The Silver Cord

Recorded by Stu in the King Gizz rehearsal studio by the Merri Creek in January 2023. Studio setup by recording engineers Nico Wilson and Laura Hancock

Overdubs recorded in green rooms, hotels, airports and busses in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, England, Australia and the USA between March and July, 2023

Mixed by Stu at Newmarket Studios in North Melbourne with the help of recording engineer Guus Hoevenaars. Two sessions: one in May and another in July 2023

Mastered by Joseph Carra in July 2023

Produced by Stu Mackenzie

Cover photography, design and layout as well as sunglasses design by Jason Galea

Sunglasses on the cover handcrafted by Radio Eyewear

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Amby: Vocals / Yamaha DX7 / Moog Grandmother / Mellotron / Roland JX-3P

Cavs: Simmons Drum Synthesiser / Roland TD50X

Cookie: Roland Juno-X / Korg Poly-61 / Casio DG-10 / Yamaha DX7 / Boss DD-7 / EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine / Strymon BlueSky

Joey: Vocals / Roland rc-505 / Arturia Keystep Pro / Roland TR-8 / Mutable Instruments Plaits / Intellijel Quadrax / Happy Nerding FX Aid / Intellijel Metropolis / Befaco Hexmix / Intellijel Bifold / Make Noise Mimeophon / Make Noise Maths / Mutable Instruments Rings / Doepfer A-182-1 Switched Multiples / WMD Geiger Counter / Intellijel Quad VCA / ALM Pamela’s New Workout / Joranalogue Filter 8 / Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter / Music Thing Turing Machine / Eowave Quadrantid Swarm / XAOC Devices Belgrad Dual Peak Filter / Mutable Instruments Ripples / Instruo Cs-L Complex Oscillator

Lukey: Moog Matriarch / Moog Sub 37 / Yamaha Reface DX / Roland SH-01A

Stu: Vocals / Roland Juno-60 / Casio SK-5 / Casio DG-1 / Ableton Push 2 / Mellotron / Moog Matriarch / Roland Juno-X / Roland TR-808 / Piano / Boss ME-50 / Boss DD-3 / EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine / Strymon BlueSky / Dunlop Cry Baby