Tape Notes
Tape Notes is a podcast about the art and craft of music production. Hosted by John Kennedy, each episode reunites an artist and producer to talk about the highlights of their collaboration in the studio. Their conversations lift the lid on every stage of the creative process, from kindling the first spark of a song idea, through decisions on style and instrumentation, to finessing the final product. Full of fascinating anecdotes, the conversations also feature early demo versions and stems from the original session recordings. The result is a unique insight into the working methods of some of the most innovative and exciting talents in music.
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TN:118 Ben Howard and Bullion
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TN:117 YUNGBLUD & Mati Schwartz
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TN:116 Sub Focus
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TN:115 Temps (James Acaster)
104 min
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TN:114 James Ellis Ford
76 min
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TN:113 Diplo (Major Lazer, Sia, Thomas Wesley)
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TN:112 Benny Sings & Kenny Beats
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TN:111 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
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TN:110 Tom Odell & Laurie Blundell
101 min
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TN:109 SG Lewis (Live)
97 min
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TN:108 Charlie Puth
80 min
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TN:107 Lizzy McAlpine, Philip Etherington & Ehr...
109 min
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TN:106 Mura Masa
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TN:105 Fred Again..
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TN:104 FKJ
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TN:102 Loyle Carner, Kwes & Nick Mills
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TN:101 The 1975
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Bonus Episode - Let's Eat Grandma & David Wrenc...
79 min
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TN:100 FINNEAS
In this milestone 100th episode of Tape Notes, John is joined by the Finneas at Lightship95 Studio, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced his album ‘Optimist’ and his new single ‘Mona Lisa Mona Lisa’. Reflecting on the fluidity of...
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TN:99 Everything Everything
In this episode, John heads to Fiction Studios to catch up with Jon and Alex of Everything Everything to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Raw Data Feel’. Taking us through the very first scraps of ideas, Jon and Alex...
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TN:98 Lykke Li & Björn Yttling
In this episode, John links up with Lykke Li and producer Bjorn Yttling to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced Lykke’s latest album ‘EYEYE’. Digging into the truly multi-dimensional record, Lykke and Bjorn look back on their process...
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TN:97 Foals
In this episode, John is back at Spitfire Audio to catch up with Yannis and Jimmy of Foals, to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced their new album ‘Life Is Yours’. Giving us a fascinating insight into their process and how they adapted...
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TN:96 Mahalia & JD. Reid
In this episode, John heads over to Spitfire Audio to chat with Mahalia and producer JD. Reid about how they wrote, recorded and produced the EP ‘Letter To Ur Ex’. Looking back on their early writing sessions together, the pair reflect on their...
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TN:95 Toro y Moi
In this episode, John links up with Chaz Bear, the mind behind Toro y Moi, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘MAHAL’. Digging into jam sessions dating back to 2015 with all of the original recordings to hand, Chaz gives...
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TN:94 Flume
In this episode, John links up with Harley Streten, better known as Flume, to talk through how he wrote, recorded and produced the four opening tracks from his mixtape and three albums - ‘Flume’, ‘Skin’, ‘Hi This Is Flume’ and...
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