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
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‘Give Me The Future’ - EMI/Virgin Records
Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective
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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
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