In this episode, John catches up with Obaro Ejimiwe, A.K.A Ghostpoet, along with engineer and mixer Shuta Shinoda to talk through how they wrote, recorded and produced his latest album, ‘I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep’. 

Recorded at the start of lockdown before the album was actually released, Obaro and Shuta shed light on their creative relationship breaking down early demos and treating us to a selection of clips from the monumental amount of session files they racked up. We hear how Obar crafts his music despite a lack of traditional music theory, revealing the methods and approaches he uses to tap directly into the feeling of a song. 

Listen to find out how birdsong was meticulously edited to perfectly fit the music, why Obaro has only just managed to use his Mellotron, and how he charmed Sarasara into singing on the record. 

Tracks discussed: Breaking Cover, When Mouths Collide, Social Lacerations 

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Listen to 'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep' here.

'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep' - Ghostpoet, Play It Again Sam

Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective 

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Logic Pro

Critter and Guitari Organelle M

Eventide Harmonizer

Fender Bassman Amp

Flea C12 Microphone

Mellotron

Melos Delay Unit

Sequential Prophet 6 

Studer A80 Analogue Tape Machine

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