About this episode
The episode features an interview with Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari discussing their album 'Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible'.
We’ve been having a look back through the Tape Notes archive to bring back some of our favourite early episodes that you may have missed. This selection is our conversation with Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds, digging into their 2020 record, 'Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible'. EPISODE NOTES In this episode, John catches up with Enter Shikari frontman and producer, Rou Reynolds to breakdown how the band wrote, recorded and produced their new album ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’. As the band’s most genre-bending album to date, Rou talks us through the challenges of combining techy metal, rave, reggae and ska influences with an oom-pah band and full symphony orchestra. Digging through his fifteen hard drives of demos and jams, we’re shown how every aspect of a track has a purpose and meaning – with detailed rhythms and distinctive sounds reflecting the state of the world in their own way. Listen to hear the original gibberish lyrics that ended up making the final version of a song, how the band ended up forming and recording their toy drum kit and what plugins Rou uses to create his own audio cuddle. Tracks discussed: THE GREAT UNKNOWN, Waltzing Off the Face of the…
People in this episode
Host: John
Guest: Rou Reynolds
Topics covered
- music production
- album breakdown
- genre-bending
- interview
- Enter Shikari
- songwriting
- recording process
Keywords
- Enter Shikari
- Rou Reynolds
- Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible
- music production
- album interview
- genre-bending
- recording process
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Enter Shikari
Books & works: Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible
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