In this episode, John catches up with Obaro Ejimiwe, A.K.A Ghostpoet, along with engineer and mixer Shuta Shinoda to talk through how they wrote, recorded and produced his latest album, ‘I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep’.
Recorded at the start of lockdown before the album was actually released, Obaro and Shuta shed light on their creative relationship breaking down early demos and treating us to a selection of clips from the monumental amount of session files they racked up. We hear how Obar crafts his music despite a lack of traditional music theory, revealing the methods and approaches he uses to tap directly into the feeling of a song.
Listen to find out how birdsong was meticulously edited to perfectly fit the music, why Obaro has only just managed to use his Mellotron, and how he charmed Sarasara into singing on the record.
Tracks discussed: Breaking Cover, When Mouths Collide, Social Lacerations
Listen to 'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep' here.
'I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep' - Ghostpoet, Play It Again Sam
Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective
GEAR MENTIONS
Logic Pro
Critter and Guitari Organelle M
Eventide Harmonizer
Fender Bassman Amp
Flea C12 Microphone
Mellotron
Melos Delay Unit
Sequential Prophet 6
Studer A80 Analogue Tape Machine
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