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music production techniques that make you nut
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#31
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https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasEZSOVtOYo4JsnsNa4RrWqo_4oj-I4t

Nonagon Infinity by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Nonagon Infinity.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasEZSOVtOYo4JsnsNa4RrWqo_4oj-I4t

Nonagon Infinity by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Nonagon Infinity.
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#32
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GrapeJuiceIIII like chopped vocals such as in "Way It Goes" by Hippo Campus, or "Feeling Better" by Michal Menert

this is usually achieved via some sort of delay, or, more likely, a gate triggered by sidechain input.

GrapeJuiceIIII also like when songs bleed into each other on an album such as on Adventure by Madeon (e.g. Isometric -> You're On, or Beings -> Imperium ) or on Even If It Isn't Right by Michal Menert (e.g. Hi -> The Same Disease -> Cassiopeia, or New Beginning -> Winter's End, but tbh the whole album does this)

i love when this happens, too, and albums that do this are usually referred to as gapless albums. makes it sound like you're listening to one long song as opposed to a bunch of individual songs. some albums off the top of my head that do this include Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (or any prog album, really), The KLF's Chill Out, Orbital's The Middle of Nowhere, Time Hecker's Ravedeath, 1972, or any classical/live recordings. this is also why i like dj sets because they're continuous mixes of songs that transition seamlessly from one to the next (e.g. 1, 2, 3).

some of my favorite production elements/techniques:

- the way the entire song stops at 7:11 on Aphex Twin's "Ziggomatic 17" for a single note to be played, then picks right back up
- the vocal harmonies on Low's "Days Like These" coupled with the bone-crushing walls of distortion at 1:17
- usage of sub-bass in ambient contexts such as Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement's "Jungle is a Shapeshifter" or Stars of the Lid's "Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2"
- the fact that the "snare" in Jan Jelinek's "Them, Their" is a single dirac delta impulse just blows my mind
- dub-style delay in non-dub contexts like in Pub's "Summer"
- fusions of ethnic/traditional percussion and instrumentation with electronics in Muslimgauze's "Mullah Said" and Shackleton's "Music for the Quiet Hour, Pt. 3"
- the usage of general midi soundfonts on Oneohtrix Point Never's "Problem Areas" and CFCF's "Rain Dance"
- the swelling vocal samples and synths in the background of Lemon Jelly's "Oats"
- how well the metronome works in Porter Robinson's "Mother"
- influences of classical minimalism in non-classical songs such as Event Cloak's "Life Strategies" or Tortoise's "Ten-Day Interval"
- the bit crushing that happens at 2:13 on Daft Punk's "Short Circuit"
- the super urban-sounding drum loop that underpins the entirety of Bowery Electric's "Fear of Flying"
- general usage of fat-sounding analog synth basses like on Jessie Ware's "Please" and Underworld's "Jumbo"
- sample incorporation of any kind ranging from The Avalanches' Since I Left You (also a gapless album) and DJ Shadow's Endtroducing....., to The Books' The Lemon of Pink and Girl Talk's Feed the Animals

[quote=GrapeJuiceIII]
I like chopped vocals such as in [url=https://youtu.be/FCnvjvd9T4g?t=166]"Way It Goes"[/url] by Hippo Campus, or [url=https://youtu.be/SyB_XClcw7g?t=163]"Feeling Better"[/url] by Michal Menert
[/quote]

this is usually achieved via some sort of delay, or, more likely, [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6igjrF6-LYQ]a gate triggered by sidechain input[/url].

[quote=GrapeJuiceIII]
I also like when songs bleed into each other on an album such as on Adventure by Madeon (e.g. Isometric -> You're On, or Beings -> Imperium ) or on Even If It Isn't Right by Michal Menert (e.g. Hi -> The Same Disease -> Cassiopeia, or New Beginning -> Winter's End, but tbh the whole album does this)
[/quote]

i love when this happens, too, and albums that do this are usually referred to as [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapless_playback]gapless albums[/url]. makes it sound like you're listening to one long song as opposed to a bunch of individual songs. some albums off the top of my head that do this include Pink Floyd's [i]The Dark Side of the Moon[/i] (or any prog album, really), The KLF's [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t4Z-Qs32WI]Chill Out[/url][/i], Orbital's [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5tVIcYsMJc]The Middle of Nowhere[/url][/i], Time Hecker's [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NkZVWXK5jM]Ravedeath, 1972[/url][/i], or any classical/live recordings. this is also why i like dj sets because they're continuous mixes of songs that transition seamlessly from one to the next (e.g. [url=https://soundcloud.com/ethereal94/dr-s-gachet-phase-iii-all-nighter-28th-october-1994]1[/url], [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bw-teWNQfQ]2[/url], [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-JwoeXqd4c]3[/url]).

