Future Music

Track by track with Sub Focus

“When making the album I got really good at figuring out how other people made their sounds. So, for this I was using vocoders, like the Roland SVC-350, some Talkbox, through to recreating the synth leads and guitar stabs that Daft Punk sampled from Breakwater’s Release the Beast for their track, Robot Rock.”

Let The Story Begin

“I remember being slightly conflicted about starting the album with this as it’s such an intense track! But, because of the title of the song, it made sense to start the record with it.

“I was listening to Vangelis a bunch so ended up using some [Yamaha] CS-80-type sounds. Which then moves into some crazy bass modulation that I made on Massive.

“This track was always a big moment in my sets, with some huge crowd reactions.

“I was keen to make a dance album. I wasn’t trying to overthink the tracks on this record, if you see

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Future Music

Future Music13 min read
Ride
Labelled ‘shoegaze’ by the British music press for their overt use of guitar pedals during live performance, Oxford-based four-piece Ride garnered significant success for their psychedelic, guitar-drenched approach to alt-rock. Although initially com
Future Music3 min read
Røde NT-1 Signature £139
CONTACT WHO: Røde WEB: rode.com KEY FEATURES A large diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone with a 4dBA noise floor and excellent background noise rejection. Comes with a shock mount, pop filter, XLR cable, and microphone soft case Billed as “the wo
Future Music5 min read
Native Instruments Kontrol S61 Mk3
Native Instruments sells a lot of stuff. In addition to a huge history of developing its own plugin instruments and effects, it also sells those of its partners, Plugin Alliance and iZotope, as well as facilitating licensing and downloads for Kontakt

Related Books & Audiobooks