Recording

Recording Studio

They recorded their album in EastWest Studios in California, Los Angeles (the same recording studios that they recorded Californication) and their record label being Warner Bros. The recording dates started on September 2010 to March 2011. The band actually recorded enough material to have a double CD album like Stadium Arcadium but they decided not to, Rick Rubin, thought this was a shame as he said, "it was painful not to share all of the material that we had, but we felt it would be too much. We really wanted it to be twelve songs but it ended up being fourteen just because nobody could agree on which twelve." Rick Rubin is the bands producer and has been since their massive album “Blood Sex Sugar Magic” in the 90’s. The band love working with Rick and think he’s a great producer because he doesn’t try to change who they are as a band or what they sound like. The band thought that it is different working with him now than it was in the past because they didn’t have as much contact with him on this album because Rick lived far away and liked making decisions from home and that he also was working with a lot of other bands and people. However they thought that this did not at all affect the effectiveness of Ricks work and Flea said in an interview that in fact he has probably gotten the way he works down so well that working with him is so easy and that they work well together and he is a great source of ideas.  



Rick Rubin
(picture from Google)



This is a you tube video of an interview with Flea and Josh
and Flea is talking about working with Rick Rubin. I think it is great to hear what they are saying as it gives an insight into how the band work and the process in writing and making the album.