GLORY B – ARSENIC & GOLD out SOON
October 2019. A few months before the world would change forever.. The day after Bongo Dave’s 50th, I had the studio booked for the band to go in and track Glory B’s fourth album. I told myself, not too many drinks, wanna be sharp for the ‘morrow. Think I listened? Never.
After 12 years we had made the switch to a new producer, a fellow named Nick Edin. He was initially booked to engineer the session, but as things went pear shaped with my long time producer Christian Pyle, Nick found himself in the hot seat.
It was the third album in row that we tracked live. More vibes and less money. What happens in the studio, gets consigned to the audio history books, forever. With a tight rhythm section of Daniel Brates on drums and Mimmo Panunzio on bass in an eight-hour recording session we laid down the beds for ten songs. Seven made to the album. Not a bad ratio. We then had to play a gig. (What idiot books a gig on the same day as a studio session? Oh, yeah, me.)
The result is what you hear today. I’m more proud of this work as of anything that I have previously done. Prior to mastering, I decided to move my family to Mexico, leaving my beloved band mates back in Melbourne. A city that I once called home. A city where you could once play a gig without having to get two injections of an experimental substance. With full respect to my band and producer, this album was made with their DNA still intact. Please enjoy Glory B’s Arsenic & Gold.
Bryson Mulholland, Santa Isabel, Mexico, Dec 27 2021.
“ Great music! Great arrangements! Well Done!" – Dave Graney, RRR, Melbourne
"Glory B front man Bryson Mulholland is a born performer. His velvety tones, trickling piano improvisation and
almost vaudevillian take on performance drip with charisma. A natural showman who delivers with
soul, sensuality and eppervescent cheek." – The Age
October 2019. A few months before the world would change forever.. The day after Bongo Dave’s 50th, I had the studio booked for the band to go in and track Glory B’s fourth album. I told myself, not too many drinks, wanna be sharp for the ‘morrow. Think I listened? Never.
After 12 years we had made the switch to a new producer, a fellow named Nick Edin. He was initially booked to engineer the session, but as things went pear shaped with my long time producer Christian Pyle, Nick found himself in the hot seat.
It was the third album in row that we tracked live. More vibes and less money. What happens in the studio, gets consigned to the audio history books, forever. With a tight rhythm section of Daniel Brates on drums and Mimmo Panunzio on bass in an eight-hour recording session we laid down the beds for ten songs. Seven made to the album. Not a bad ratio. We then had to play a gig. (What idiot books a gig on the same day as a studio session? Oh, yeah, me.)
The result is what you hear today. I’m more proud of this work as of anything that I have previously done. Prior to mastering, I decided to move my family to Mexico, leaving my beloved band mates back in Melbourne. A city that I once called home. A city where you could once play a gig without having to get two injections of an experimental substance. With full respect to my band and producer, this album was made with their DNA still intact. Please enjoy Glory B’s Arsenic & Gold.
Bryson Mulholland, Santa Isabel, Mexico, Dec 27 2021.
“ Great music! Great arrangements! Well Done!" – Dave Graney, RRR, Melbourne
"Glory B front man Bryson Mulholland is a born performer. His velvety tones, trickling piano improvisation and
almost vaudevillian take on performance drip with charisma. A natural showman who delivers with
soul, sensuality and eppervescent cheek." – The Age
