Overseeing the recording process was Chris Bolster, who boasts a very rich and diverse range of projects with many different types of artists and producers on his resume since becoming Abbey Road’s in-house sound engineer. His work includes Coldplay’s Live 2003, Placebo’s Soulmates Never Die and The Beatles’ Love. His most recent project before taking on J – ROCKS was engineering Oasis’ latest album, Dig Out Your Soul.
Fresh from winning the opportunity to record at Abbey Road through their stunning performances with the strongest theme during Indonesia’s biggest music festival, A Mild Live Soundrenaline 2008, J – ROCKS brought plenty of ideas to the studio, which were met with Bolster’s approval. The band also gained an abundance of new knowledge from the sessions. “He helped us a lot, and gave us some good advice regarding lyric-spelling and sounds,” says Iman, lead singer and guitarist of J - ROCKS.
The resultant mini-album, Road to Abbey, sees the band retain its roots while continuing to push into other diverse directions. The first single, “Falling in Love”, was recorded in both Indonesian and English, with a video shot during the recording sessions. The remaining songs on the mini-album are “Meraih Mimpi”, “Hanya Aku” and the instrumental opus title track, “Road to Abbey”
All of these priceless experiences and moments will help J – ROCKS to continue improving and create works of art that Indonesians can be proud of. Hopefully J – ROCKS’ message will spread and stimulate the next generation into raising awareness for the preservation of Indonesian music and culture, which are an important part of this country’s wealth.