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  • TN:92 Yard Act & Ali Chant

    In this episode, John heads to Bristol to chat with Yard Act’s James, Sam and Ryan along with producer Ali Chant about how their debut album ‘The Overload’ was written, recorded and produced.

    Catching up after a big night on the Bristol stop of their tour, the band reflect on their process of bringing the album together, from solitary lockdown demos and recording over WhatsApp videos, to learning how to play the drums and the last minute additions after the tracks had been mastered.

    Sharing their experience of transforming what started as a side project into a successful band, we hear stories of giving, receiving and dealing with criticism, the prompts that encouraged several turning points in their writing style and the dangers of overthinking when working on individual parts.

    Listen to find out how to write vocals that are suitable for the neighbours, why it’s important to know the difference between congas and bongos, and what in songwriting is not too dissimilar to drawing a monster.

    Tracks discussed: The Overload, Land Of The Blind, 100% Endurance

     

    Listen to ‘The Overload’ here.

    ‘The Overload’ - Island Records, Universal Music

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

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    GEAR MENTIONS

    KNAS Ekdahl Moisturizer Spring Reverb

    Roland TR8 Drum Machine

    Vox Continental Keyboard

    Whurlitzer

    Philicorda Organ

    AMS Reverb

    Traynor Bass Amp

    G&L ASAT Guitars

    Fender Jazzmaster

    Fender Telecaster

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Herbie Elton-Rowley - Videographer

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 17 min
  • TN:91 Gang of Youths

    In this episode, John is joined by Dave, Donny and Jung from Gang of Youths to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the band’s new album ‘Angel In Realtime’.

    Taking us on a global tour, the trio guides us through the wealth of sounds, people and places that had such a huge influence on the album, from London street ambience and the goings-on outside their studio window, to Pacific Island chants and the extraordinary samples that opened up a whole new sonic world for them.

    Alongside a look into their musical melting pot, we hear thoughts on criticism, hate and jealousy within music, as well as their attitudes towards cheesiness and embracing who you are and what you love. 

    Listen to find out how to make a beat from a box of sultanas, why you sometimes might mistake Dave’s voice for a stoned Michael Buble, and how to create the illusion of something being simple - while still throwing 200 layers of tracks at it.

     

    Tracks discussed: You In Everything, Spirit Boy, Hand of God, Goal of the Century 

     

    Listen to ‘Angel In Realtime’ here.

    ‘Angel In Realtime’ - Warner Music UK, Mosy Music LLP

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes 

     

    GEAR MENTIONS

    Shure SM7B

    Shure SM57

    Shure SM58

    AKG Mics

    AEA R88 Mic

    Rode Mic

    Sony C37

    FET 47 Mic

    Rode Pin Mic

    Warm Audio

    Spitfire Audio Plugins

    Spitfire Audio David Fanshawe

    Native Instruments Una Corda

    Native Instruments Kontakt

    Universal Audio 6176

    Universal Audio Plugins

    Soundtoys Devil-Loc

    Soundtoys Plugins

    Izotope Vocal Synth

    National Reso-Phonic Guitars

    Splice

    Logic Pro

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 59 min
  • TN:90 Alt-J & Charlie Andrew

    In this episode, John ventures over to Alt-J’s band studio to chat with Joe, Gus and producer Charlie Andrew about how they wrote, recorded and produced their new album ‘The Dream’.

    Unearthing early demos and some very special voice notes, the trio look back on forming the sonic world encapsulated within the record, reflecting on the importance of their individual roles within the writing process along with the fundamental stories behind each track.

    From serendipitous church bells to missions of sneaking in old album references, we hear about the intricacies of the kit key to the band’s sound, as well as the little details within each track you won't discover on a first listen.

    Listen to find out why Mexican Coke tastes better than American Coke, what a sausage bassoon is, and how to get the best results when recording next to a dance class and a polling station.

    Tracks discussed: Bane, The Actor, Get Better

     

    Listen to ‘The Dream’ here.

    ‘The Dream’ - Infectious Music, BMG

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes 

     

    GEAR MENTIONS

    Vox AC30

    Electro Harmonix POG Pedal

    Casio Casiotone

    Larrivee PO-5

    Roland RE-20 Space Echo

    Neumann U87

    Neumann TLM 103

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    2 hr 2 min
  • TN:89 Bastille & Mark Crew

    In this episode, John heads over to Bastille’s West London HQ to catch up with Dan Smith and producer Mark Crew about how the band wrote, recorded and produced their latest album ‘Give Me The Future’.

    Having written most of the tracks in remote lockdown sessions, Dan takes us all the way back through his initial ideas and the random voice notes of inspiration that came to him at the most unexpected times.

    As well as sharing their thoughts on the challenges that come with writing a sci-fi concept album and blending them with the usual Bastille ‘bread and butter’, the pair pull apart the intricate production techniques they used in an attempt to recreate the musical characteristics of the 80s.

    Listen to find out how the band’s touring crew ended up recording BVs, what is and isn’t considered tasteful when mixing in Dolby Atmos, and what genres are generally pretty dangerous to let a bassist loose on.

