Tape Notes

TN:105 Fred Again..

Nov 17, 2022

01:22:29

Episode guests

Brian Eno

Fred Gibson

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Process of Trial and Error in Music Creation

00:38

The Evolution of a Song: Collaboration, Adaptation, and Exploration

04:06

Emotionally Instructive Music Reduction

01:06

Engaging in Play Mode to Overcome Self-Doubt

01:11

Introduction

3min

It Is Blue, Better With Time by Fred From Actual Life 3

5min

Delilah

4min

The Riff Is Like, Am I Fucking You Guys Up by Playing the Piano?

2min

Did It Start With Delilah Montague?

2min

Is This Your First Collaboration With George or Was It Online?

2min

The Piano EP - Touch Me, Hold Me, Pull Me Out of This Place

2min

How to Make Drones

4min

Is That the Best Thing I've Ever Made?

2min

10.

Exactly. It's a Clever Technique

5min

11.

How Long Can You Work on a Song?

5min

12.

The Sound That Speaks

4min

13.

The Next Song Is Burwin, All That I Got Is You

2min

14.

Fuck the Neighborhoods Turn the Music Up.

2min

15.

The Kick Drum - A Journey to Reduction

2min

16.

The iPad Sampler App on an iPad

4min

17.

What Do You Think of Berwin?

2min

18.

The Musical - Fuck the Neighborhoods to the Musical

2min

19.

You're Near the End of a Nightmare

6min

20.

The Synth Becomes a Synthesizer

4min

21.

I Found You Takes You Back to Kyle

4min

22.

Is That a 2023, 24?

2min

23.

The Most Helpful Thing You Can Do Is Nothing

7min

In this episode, John reunites with Fred Gibson, a.k.a. Fred Again.., at his house, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Actual Life 3 (January

1 - September 9 2022)’.

Reflecting on what’s been a very busy 18 months, Fred discusses how the success of the Actual Life series has had an impact on how and why he writes music. From the tricks he uses to keep his writing process fast and fun, to the moments his creativity was lost and the advice that came from Brian Eno to focus it.

As well as sharing demos written with The 1975 and sampling songs by his brother, Fred gets hands on with his explanations of the plugins and process he uses, treating us to live beat builds, piano demonstrations and examples of compression demonstrated through table drumming.

Listen to find out what Fred’s reaction to switching DAWs was, why you should put off any technical aspects of a track until the end, and why some people may call the harmonic modulations in his music ‘the work of the devil’.

Tracks discussed: Delilah (pull me out of this), Berwyn (all that I got is you), Kelly (end of a nightmare)

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Listen to ‘Actual Life 3 (January

1 - September 9 2022)’.