In this episode, John joins Orla Gartland and producer Tom Stafford to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced Orla’s debut album ‘Woman on the Internet’.

From the early stages of throwing musical ideas at the wall to the almost infinite list of recording secrets picked up from their time at Middle Farm Studios, Orla and Tom look back on trying to capture and emulate the original magic from their early sessions, along with bringing light and shade to the record as a whole.

Unearthing old voice memos and opening up the original sessions, we hear stories of blind microphone testing, trying and failing to recreate cheap sounds with ‘posh’ synths, and introducing some of Tom’s modular madness to Orla’s folk-pop sound.

Listen to find out how to get good results when recording with a kids karaoke machine, what making things sound orange and sparkly means, and how gigs at a cereal cafe may have been the start of numerous musical careers.

Tracks discussed: You’re Not Special Babe, Over Your Head, More Like Your

Listen to ‘Woman on the Internet’ here.

‘Woman on the Internet’ - New Friends Music

Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective 

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A100 Analogue Modular System

Korg Stage Echo

Moog One

MicroKorg

Nord Keyboards

Organelle Synth

Fender Telecaster

Echoplex Pedal 

Warm Audio 47

API Channel Strip

Summit TLA 100

Shure 267 Preamp

Antares

Freakshow Industries Mishby

Output Movement

Soundtoys Alter Boy

Soundtoys Devil-Loc

Logic Flex Time

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