A Pedo From the Very First Day That We Jammed It

The band have been using a minne log synthesizer for some time. They use it to create an organic sound on their new album. The guitars are very much like the way they play or pole, think of the way we play ages try and find those guitars.

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In this episode, John is back at Spitfire Audio to catch up with Yannis and Jimmy of Foals, to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced their new album ‘Life Is Yours’.

Giving us a fascinating insight into their process and how they adapted it for their current 3 piece line up, the pair look back on how they kept their creativity organic and spontaneous, as well as the impact of each new producer along the way.

With writing-room demos and plenty of stories from the studio, we’re given a full rundown of the elements that went into shaping the band’s updated sound, from the list of keywords they wrote before even playing a note through to the almost hour-long jams.

Listen to find out how they sneak discarded ideas back in to the lives show, why it’s so important for the groove of a song to be set before anything else, and what producers often do to keep their production secrets under wraps.

Tracks discussed: Wild Green, 2001

Listen to ‘Life Is Yours’ here

‘Life Is Yours’- Warner Music UK

Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

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