Wabi Sound

18/10/2017

Following the dismantling of the physical Wabi Sound, I'm changing the name of this page to "Audio by Phil Young". I'm going to try to use it more often. Keep following for updates on what I'm currently working on.

15/08/2017

31/10/2016

Nostromo's album "Guts" recorded & mixed at Wabi is the best selling album in DSM on Bandcamp.com!

Wow guys, Nostromo's 'Guts' is the best selling album in Des Moines on bandcamp!

01/04/2016

New EP from Goldblums. Recorded & mixed @ Wabi.
Go see them tonight at Iowa City Yacht Club

Zuul, Goldblums, The Rumours, Skin of the Earth at Iowa City Yacht Club

https://goldblums.bandcamp.com/album/heels

5 track album

15/01/2016

There are going to be some really killer albums released this year recorded at Wabi Sound featuring Druids, Karen Meat (+the computer), New Member Charles, Electric Jury & more!

28/05/2015

https://vimeo.com/128927725

Live in Marshalltown, IA 05.23.2015 https://druidsiowa.bandcamp.com/

17/05/2015

Looking forward to this!
Come squeeze into the lift with us and enjoy a night of Live entertainment from 2 of the sauciest boyz in DSM! (Brian Campos & Dustin Smith)

Come see our first (& possibly last) LIVE! podcast Tuesday, May 26th w/ The Maytags!!!

24/03/2015

You can now listen to this album in its entirety.

8 track album

17/03/2015

You can listen to Annalibera's full length album online right now and if you LIKE it, you can BUY the vinyl on Friday or Saturday at Vaudeville Mews.

Des Moines, Iowa-based trio Annalibera are set to release their debut LP Nevermind I Love You next week, but Exclaim! has got you covered with an advanced stream of the record right now.   Driven by the vocals and keyboards of frontwoman Anna Gebha...

11/03/2015

Very proud to see so many people who have worked with Wabi Sound on this list!
You definitely won't want to miss it.

It is possible that putting together this DSM Shows website has caused me to be more in the middle of Iowa music than I ever was previously, and that is the only reason the Gross Domestic Product festival lineup seems soooo great to me this year. It is also possible that the GDP lineup actually …

02/03/2015

A clip from mixing In Rooms.

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25/02/2015

You can stream the new Karen Meat EP! Recorded right here at Wabi.
http://bandbombshell.com/most-recent/2015/2/24/ep-debut-karen-meat-the-computer-by-karen-meat-the-players

Written by Erika Owen It's Wednesday—so it's safe to say we could all use some sort of pick-me-up to make it through the end of February's wintery weekdays. We've got one way to brighten your Wednesday. You guessed it: new music! Karen Meat & The Players have been a name around town for a while now…

22/02/2015

Crystal City tore it up in the studio this weekend! s/o to Mr Frampton for engineering.

05/12/2014

More In Rooms in the studio.

30/11/2014

https://druidsheavy.bandcamp.com/track/infernos-2

Just in case you needed a late night pick-me-up.

from the album The Sound of Meditation

22/11/2014

a clip from one of my personal favorite jams on the new In Rooms album.

19/11/2014

On Dec 13th Easy Fruit & Volcano Boys will be releasing albums together at the Vaudeville Mews.
Here's a track off the Easy Fruit album called Jock Love.
http://easyfruit.bandcamp.com/album/easy-fruit
(recorded you-know-where)

12/11/2014

Just sent off the Annalibera album to be mastered.
Who's excited??? We are!!

02/11/2014

a few pictures of In Rooms tracking their new album.
(all tracked to 1/4" 8-track tape)

27/10/2014

this guy's got the right idea:
http://tapeop.com/interviews/8/don-zientara/

Tape Op is a free magazine exclusively about recording music. Subscribe (yep, for free) at tapeop.com.

20/10/2014

In Rooms' new album is coming along nicely.

http://inroomsmusic.com http://www.facebook.com/inrooms http://inrooms.bandcamp.com

09/10/2014

Be sure to head to the Vaudeville Mews this Saturday (Oct 11th) for the PURE GUT tape release (recorded at live Wabi). They will be joined by QUICK P**S & Squidboy with DJ Richie Daggers.

15/09/2014

New EP from Jordan Mayland!
Release show this Saturday - Sept 20th at Vaudeville Mews with some friends of Wabi - W***y Muse, Bradley Unit & DJ DJ Tanner.

Hills & Chills by Jordan Mayland, released 15 September 2014 Ooh, Love me like you do. Ooh, Remember last summer? Ooh. Ooh, Hold me like you did. Ooh, Remember last winter? So Cold. I never crossed the world for you. I never crossed the world for you. I walked up many hills, and man it gave me chill…

28/08/2014

Foxholes are releasing their new single (recorded at Wabi) "Different Kind of Animal" tonight at the Vaudeville Mews. 9:30pm 21+

26/08/2014

There are some really cool projects in the works and on the books. Stay tuned for some juicy jams.

18/08/2014

Dj Dj Tanner stopped by this afternoon.

27/06/2014

Some of that sweet new Volcano Boys album just surfaced!
First listen here:

Movie by Volcano Boys, released 27 June 2014 Found me out this morning. Camera angle wide. There's nothing left to hide. I want it to be just like a Movie. There's nothing left to hide. So hold me now, hold me right. Hold me down, Cassandra. And mingle with delight, and speak what's your mind. You w…

20/06/2014

NEW All Dogs Invited EP engineered by Ian & mastered by Phil here at Wabi. Give it a listen!

6 track album

13/05/2014

Filmed by Bruce J. Bales, Caleb Smith, Logan Clark, and Justin Augustus Edited by Bruce J. Bales Titles by Ben Dixon DEFT: http://stay-skilled.com/ "Sweet as...

05/05/2014

"Jordan will die"

-DMMC review of Jordan Mayland and The Thermal Detonators' "I Wrote It All Down"

full review:
http://www.desmoinesmc.com/122240/

This review was written by volunteer contributor Christopher Ford. Want to write for this website? Contact us! Listen while you read: My favorite musical artists are typically individuals over bands. An individual comes to art with a vision and can execute it clearly without interference of prioriti…