Rancho De La Luna
Founder: Fred Drake & Dave Catching
Chief Engineers: Fred Drake, Dave Catching, Chris Goss
Active Era: 1993 – Present
The open-air desert environment and lack of commercial time pressure produced the legendary Desert Sessions series and the psychedelic low-end tone of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. Guitars often recorded with room doors open to capture Mojave evening breeze ambience.
A residential recording studio nestled in the high desert of Joshua Tree. Utilizes vintage tape machines, rare tube fuzz pedals, antique organs, and eclectic oddities. Sessions often take place between communal meals, mezcal, and night stargazing.
Landmark Records Tracked at Rancho De La Luna
Seminal albums recorded in this acoustic space
Eagles of Death Metal
Peace, Love, Death Metal