The Importance of Bass Clarinet in Music

Massey 808 state came out of the Hacienda era when it has gone full rave. Graham had an incredible background in history and you were able to tap into that. I'm not a great, I don't know in the name of any great bass clarinet player but I can play it enough to get a tune out of it And it's an interesting instrument because it looks like a saxophone in a way But like you've taken a clarinet and got the bell of a sax and just gonna stuck them together Exactly, yeah and I just love the feel and the tone of it.

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In this episode, John ventures over to Clapton to join James Ellis Ford and talk about how he wrote, recorded, and produced the album ‘The Hum’.

His debut solo release after almost two decades working with some of the world's biggest artists, James looks back on how his approach to music has changed over the course of the album, reflecting on the different mindsets and decisions that come with producing his own work compared to that of others.

As well as a deep dive into his vast studio setup and hybrid system of new and old creative techniques, we’re treated to thoughts on the fine line of ironing out the humanness of mistakes, and how more often than not, pieces of gear can give you back ideas that you’d never have expected.

Listen to find out which undiscovered mics are used across almost all of the records he works on, how to implement a Frippertronics-style tape setup, and what you can create when you push a bass clarinet to its limits.

Tracks discussed: I Never Wanted Anything, Squeaky Wheel, The Yips

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Listen to ‘The Hum’ here.