https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o en-us 2023-05-30 06:23:52 UTC 2023-06-18 09:25:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608731548 Flume is a 31-year-old Australian producer who made his debut in 2011. From his earliest works, Flume has been known to experiment with new sounds and ideas, such as stretching out audio and distorting it to create fresh melodies and sounds. A prime example of this can be heard on 'Warm Thoughts,' a track from his eponymous debut album, 'Flume' (Colangelo, 2016). I am personally inspired by his production techniques, confidence, and consistent willingness to push the boundaries of what music could, and can be. In a Q&A interview, he says "I just make things that I want to listen to" and often has thoughts like "Oh f--k, will anyone like this?" (Bein, 2022). This personally resonates with my own style of producing.]]> 2023-05-30 06:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608731548 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608732055 Wu Tang Clan is a Producer/Rapper group formed in New York  City in 1992 and composed of 9 members, most recognizably the RZA, Method-Man and Ol' Dirty Bastard (Wong, n.d.). I have always been inspired by The RZA's use of sampling and raw sounds, more specifically the RZA's production for the first album that they made together, 36 Chambers. From the rawness of the kicks, snares and hi-hats to the old sampled Kung-Fu movies perfectly cut together to make a unique hip-hop album.]]> 2023-05-30 06:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608732055 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608733736 2023-05-30 06:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608733736 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608739778 The Glitch Mob is a trio from L.A who debuted in 2010. The Trio's music composition I have always considered outstanding, as they are able to make electronic music that is fluently intertwined together with stringed instruments and electronic sounds. On their first EP 'We Can Make the World Stop', the track 'Warrior Concerto' uses both of these elements and meshes it all together with breaks and glitchy sounds. Something that I learnt whilst researching The Glitch Mob was their avoidance of creative media while writing music, I personally know this sentiment is very true to me as well. (Fischer, n.d.).]]> 2023-05-30 06:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2608739778 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2622859163 During an interview with RadarMusic, he cited J. Dilla as one of his inspirations. "I got inspired by dudes like ... Flying Lotus ... J. Dilla ... just more of the kinda weirder 'beatsy'  stuff". According to Flume, these influences motivated him to explore and develop his own unique style of music, specifically electronic dance music. This eventually led him to create a new genre of music, which is now known as Future Bass. Interestingly, he initially referred to it as "Flumestep" (Radarnewmusic, 2012). J. Dilla revolutionised hip-hop with his out-of-the-box thinking when it came to producing beats on his MPC3000, such as offset kicks and snares, chopping samples and completely resequencing a melody (Caswell, 2017).]]> 2023-06-14 02:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2622859163 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2622904405 In another interview, Flume again mentions Flying Lotus and J. Dilla as his influences. He said, "I was listening to these dudes, and their beats were not on time - They were wrong. But they were right!" (Schwartz, 2016). He then explained his apparent epiphany "I don't have to put everything on the grid"(Schwartz, 2016). Flume went on to say how Flying Lotus' experimental hip-hop directly influenced his first album "It’s the framework for [my debut album]" (Schwartz, 2016). One of Flying Lotus' production methods is using excessive side-chaining, or side-chain pumping as it's referred to in this paper. He uses this method to create a more rhythmic pad (Hodgson, 2011)]]> 2023-06-14 02:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2622904405 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2624176008 In 2010, Jai Paul released a track called BTSTU, which has been a personal favourite of mine, and an inspiration for Flume when he first heard it on the radio. "It has a very unique and distinct sound rhythmically," he said in an interview in 2022. "It was a really influential song for me that shaped quite a bit of the music I made after hearing it" (Marcelline, 2022). Jai Paul's influence didn't stop with Flume however, Jai Paul was also credited on Beyonce's track 'End Of Time', and sampled by Drake on his track 'Dreams Money Can Buy' (Bassil, 2018).]]> 2023-06-15 05:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2624176008 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2624196977 In an interview with the RZA, he said “I don’t think too many solo MCs will ever surpass the creativity, ideas and individualisation that [Nas] put inside his lyrics and songs” (Whatley, 2022). The RZA also said in a different interview "by the time the world heard Wu-Tang, most of us had 10 years of rapping in us already. The GZA was already a master when Nas was a master, but GZA was 21 — Nas was 15!” (Belgrave, 2021). In 1995 The Rza got the chance to work with and produce for Nas on the track 'Verbal Intercourse' (Ghostface Killah, Nas, RZA, 1995). ]]> 2023-06-15 05:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2624196977 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2624199683 The RZA was obsessed with Kung-Fu movies since he was young, and eventually would go on to sample these movies for his now infamous tracks like 'Da' Mystery of Chessboxin'' and 'Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit'. In the movie 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin', a direct quote that inspired the RZA to read more about Kung-Fu and Buddhism was "Without wisdom, there is no gain." The RZA explains "And that hit me and I heard that and it sent me to start researching Buddhism and finding Kung-Fu books and things" (Vanity Fair, 2019).]]> 2023-06-15 05:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2624199683 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625899256 Bassil, R. (2018). How Jai Paul's Influence Has Spread Beyond Simple Rip-Offs. Vice.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ev3xae/how-jai-pauls-influence-has-spread-beyond-simple-rip-offs

