“… and before we knew what was really going on, bassplayer Erik was standing on a 4 feet high flightcase just outside the recording room in the mighty factory hall of the Vasim. Holding a mic on a long cable that he was ‘propellering’ or ‘Leslie-ing’ (if those are even real words) between two small full blast guitar amps through which Pieter and I played the riff. This example – and I’ve got many more – captures the great virtue of Galloway Studio. It’s a real damn playground that breathes an atmosphere of creativity.
Often encouraged by the creative (and twisted) mind of producer Sebastiaan, musicians are triggered to experiment and search for their own or new sound. Using the real slapback sound of the hundred (???) yard weave tunnel at the top floor of the old cotton factory, extracting the reverb on vocals from piano strings and so on and so on… You will find out that at Galloway the possibilities are endless. At least we did, while recording the album Sonic Whip. Unless the Russians blow up the place, I can’t think of a reason to record anywhere else.”
Rense Slings (Automatic Sam, Geishas Of Doom, Dan Wilson)