When we finally got to the end of producing MASKIL’
s first album, Now I Will Arise, we knew we had something really special and unique. We put the first twelve Psalms to music in a way to amplify the meaning of Scripture, using all of the words straight from the text, to help people actually memorize the Psalms. Caleb Jensen, founding member of the band, had assembled the gear for the studio, set it up, and did the vast majority of the recording and programming. He learned a lot, so when he looked ahead to producing the next album he knew he wanted to improve the studio (which would involve a bit of renovation). The studio had been in an open area of the downstairs, right next to the stairwell, which brought in lot of noise (and retakes) to the recording zone. Building a soundproof wall to isolate the studio would not only reduce unwanted noise during recording, but would also improve the overall sound.
It took tons of time, bunches of thinking, and piles of effort, but a few months ago the wall was finally completed, the downstairs was finally cleaned (construction chaos), and we were ready to finally begin recording. It didn’t take long to realize just how valuable the investment of building the wall was. You see, Caleb had used an electric drum set for the first album and when he set it up in our new studio there were problems with the control module. What do you do? Well, since the room was isolated, Caleb decided to try recording his acoustic drums with microphones. The resulting sound was amazing and the electric drums were taken down.
The next album, A Clean Heart, is actually already in the recording process. While the original album we recorded was the first twelve Psalms in order, this album will be themed on repentance and forgiveness with Psalm 51 and Psalm 32 as the foundations. Great and Marvelous, the glorious song of praise from Revelation 15 (also called The Song of Moses), will be an extremely special element, along with the entire text of Isaiah 53. You are really going to be blessed by this album!
Pre-ordering will be available by… hmmm… well… shall we say, at least before the album is finished?
In case you missed it, here is MASKIL putting Psalm 99 to music on YouTube. There is also the link to view it at YouTube online.
Magnifying the WORD of God… One Book at a Time… Verse after Verse… Word by Word by Word…
—WORD Center Ministries