Bein, K. (2022). 20 Questions With Flume: On His Vegetable Garden, The End of the World & SOPHIE’s Influence On His New Album. Billboard.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/20-questions-flume-new-album-palaces-1235073764/

Belgrave, K. (2021). RZA Compares Nas to Chess Prodigy Bobby Fischer. Rock The Bells.
https://rockthebells.com/articles/wu-tang-general-rza-had-some-kind-words-about-the-queens/

British Balls Magazine. (2018). Fifteen Questions Interview with The Glitch Mob.
https://bbmlive.com/glitch-mob-interview-2018/#

Carnes, A. (2014). Interview: The Glitch Mob. WXJM.
https://www.wxjm.org/interview-the-glitch-mob/

Caswell, E. (2017). How J Dilla humanized his MPC3000. Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SENzTt3ftiU

Colangelo, A. (2016). Who is Flume? The 24-year-old behind Australia’s biggest hits. The New Daily.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/music/2016/10/06/flume-age/

Fischer, T. (n.d.). Fifteen Questions Interview with The Glitch Mob. Fifteen Questions.
https://www.15questions.net/interview/fifteen-questions-interview-the-glitch-mob/page-1/

Ghostface Killah, Nas, RZA. (1995). Verbal Intercourse. RCA Records.
https://open.spotify.com/track/1kHPOtD1fo3kWOgcs0oisd?si=7ba6416c82704a8d

Grandiose, F. (2023). Interview: Glitch Mob's edIT on New Rave & Diving Deep Into Modular Synths. Reverb.
https://reverb.com/news/interview-glitch-mobs-edit-on-new-rave-and-diving-deep-into-modular-synths

Herron, I. (2022). The World of Glitch Hop. Youth Time Magazine.
https://youthtimemag.com/the-world-of-glitch-hop/

Hodgson, J. (2011). Lateral Dynamics Processing In Experimental Hip Hop: Flying Lotus, Madlib, Oh No, J-Dilla And Prefuse 73. The Journal on the Art of Record Production.
https://www.arpjournal.com/asarpwp/lateral-dynamics-processing-in-experimental-hip-hop-flying-lotus-madlib-oh-no-j-dilla-and-prefuse-73/

Marcelline, M. (2022). Flume: Records that changed my life. Reader's Digest.
https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/music/flume-records-that-changed-my-life

Petriw, N. (2015). RB Exclusive Interview: The Glitch Mob Talks About Brand New Live Show, Collaborating with Metallica, Musical Influences, and Their First Ever HARD Summer. Relentless Beats.
https://relentlessbeats.com/2015/08/rb-exclusive-interview-the-glitch-mob-hard-summer/

Radarnewmusic (2012). Flume Explains His Influences & Style AKA Flumestep. Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwru01QB7C8