some of my favorite production elements/techniques:

- the way the entire song stops at 7:11 on Aphex Twin's [url=https://youtu.be/ZPVplLCuf74?t=427]"Ziggomatic 17"[/url] for a single note to be played, then picks right back up
- the vocal harmonies on Low's [url=https://youtu.be/vgAQmQl-C9k]"Days Like These"[/url] coupled with the bone-crushing walls of distortion at 1:17
- usage of sub-bass in ambient contexts such as Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSHSr8e8jvc]"Jungle is a Shapeshifter"[/url] or Stars of the Lid's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8aYF9PtQjA]"Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2"[/url]
- the fact that the "snare" in Jan Jelinek's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIHmCdEw8W8]"Them, Their"[/url] is a single dirac delta impulse just blows my mind
- dub-style delay in non-dub contexts like in Pub's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fcwtFW4cy0]"Summer"[/url]
- fusions of ethnic/traditional percussion and instrumentation with electronics in Muslimgauze's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utA7Z6q_dqY]"Mullah Said"[/url] and Shackleton's [url=https://youtu.be/yFFUNfOPqd4]"Music for the Quiet Hour, Pt. 3"[/url]
- the usage of general midi soundfonts on Oneohtrix Point Never's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvDzaQOSZ3E]"Problem Areas"[/url] and CFCF's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9ZifQ95Mc]"Rain Dance"[/url]
- the swelling vocal samples and synths in the background of Lemon Jelly's [url=https://youtu.be/FK2yd72OE1U]"Oats"[/url]
- how well the metronome works in Porter Robinson's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9xcp7OO1o]"Mother"[/url]
- influences of classical minimalism in non-classical songs such as Event Cloak's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExcOCcoRedQ]"Life Strategies"[/url] or Tortoise's [url=https://youtu.be/hJQBXfdiOCc]"Ten-Day Interval"[/url]
- the bit crushing that happens at 2:13 on Daft Punk's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hhVnRTNVmM]"Short Circuit"[/url]
- the super urban-sounding drum loop that underpins the entirety of Bowery Electric's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRw67JydRDM]"Fear of Flying"[/url]
- general usage of fat-sounding analog synth basses like on Jessie Ware's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncwi7mmzrVI]"Please"[/url] and Underworld's [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVLAcKRmjt4]"Jumbo"[/url]
- sample incorporation of any kind ranging from The Avalanches' [i]Since I Left You[/i] (also a gapless album) and DJ Shadow's [i]Endtroducing.....[/i], to The Books' [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiXpi5u5Vu8]The Lemon of Pink[/url][/i] and Girl Talk's [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU62x2PnSO4]Feed the Animals[/url][/i]
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#33
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Donuskus9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Nonagon Infinity.

this doesnt really seem that difficult to achieve at all, feels like they just wanted people to jerk off about how deep and unique their indie rock album is lol

[quote=Donuskus]9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Nonagon Infinity.[/quote]
this doesnt really seem that difficult to achieve at all, feels like they just wanted people to jerk off about how deep and unique their indie rock album is lol
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#34
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIkRfAxx8U

i like when they play the horn :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIkRfAxx8U

i like when they play the horn :D
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#35
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asherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIkRfAxx8U

i like when they play the horn :D

wtff.... this isnt even music..

[quote=asher]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIkRfAxx8U

i like when they play the horn :D[/quote]
wtff.... this isnt even music..
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#36
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brodywtff.... this isnt even music..

hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin

[quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin
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#37
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asherbrodywtff.... this isnt even music..hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin

https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg

[quote=asher][quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg[/img]
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#38
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brodyasherbrodywtff.... this isnt even music..hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblinhttps://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg

Mind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.

[quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg[/img][/quote]
Mind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.
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#39
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asherbrodyasherbrodywtff.... this isnt even music..hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblinhttps://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpgMind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.

this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album is

[quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg[/img][/quote]
Mind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.[/quote]
this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album is
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#40
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brodyasherbrodyasherbrodywtff.... this isnt even music..hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblinhttps://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpgMind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album is

Mind Goblin these nuts!!!!

[quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg[/img][/quote]
Mind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.[/quote]
this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album is[/quote]
Mind Goblin these nuts!!!!
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#41
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asherbrodyasherbrodyasherbrodywtff.... this isnt even music..hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblinhttps://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpgMind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album isMind Goblin these nuts!!!!

https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.png

[quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg[/img][/quote]
Mind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.[/quote]
this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album is[/quote]
Mind Goblin these nuts!!!![/quote]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.png[/img]
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#42
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brodyasherbrodyasherbrodyasherbrodywtff.... this isnt even music..hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblinhttps://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpgMind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album isMind Goblin these nuts!!!!https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.png

that's the Mind Goblin

[quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg[/img][/quote]
Mind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.[/quote]
this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album is[/quote]
Mind Goblin these nuts!!!![/quote]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.png[/img][/quote]
that's the Mind Goblin
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#43
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asherbrodyasherbrodyasherbrodyasherbrodywtff.... this isnt even music..hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblinhttps://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpgMind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album isMind Goblin these nuts!!!!https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.pngthat's the Mind Goblin

https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.png

[quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody][quote=asher][quote=brody]wtff.... this isnt even music..[/quote]
hey brody what are your thoughts on the new musical album by Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/46983800.jpg[/img][/quote]
Mind Goblin by Mind Goblin (self-titled), absolute masterpiece, 9 track long album where each song fades seamlessly into eachother, once you reach the end of the very last song you'll find it fades perfectly back into the first hence the name Mind Goblin.[/quote]
this seems really difficult to achieve, feels like they deserved for people to understand how deep and unique their indie rock album is[/quote]
Mind Goblin these nuts!!!![/quote]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.png[/img][/quote]
that's the Mind Goblin[/quote]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/hlOMNtm.png[/img]
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#44
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having the sound of different instruments coming from a different place, madlib shows it a lot in this track because he moves all the instruments around a lot

having the sound of different instruments coming from a different place, madlib shows it a lot in [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haTAdQt3FQk]this track[/url] because he moves all the instruments around a lot
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#45
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petition to nuke asher and brodys posts

petition to nuke asher and brodys posts
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#46
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i6A1IHAQsg

i can't really listen to this while i'm at work to give it an accurate description but i remember that this song with headphones on sounds really really cool

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i6A1IHAQsg[/youtube]

i can't really listen to this while i'm at work to give it an accurate description but i remember that this song with headphones on sounds really really cool
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#47
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a lot of great music posts in this thread, check out autechre for multi-layered electronic music : https://youtu.be/9RQFxBFhGl4 https://youtu.be/OJuvZUsKoQ0?list=RDOJuvZUsKoQ0

ceephax acid crew for making acid bangers with analog equipment only: https://youtu.be/138ajKRMzIY https://youtu.be/vCvJ5JuNUgA

i also love aphex twin and boards of canada for the way the make songs with self-build synths .

a lot of great music posts in this thread, check out autechre for multi-layered electronic music : https://youtu.be/9RQFxBFhGl4 https://youtu.be/OJuvZUsKoQ0?list=RDOJuvZUsKoQ0

ceephax acid crew for making acid bangers with analog equipment only: https://youtu.be/138ajKRMzIY https://youtu.be/vCvJ5JuNUgA

i also love aphex twin and boards of canada for the way the make songs with self-build synths .
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#48
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfDQD7b8UjQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfDQD7b8UjQ
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#49
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bearodactylpetition to nuke asher and brodys posts

waa waa waa

[quote=bearodactyl]petition to nuke asher and brodys posts[/quote]
waa waa waa
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#50
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saci also love aphex twin and boards of canada for the way the make songs with self-build synths .

boards of canada synths are *chefs kiss*

[quote=sac]
i also love aphex twin and boards of canada for the way the make songs with self-build synths .[/quote]
boards of canada synths are *chefs kiss*
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#51
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actually no sarcasm the channel shifting on the trombone(?) in this track at 2:07 is great
https://open.spotify.com/track/6vzRQHItVGIT94q33HvRZx

actually no sarcasm the channel shifting on the trombone(?) in this track at 2:07 is great
https://open.spotify.com/track/6vzRQHItVGIT94q33HvRZx
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