Sharing songwriting, production and musical techniques of The 1975. Note that these are just observations from me (a fan), and information from their interviews
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I might debunk the myth that Matty plays the Nice Sweater riff before Its Mot Living 😈😈😈 Or should we continue living in delusion
Also knowing that Jack Antonoff likes to rely on a select few analog synths for his sounds, I wouldn't be surprised if it came from the same synth
Both are just a synth with a tremolo effect to give it rhythm, an extremely common production technique, it just so happens both songs are in the same key making it sound similar. Also of course the same producer will re-use techniques, doesn't mean they sampled it intentionally.
Jack Antonoff talks about the choice of treatment for the vocals in "Part of the Band", as well as the balance of seriousness and humour, both in the lyrics and instrument performance, that made the song work.
Snippet of the vocal arrangement in "M.O.N.E.Y.".
You can hear their choice to stack vocal doubles and harmonies for the end of sentences to emphasise the rhyming words/syllables. Also some pitched vocal effects.
In "Part of The Band", the drums in the choruses are actually played by Matty Healy and Jack Antonoff 😲
Jack Antonoff talks about the vocals in the choruses of "Part of The Band", and reasons for using different voices for the backing vocals.
If you ever wanted "Roadkill" acoustic, check out the surround content file for it.
Dolby Atmos (surround sound) mixes for 8 of The 1975's songs. Each song has a standard file and a surround only content file (interesting hidden elements are here).
Use headphones to hear the full effect.
mega.nz/folder/cyFERaiY#qVsk…
Dolby Atmos (surround sound) mixes for 8 of The 1975's songs. Each song has a standard file and a surround only content file (interesting hidden elements are here).
Use headphones to hear the full effect.
mega.nz/folder/cyFERaiY#qVsk…
Jack Antonoff briefly comparing Lana Del Rey and The 1975's microphone setups in a Mix with The Masters masterclass. He mentions using an expansive mic list (different mics for different instruments), capturing the feeling of a group of people and characters in the room.
Mike Crossey, who produced and engineered their debut album, mentions that a Minimoog synth was used to double Ross's electric bass to add distortion and movement.
