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Resonant Thoughts: Ian Kirkpatrick On Dynamics
“There are only certain ways to have dynamics in your song: there is volume, there is brightness, and then there is stereo field. Sometimes I want a chorus to explode outward, and I want the drums to be mono in a certain place, and then get wider. You also can get such a crazy contrast Continue reading
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On Beginnings and Endings: Fennesz’s “Nebenraum”
In Austrian producer and guitarist Christian Fennesz’s “Nebenraum” (2022), the first three minutes are filled by a three-note dissonant drone that sets up you for something you couldn’t have anticipated. As I listened to the piece over and over, I thought about the connection between the music’s three minutes and its final 75 seconds, which Continue reading
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Brett’s Sound PIcks: Julia Kent’s “Echo Of Wings” (2022)
(Isn’t this awesome?) (Playlist 2022.) Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Geoff Dyer’s “The Last Days Of Roger Federer And Other Writings” (2022)
“Knowledge has to be laid down in the brain in overlapping and criss-crossed layers. You need the underlay before you can have the carpet and then—then you can abandon the analogy because it’s completely unsustainable. Everything has gradually to become a kind of sediment in the brain, its ocean floor—a place so dark and mysterious Continue reading
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Notes On What Worked
“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.“ – Louis Pasteur At the risk of overthinking things, I take notes about my work as I’m making it, with the belief that reflecting on process sharpens one’s focus and elevates the next session’s prospects enough to make such reflecting Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Fred Gibson On Starting From A Point Of Real Intricacy
“I like styling with something that’s really intricate and complex, sound‑wise. Like dragging a whole finished song into a granular synth. So, you’re starting from a point of real intricacy and trying to find order in it, as opposed to coming from a pure sine wave and trying to add intricacies. I like going the other way around more.” – Fred Continue reading
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