Smith, N. (n.d.). Fashion Rewind: A Look Back at Wu-Tang Clan's 'Wu Wear' Clothing Line. The Culture Crypt.
https://www.theculturecrypt.com/posts/wu-wear-wu-tang-clan

Schwartz, D. (2016). Australian producer Flume explains how J Dilla and Flying Lotus changed his life. Hot New Hip Hop.
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/46727-behind-the-beat-flume-news

The Glitch Mob. (2010). Bad Wings. Glass Air.
https://open.spotify.com/track/5brviRvO3ZIDvdF0dED9wC?si=1c5dd8cc4beb482b

The Glitch Mob. (2015). The Glitch Mob - Behind The Blade. Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUu8jxWDSOU

Vanity Fair. (2019). Wu-Tang’s RZA Breaks Down 10 Kung Fu Films He’s Sampled. Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ67KyHX-cY

Whatley, J. (2022). Wu-Tang Clan's RZA picks his five favourite rappers of all time. Far Out Magazine.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/wu-tang-clan-rza-five-favourite-rappers/

Wong, D. (n.d.). Exploring the Wu Tang Clan’s Impact on Music and Culture. Medium.
https://dwomowale.medium.com/exploring-the-wu-tang-clans-impact-on-music-and-culture-1c04bf80c168]]> 2023-06-17 05:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625899256 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625933728 Edward Ma, one of the 3 members of The Glitch Mob, talks about how he uses modular synthesizers to help inspire and spark creativity "I think assembling the [Modular] rig gave me a different way to stimulate my creativity and stay excited about making music." He explains how modular synthesizers streamline his creative process "I just really wanted to be able to create ideas quickly-when you touch them, you get instant results" (Grandiose, 2023). in 2015, The Glitch Mob had unveiled their gigantic Midi/Modular Synthesizer, dubbed The Blade. This was a passion project they had sunk a lot of their own time and money into, to perform live music for their fans (The Glitch Mob, 2015).]]> 2023-06-17 08:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625933728 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625952007 The Glitch Mob's main influence would be EDM and hip-hop, mashed together pulling pieces from other genres, this genre may also be known as Glitch Hop (Herron, 2022). This can be heard in just about every track they have made, although I will use 'Bad Wings' from their album 'Drink the Sea' as an example here (The Glitch Mob, 2011). The track starts off with electronica themes mixed in with a vocal pad. At the timestamp 3:00, you can hear a sort of breakdown into a more hip-hop style of beat, that then morphs back into the original chorus.]]> 2023-06-17 09:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625952007 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625989017 Although there are some opinions and direct quotes from The Glitch Mob talking about who influences them and their music, such as Metallica (Petriw, 2015). From my research it would be more true to say they avoid taking inspiration and influence from other artists, as said by Boreta in an interview "when it’s time to write our own music, we tend to unplug from that as to not be influenced very much" (Fischer, n.d.). The Glitch Mob's method of production is more feeling out the music instead of using conventional production methods as they state "It’s a mysterious process, but the best stuff happens from a feeling and not a musical concept. The best stuff happens when we don’t overthink it; capture an emotion and tell an authentic story." (British Balls Magazine, 2018) This idea is further cemented when asked about a resort they had visited for inspiration "Oh, Joshua Tree Retreat out in California. We went after touring in order to reboot our whole aesthetic and discover some new creative ground. It was a great way for us to get creative" (Carnes, 2014)]]> 2023-06-17 12:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2625989017 1031820_3_2 https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2626196048 Wu-Tang Clan's influence hasn't just been in hip-hop, they've affected many creative industries such as film and fashion (Vanity Fair, 2019). As they made their way into stardom, many other up-and-coming artists would look to them for inspiration. Wu-Tang Clan had a unique fashion sense for their time, wearing baggy clothes and timberland boots (Wong, n.d.). In 1995 they even created their own clothing line, dubbed Wu Wear which debuted alongside a track that promoted their brand 'Wu Wear The Garment Renaissance' (Smith, n.d.).]]> 2023-06-18 06:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1031820_3_2/ar1nsqrjntiqck4o/wish/2626196048