![]() He would get and sell machines to build semiconductor microchips. So, he was running his transistor business in here before? ![]() A lot of people think we don't have to pay rent! We get a bonus that we can build and do things to the property. He's not screwing us for money at all, but he's not cutting any deals. He knows what it's all worth because he's a partner in the business as well. At least I know this landlord probably won't kick me out. There was no point in spending the money and time soundproofing rooms. After The Delgados split up I kind of decided this is what I was going to do - this is the only thing I could do apart from play drums! We wanted to make more of the other place, but the landlord kept on trying to sell to developers and he wouldn't renew our lease. Yeah, we have a rehearsal space about a mile down the road and we took it from there. This is a rehearsal space that became your recording space? Chem19 Recording's "newer" location is located just outside of Glasgow, a quick ride through beautiful rolling green hills, and the two-room facility is an affordable asset to the wonderful Scottish music scene. Besides The Delgados, Paul's recording resume includes such acts as Mogwai, Teenage Fanclub, Arab Strap, The Pastels, Camera Obscura, King Creosote, Shirley Manson, Mike Heron, Trash Can Sinatras, Malcolm Middleton and Vashti Bunyan - plus he was one of the main engineers of the recent Franz Ferdinand album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. Paul's wife, Emma Pollock, was also a Delgado (see her fine solo album, Watch the Fireworks), and all the band still works on their label despite an amicable breakup in 2005. Chem19 has become more the job of their drummer, Paul Savage, who became an engineer/producer along the way. They started up a record label, Chemikal Underground, to release their records and others, and also became owners of a studio, Chem19 Recording. Glasgow was once home to a wonderful, but sadly now defunct, band known as The Delgados.
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