     

    Tracks discussed: Thelma + Louise, Back To The Future, Future Holds

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes 

     

    Listen to ‘Give Me The Future’ here.

    ‘Give Me The Future’ - EMI/Virgin Records

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    GEAR MENTIONS

    Teenage Engineering OP1

    LinnDrum

    Roland Juno 

    Moog

    Antares Auto-Tune

    Antares Harmony Engine

    Soundtoys Alter Boy

    Sugar Bytes Effectrix Plugin

    TAL-Chorus-LX

    Universal Audio LA-610

    Telefunken AK-47

    Dolby Atmos

    Splice

    Logic Pro

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 58 min
  • Best of Season 9 - Part 2

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    Welcome to part two of the Best Of Season 9. We pick up where we left off, looking back and pulling out our selection of highlights and memorable moments from the season. 

    If you haven’t heard every episode from season 9, this is a good way to introduce yourself to more of the guests we’ve had on and hear some of their top studio tips, unique writing processes, along with the thoughts and philosophies that shape their musical worlds.

     

    You’ll hear highlights from: 

    CHVRCHES

    Orla Gartland with Tom Stafford

    Courtney Barnett & Stella Mozgawa

    Jon Hopkins

    Chet Faker

    Hiatus Kaiyote

     

    Listen to the albums featured this season with the links below.

    CHVRCHES - ‘Screen Violence’

    Orla Gartland - ‘Woman on the Internet’

    Courtney Barnett - ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’

    Jon Hopkins - ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’

    Chet Faker - ‘Hotel Surrender’

    Hiatus Kaiyote - ‘Mood Valiant’

     

    INTRO MUSIC

    Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes 

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk - http://www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    ‘Screen Violence’ - EMI, Virgin Records

    ‘Woman on the Internet’ - New Friends Music

    ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ - Marathon Artists

    ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’ - Domino Recordings

    ‘Hotel Surrender’ - Detail Records, BMG (Australia)

    ‘Mood Valiant’ - Brainfeeder

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min
  • Best of Season 9 - Part 1

    Season 9 has been so full of amazing albums that we’ve decided to split this Best Of into two parts. Welcome to Part One!

    In this episode, we look back across the season picking out a selection of highlights from our conversations with the artists and producers we were lucky enough to speak to.

    If you haven’t heard every episode from the last season, this is a good way to introduce yourself to some of the guests we’ve had on and hear some of their top studio tips, unique writing processes, along with the thoughts and philosophies that shape their musical worlds.

     

    You’ll hear highlights from: 

    Maisie Peters & Joe Rubel

    James Vincent McMorrow with Paul Epworth & Lil Silva

    Imagine Dragons

    Jungle

    Mr Jukes & Barney Artist

    Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes

     

    Listen to the albums featured this season with the links below.

    Maisie Peters - ‘You Signed Up For This’ 

    James Vincent McMorrow - ‘Grapefruit Season’ 

    Imagine Dragons - ‘Mercury - Act 1’

    Jungle - ‘Loving In Stereo’

    Mr Jukes & Barney Artist - ‘The Locket’ 

    Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - ‘Sticky’

     

    INTRO MUSIC

    Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes 

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk - http://www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    ‘You Signed Up For This’ - Warner Music, Asylum Records, Gingerbread Man Records 

    'Grapefruit Season' - Sony Music Entertainment UK

    ‘Mercury - Act One’ - Interscope Records, KIDinaKORNER 

    ‘Loving In Stereo’ - Caiola Records, AWAL Recordings Ltd

    ‘The Locket’ - Locket Records, Virgin Music

    ‘Sticky’ - International Death Cult, AWAL Recordings Ltd

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min
  • TN:88 Hiatus Kaiyote

    In this episode, John links up with Simon, Perrin and Bender of Hiatus Kaiyote, to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Mood Valiant’.

    Having written the album across the globe, from Rio De Janeiro to Byron Bay, the trio reflect on the development of their writing process, discussing how the effects of taking road-hardened demos to South America pushed their creativity into unfamiliar territory.

    Unearthing some unheard recordings dating back to the mid-2010s, we are given a rundown of some of the key moments of the band’s career, along with an in-depth look at some of the joys that come with getting things down on wonky quarter-inch tape and rekindling a friendship with an honorary fifth member, the Korg VC-10.

    Listen to find out how to tackle shin cramps whilst playing a Steinway piano in a session, what happens when you combine delicate Colombian flutes with challenging rhythmic danceable beats, and how much the band enjoys the compression of audio on an Instagram story.

     

    Tracks discussed: Rose Water, All The Words We Don’t Say, Get Sun

     

    Listen to ‘Mood Valiant’ here.

    ‘Mood Valiant’ - Brainfeeder

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes 

     

    GEAR MENTIONS

    Korg VC10

    Korg Kronos

    Korg MonoPoly

    Neve 1073 Channel Strip

    Roland JX-8P

    Roland Space Echo 201

    Roland Space Echo 301

    Roland Space Echo 501

    Roland Space Echo 555

    Neumann Mics

    Carvin PA/Mixer

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 38 min
  • TN:87 Chet Faker

    In this episode, John links up with Chet Faker aka Nick Murphy, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Hotel Surrender’.

