PERFORMANCE NOTES
“THE LESS I KNOW THE BETTER”
Tame Impala
AUSTRALIAN MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST KEVIN Parker crafted this super-catchy, retro-disco/r&b-influenced song and arrangement all by himself, playing every part, which is quite impressive, both technically and creatively! The track kicks off with a punchy, aggressive bass riff that Parker actually recorded on guitar using an octave-down pitch shift (like what Jack White had done on the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army”). Playing the notes high up the fretboard on the lower strings contributed to the tonal fatness of the part, as did tuning down a whole step.
Parker combined a variety of musical techniques and textures in the
