Sometimes Adam has ideas of what I can improve in the arrangement of the track. Most often he wants them and then I keep on polishing the details until the very day the deadline arrives. I still often send them too quickly, but often the songs are ready enough for Adam to play them out as a DJ and then make the decision if he wants them or not. It’s only recently that I’ve learned to let my music rest a little and then listen again before I send it to the record label, and most often that is Adam Beyer’s Drumcode label. Once a piece is finished, how important is it for you to let it lie and evaluate it later on? How much improvement and refinement do you personally allow until you're satisfied with a piece? What does this process look like in practise? So that’s why I often get stuck half way making a track and this is where I go back to the other tracks I’m working with simultaneously and see if they have the element that I’m looking for to be able to move forward in my work. Every sound, chord and melody must be right. That’s why it so hard to make great music. Do you like to keep strict control over the process or is there a sense of following things where they lead you?Įvery time I produce a piece of music, it strikes me how easy it is to destroy the whole song with a single bad sound or a cheesy melody. Many writers have claimed that as soon as they enter into the process, certain aspects of the narrative are out of their hands. It’s not until after that, when polishing the mix, I really start to enjoy working again. Then for me, the harder and slower part arrives when arranging the track. The first part, when trying out and getting the song idea together is super exciting. I’m happy to have it in my studio, but I also just want it over and done with and then to be able to show it to the world. In a way it might be a bit like being pregnant. Once you've started, how does the work gradually emerge?įrom the moment I have started working on a track, I can’t wait to finish it. I never finish a track that I’m not feeling excited about. I then start taking the best parts of these demos and merge them together, making them full-grown tracks so to speak. I work, trying different song ideas until I feel sure I have a song strong enough to be the A side of my next single.īy then, I often have 5-10 short demo loops of song ideas that includes a main groove and a break of some kind. Is there a preparation phase for your process? Do you require your tools to be laid out in a particular way, for example, do you need to do 'research' or create 'early versions'? When making a melody or some chords I often play around with a pitch, pressing it on and off to make up a progression I would not have thought of making myself. So it’s much planning, but I also like a bit of chance when I create music. I was trying to do my techno the way Nirvana did their grunge rock in the 90s. With my new two tracker Nocturnes, the idea was to combine really soft melancholic parts with tough uplifting techno to make the music dynamic. I collect inspiration and sounds until I know exactly what I want to do with them. I don’t just start with a kick drum, then a hi hat etc and see where it takes me. And when I find it, it’s the greatest feeling.įor you to get started, do there need to be concrete ideas – or what some have called a 'visualisation' of the finished work? What does the balance between planning and chance look like for you?Īll of my best work started with an idea of what I wanted to make before I actually started working. (laughs) But I often have fun while searching for inspiration. I’m in a constant hunt for a good song idea. When I’m not working in the studio I’m more or less always searching for inspiration. But often arrives from hearing sounds and soundtracks when watching movie and TV series. Where does the impulse to create something come from for you? What role do often-quoted sources of inspiration like dreams, other forms of art, personal relationships, politics etc play?įor me the impulse to create music comes from sound and never from something visual. If these thoughts by Mikael piqued your interest, you can continue reading with some of our other 15 Questions interviews with artist from the drumcode roster: He also has an artist page on the drumcode website. If you enjoyed this interview with Tiger Stripes and would like to find out more, visit him on Instagram, Facebook, Soundcloud, and twitter. Recent release: Tiger Stripes' Nocturnes EP is out via Drumcode. Name: Mikael Nordgren aka Tiger Stripes k
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