    Diving into the tracks initially found within one of his numerous demo playlists, Nick looks back on his variety of music making processes, sharing thoughts on slingshotting around different creative mediums and maximising inspiration.

    From scrapbooking and self-sampling to a great deal of file management, we’re treated to stories of productivity-inducing gear limitations and tricks to get strange harmonic options, all alongside advice on putting music out, taking criticism and simply being the best you can be.

     

    Listen to find out how many cowboy monologues were recorded for the album, why you shouldn’t rollerblade in music videos, and how to appropriately react when you’re given Ableton and not Acid Loop Pro. 

     

    Tracks discussed: Oh Me Oh My, Low, Feel Good 

     

    Listen to ‘Hotel Surrender’ here.

    ‘Hotel Surrender’ - Detail Records, BMG (Australia)

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes

     

    GEAR MENTIONS

    Waves Doppler Plugin

    Soundtoys Little Plate

    Novation SL Synth

    Korg Kaoss Pad

    Roland CR-8000

    Elka Synthex

    Akai MPC Live II

    Neumann U87

    Electret Microphone

    API Preamp

    Elektron Analog Heat

    Bricasti M7 Reverb

    Fender Telecaster

    Rhodes

    Moog

    Neve Desk

    Acid Loop Pro

    Ableton

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 52 min
  • TN:86 Jon Hopkins

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    In this episode, John is joined by Jon Hopkins at Iguana Studios to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced his latest album ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’.

    Engaging us in the album’s immersive journey, Jon talks us through the spaces and natural processing that shaped the sound of the record, from the depths of an Ecuadorian Cave to the vintage synths recorded in the woods.

    Unearthing the individual parts and gradual sonic changes, we hear Jon's outlook on following intuition, responding to ‘bolt of lightning’ ideas and insane bursts of creativity, all tied together with thoughts on consciousness and the links between sound and mind.

    Listen to find out how a cheap plugin fault ended up creating the perfect sound, why it is so important to create interest in different frequency groups, and what moment was inspired by a scene from Crocodile Dundee Two.

    Tracks discussed: Welcome, Love Flows Over Us In Prismatic Waves, Deep In the Glowing Heart

     

    Listen to ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’ here.

    ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy’ - Domino Recordings

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective 

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes 

     

    GEAR MENTIONS

    Michael Pollan - This Is Your Mind On Plants

    Bose Soundlink

    JBL Speakers

    Moog One

    Korg Trinity 

    Ensoniq Fizmo 

    Oktava Microphones

    API Preamp

    Soundtoys Echoboy

    Audio Ease Altiverb

    Waves Renaissance Reverb Plugin

    Waves PuigTec EQ

    Yamaha Upright Piano

    Ableton

    Ableton Vocoder

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Alex Nixon - Assistant

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 48 min
  • TN:85 Courtney Barnett & Stella Mozgawa

    In this episode, John links up with Courtney Barnett and producer Stella Mozgawa to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced Courtney’s album ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’.

    Ready with the keys to Courtney’s archive of sofa voice notes and Garageband demos, the pair talk us through the entire album process, from their most valuable moments within pre-production, to the hours in the studio where they had to check if they were losing their minds.

    Sharing the secrets of the sonics, we hear stories of creating cavernous brass sounds using only a guitar and making fake shakers out of drums, all of which are set alongside the eternal loops sourced from the depths of Stella’s drum machine collection.

    Listen to find out how to trick yourself into doing the perfect vocal take, what the best state of mind is to help get ideas flowing, and why producing is far from being a dark art.

     

    Tracks discussed: Turning Green, Here’s The Thing, Oh The Night

    Listen to ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ here.

    ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ - Marathon Artists

     

    Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective 

     

    LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES 

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes

     

    GEAR MENTIONS

    Roland TR-606

    Roland TR-707

    Elektron Analog Rhythm

    MXR Drum Computer

    Roland TR-8S

    Roland CR-8000

    Ace Tone Drum Machine

    FunkBox Drum Machine

    MPC Sampler

    Eventide H3000

    Eventide H910

    Soundtoys Alter Boy

    Shure SM7B

    Shure SM57

    Korg Minilogue

    Maton Acoustic Guitar

    Omnichord

    Nylon String Guitar (From Mannys Music)

    KRK Studio Monitors

    Leslie Speaker

    Studer 24-inch Tape Machine

    Garageband

    ProTools

    Ableton

     

    OUR GEAR

    https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear 

     

    HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW

    If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) 

    Donate

     

    KEEP UP TO DATE

    For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: 

    Instagram: @tapenotes 

    Twitter: @tapenotes 

    Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  

    YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast

    Discord: Tape Notes

    To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! 

    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

     

    TAPE NOTES TEAM

    Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor

    Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer

    Will Lyons - Editor

    Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing 

    Nathan Hetherington - PR

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 59 min

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Tape Notes is a podcast about the art and craft of music production. Hosted by John Kennedy, each episode reunites an artist and producer to talk about the highlights of their collaboration in the…

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