a text that speaks about freedom, and knowledge, and passion for doing the right thing, no matter the circumstances. That’s a kind of message we find most appealing to sing about, plus even more challenging to work with.
On the sound spectrum of things, we pretty much did the same things we tried on the album, but tried to fail less. We recorded drums in an actual studio this time, with a living and breathing sound engineer (Giannis Varelidis) who didn’t have to work under threats of violence, but was rather a peaceful sage who helped us a lot. Andreas punished a Gabriel drumset this time. The set recovers in private since.
A different member of the band who has requested to not be revealed on account of fear for his own safety (but we might say here that he’s known for his “ghoulish” behavior) mixed the song in his bedroom with the same speakers and the pretty much same, totally legit vst plugins. He did figure out how to operate them much better than the other guy tho, which probably means a more clean and warm production. We also didn’t master this song in a car, like we did with the album, but rather gave it to John Mcris (Hell's Kitchen studio) to work with. The polished track is exactly what we hoped for, and even more. Our friends and families bought our T-shirts and pretty much paid for the whole thing.
Not much else to add. Guitars, bass and vocal were all recorded in a bedroom, just not the same one. We each did our parts from a distance and worked using the same ways and passion as always. It was a bit harder, but we sincerely think we got it. We used the same guitars, the same bass and the same vocal chords. Our friend and photographer Armon Step buried Konstantina in the sand and took a couple of pictures, and that’s our artwork.
There is no way to say where the future might find Dorian Shroom. That said, there are a lot of ways to testify where the past found us before. Low and below, but always in love with what we do. These things don’t tend to change too much. Until next time, we love you all.
Dorian Shroom.