About this episode
We’ve been having a look back through the Tape Notes archive to bring back some of our favourite early episodes that you may have missed. This selection is our conversation with Matty and George of The 1975, recorded back in March 2019.EPISODE NOTESJohn ventures up to Spitfire Audio to meet with Matty and George from The 1975 to talk about how the album 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships' was recorded and produced.Somewhat bleary eyed after a massive night at the Brits (scooping two awards), the boys reveal the inner workings of The 1975's production methods and writing techniques. We're treated to demo versions and extensive track breakdowns from their award winning album, showing what it takes to create a 1975 hit.We get to hear why Matty scats to write lyrics, how George uses a Barry White bass trick for creating lush vocals, and hear THE definitive explanation of side-chain compression.Tracks discussed: I Like America & America Likes Me, How To Draw / Petrichor, It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)TAPE ITThanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 50% off.MUSIVERSALSkip the waitlist and get your 25% discount HERELINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES linktr.ee/tapenotes Listen to ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’ here Dirty Hit, Polydor Records, Interscope RecordsIntro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel CollectiveGEAR MENTIONSArturia Synth EmulatorsIzotope Vocal SynthKorg Legacy CollectionMoogShure SM58Teenage Engineering OP1Waves CLA Vocal PluginYamaha DX7Yamaha Reface DXLogic ProCubaseOUR GEARhttps://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgearHELP SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you'
