About this episode
John is joined by Piers and Kesi of seminal British dance act Rudimental, at Strongroom Studios in London to discuss how they wrote and recorded new album ‘RUDIM3NTAL’.
Rudimental’s three members - Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon Rolle - started as childhood friends. After releasing their debut album ‘Home’ in 2013, the trio quickly became one of the most influential dance acts of the 21st century. They have amassed billions of streams worldwide, toured extensively and released multiple chart-topping singles including ‘Feel the Love’, ‘Waiting All Night’ and ‘These Days’.
In this episode, the band discuss the evolution of Rudimental from their earliest days and how they keep things fresh and exciting five albums in. They talk about honing in on the drum and bass genre on this record and other changes they made to their process such as working with samples and collaborating with different producers. They also discuss their legendary talent for getting the best from featured vocalists and the influence their live shows have always had on their studio recordings.
Tracks discussed: Chop Dem Down, Thank You, Green & Gold
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Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective
Gear mentions:
VPS avenger
Xfer Serum
U-he diva
Apple Logic Pro
Izotope Music Rebalance (part of RX suite)
AKAI MPC
Melotron
Splice
Loopmasters
UAD Eden
Neve preamp
Manley ref-c mic
UA bock 251 mic
