For 'Not My Bathroom', I wanted to explore and experiment with drum programming, specifically inspired by music from the 90's rave scene, mainly using samples from classic analogue drum machines from the 70's and 80's. 

To get a more vintage vibe, I also used plugins that emulated an analogue noise signal (evident in tracks like 'Fudpse' and 'Xzyoyia'). There is also real noise on some samples which I've used thanks to a Neve amp which the samples were run through (evident in the title track 'Not My Bathroom'). 

I wanted the name and theme of this album to be different to to the last two, hence I used a picture of not my bathroom.

- Sequenced in Logic Pro 10.5.1
- Produced, mixed, and mastered on AudioTechnica ATH-M50x headphones, and iLoud Micro Monitors.

Not My Bathroom

It's now become tradition that with every album I release, I do another remix of 'You Broke Me Down' by Tim Hallas. 

With this one, I used the 'Woo! Yeah!' break again, but instead looped multiple chunks from it, which adds a nice texture to the drill 'n' bass theme I was going for here again. I also did extensive programming of the vocals as you can hear.

https://soundcloud.com/fredclose/sets/not-my-bathroom

You Broke Me Down (Not My Bathroom Remix)

Track I made for my uni coursework which samples the 'Amen Break' and the 'Woo! Yeah!' break. 

My uni project focused on drum programming, and my final piece of coursework was this track, which is why I tried to pull out all the tricks I'd learnt to make it a crazy track with a danceable feel.

https://soundcloud.com/fredclose/sets/not-my-bathroom

Not My Bathroom

Fred Close