In this very special live episode in partnership with AIM, MPG and Transgressive, John is joined by Let’s Eat Grandma’s Rosa Walton and producer David Wrench at Signature Brew to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the band’s third album ‘Two Ribbons’.
Taking us back to the album’s very beginnings, Rosa and David chart each song’s development, from early bedroom demos complete with mumble melodies and simple energy building tricks, to lyrics finished on the day of recording and adding surprising instruments that bring that extra glitter to their music.
Discussing the way in which the band’s creative process has changed in parallel with their different life experiences, the pair share their thoughts on wanting to take on separate subjects and their methods of unifying them into a singular sonic world.
Listen to find out how to approach a breakup song before you’ve broken up, why sometimes you don’t need to worry about microphones and how many chillies were unknowingly consumed in the making of this album.
Unfortunately, we had a few technical difficulties with the recording and so the sound quality isn’t up to our usual standard, but we hope you enjoy this deep dive into the album nonetheless.
 
Tracks discussed: Levitation, Sunday, Hall of Mirrors
 
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Listen to ‘Two Ribbons’ here.
‘Two Ribbons’ - Transgressive
 
Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective
 
 
GEAR MENTIONS
 
Arturia ARP 2600 V 
Arturia Plugins
Moog One
Elka Synthex
BOSS DR-100 “Dr. Rhythm” Analog Drum Machine
Roland TR-808
Sequential Prophet 
Neumann TLM 47 
Fender Stratocaster 
Gibson Guitars
Mellotron
Bell Tree
Ableton - Granulator Plugin
Logic Pro X  
 
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