if it's really going to mastering... then 3 months and done?

Doubt we're near the mastering stage yet. I do remember Liam mentioning how he brought in some gear, his favorite pieces, to work with at The Lodge for AONO. Seems like Neil is going over to London to meet up with Liam from the sounds of this message right? So maybe they're working on it somewhere in London currently. Does anyone know where they were at while working on IMD? The small spot they had pics from? Was that in the UK or the States? Wish we got more video footage of the boys working together in the studio. Interested to see how everything goes down, how they all put their ideas together, and flesh out the stuff Liam brings to the table for Maxim and Keith to vibe with. Someone mentioned there's a different master of AONO, is that true? First I heard about that. I do remember Liam mention a first master to IMD, which I believe was from The Lodge if I'm not mistaken, that they didn't go with because they wanted something that helped bring out the album's dynamics. The Prodigy can go the route with Nine Inch Nails' last album "Hesitation Marks" and have different masters for the different types of playbacks... CDs, vinyl, digital, and a high quality truly lossless version for the audiophiles.

Liam always mention how he has TONS of ideas while writing albums, especially during IMD... which I'm sure is more like bits and pieces of stuff like beats and riffs and they go with what captures and inspires them to take it forward. We got to hear two of his ideas on the Zane Lowe show that time. They weren't full on tracks obviously. Maybe if we can't fleshed out leftovers, Liam could put together something more like The Smashing Pumpkins' "Pastichio Medley" from the "Zero" single. It was a 20+ minute collection of the bands ideas and jams recorded during the whole Mellon Collie era. Some bits were not even 10 seconds and some went on for minutes, but it was still cool to hear all of these unused ideas. Would LOVE something like that from The Prodigy. Gives us an incite to the amount of work put into the whole album process. It's hard for Liam to deliver a full on track from the leftovers, especially if he's over working on it. So why not just share a medley of unused riffs/beats/jams/ideas... fans, such as myself, would love that shit. Or look at what Trent Reznor did with the latest Nine Inch Nails album. There was a special bonus track with download purchases that came with a self-recorded chat from Trent about making the album that included unused tracks and idea within it that he played and talked about. Would love to hear the band describe the whole making/behind the scenes and some funny stories during the recording process while showing off leftovers.

i'm trying to do some digging and contacting The Lodge in NYC
see if i can work my way in getting in touch with one of their reps and see if i can find out of the boys are or will be working there with the new album.
pretending i'm part of a music blog and seeing who i can speak with on the inside.
used BKM1 as my fake music blog name... the ol' skool BK heads still here may remember those initials
will let y'all know if i'm able to find out any info

oh wow...

well looky here...
http://www.thelodgemusic.com/original-music/

^^^ check out the list of the names of folks involved with The Lodge New York on the right hand side... third name down.

and this!
http://player.vimeo.com/video/30104398?
check around the 3 minute and 6 second mark

If there's anyone who's willing to commit to a scoop, it's you

Heh, i remember waiting for that advert to air, it aired while i was on the toilet having a dump, so i missed it, but i still heard it

Neil wrote: "The Ant Gave Me A Call. NYC - LHR. Totally Stoked. Ready to Rock Frequencies....20Khz-7Hrz!"

I think this means that he is going to London to work with Prodigy. Nothing in NY (yet).

Liam needs help, calls Neil.

HAHAHA
Well I'm glad you got to hear it at least, brother.
When that advert began and that beat dropped, you probably dropped your own beat at that moment.

Aye aye captain, I am on it!

this...without a doubt.

So this may happen way sooner than I was thinking. August, September, October? Hope that guy is not talking out of his ass.