How I Make Music

#029 Chill And Grill


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The music covered in this week's episode is called Chill And Grill. Here in South Africa that’s a cool phrase to describe the activity of doing very little while smoking a bit of weed on a Sunday, which is basically what inspired this crossover hip hop / blues track in the style of Flying Lotus.

In this episode, we check out:

  • Getting the beat to sound wonky by not quantizing 100%
  • Using sampled beatbox hits to layer the beat for a more human sound
  • Who invited the acoustic guitar blues? Crossover music for an original sound
  • The absurd Pink Floyd ‘carnival keyboard’ versus the happy, warm Fatboy Slim piano
  • SHOW NOTES

    * Wonky, off-grid beat sounds inspired by Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8E5KnNPt4g
    * Flying Lotus The Imperfect Beat via XLR8R https://xlr8r.com/features/flying-lotus-the-imperfect-beat/
    * ‘Carnival keyboard’ sounds inspired by Pink Floyd - The Trial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCMHmDnfD6I

    SOUNDS & DEVICES USED

    * Kontakt 4 Percussion Beatbox Kit
    * Ableton Live 9 factory sounds

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    How I Make Music is a show for aspiring music producers, podcasters, audio drama creators and film-makers. Hey, I'm John Bartmann. I make music and offer my own perspective on how to make it. My original music has been used in film, TV, radio and online. Each week, I write, record and release a new soundtrack. In this podcast, I deconstruct these original soundtracks one by one, sharing the separate musical parts, decisions and stories behind how each complete tune was made.

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