blink-182's newly released reunion album, ONE MORE TIME…, has been met with warm reviews for its throwback pop-punk songs, but some fans have taken exception with the production style, with its very heavy pitch correction, brick-walled mastering and drums that sit very high in the mix. Now, drummer Travis Barker, who also served as the album's producer, has defended the album against criticisms over its mixing.
Earlier this week (October 30), the fan-run Instagram account @blink182italia made a post about how Barker ended up as ONE MORE TIME…'s producer. One commenter complained about the drums, pointing out that they overpower the mix and sound like triggers of samples (rather than actual live drums). Barker himself responded, pointing out that he didn't actually mix the album.
"I don't mix the albums," Barker wrote. "The best in the business Adam Hawkins and Spike Stent did!"
Another commenter responded that the band should have taken a cue from late producer Jerry Finn, who helmed blink-182's classic-era albums, by spending weeks on microphone placement and then only a few days on drumming. Barker responded, "It was 3 days of drum sounds and 6 hrs of drum recording!!!!"
Both Hawkins and Stent have A-list resumes: Hawkins has worked with Britney Spears and Twenty One Pilots, as well as mixing most of Machine Gun Kelly's Tickets to My Downfall, which Barker produced; Stent has worked with Taylor Swift, Madonna, Frank Ocean and many more.
Earlier this week (October 30), the fan-run Instagram account @blink182italia made a post about how Barker ended up as ONE MORE TIME…'s producer. One commenter complained about the drums, pointing out that they overpower the mix and sound like triggers of samples (rather than actual live drums). Barker himself responded, pointing out that he didn't actually mix the album.
"I don't mix the albums," Barker wrote. "The best in the business Adam Hawkins and Spike Stent did!"
Another commenter responded that the band should have taken a cue from late producer Jerry Finn, who helmed blink-182's classic-era albums, by spending weeks on microphone placement and then only a few days on drumming. Barker responded, "It was 3 days of drum sounds and 6 hrs of drum recording!!!!"
Both Hawkins and Stent have A-list resumes: Hawkins has worked with Britney Spears and Twenty One Pilots, as well as mixing most of Machine Gun Kelly's Tickets to My Downfall, which Barker produced; Stent has worked with Taylor Swift, Madonna, Frank Ocean and many more.
