Will Wiesenfeld of Baths breaks down his song “Miasma Sky,” which came out last year on his highly-praised sophomore album Obsidian. Will talks about using the computer to intentionally destroy sounds, trying to find a balance in his music between simplicity and complexity, and what went into making his drum tracks.

Buy the song on iTunes here.

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Claire and Jona of the band YACHT deconstruct their brand new single “Plastic Soul,” a fun pop song about human suffering. They explain how technology inspired them musically as well as lyrically, and how they recycle bits of their old recordings to create new songs.

You can watch the music video and buy the song at plasticsoul.tv, or visit the YACHT website at teamyacht.com.

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footnotes:
Amanda Lear – Never Trust a Pretty Face

Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf takes apart “The Outer Banks,” a song he recorded in Iceland with members of Sigur Ros accompanying him. He reveals how the melody of the song was made from a glockenspiel, violin, and Moog synthesizer, and he talks about the importance of letting go of control during the recording process.

Buy the song “The Outer Banks” on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes:
Aphex Twin – Wikipedia | iTunes
Squarepusher – Wikipedia | iTunes
The Notwist – Wikipedia | iTunes