Tape Notes

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO EPISODE @ ⁠Patreon.com/tapenotes⁠  John is joined by Chase & Status to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Generic Everything’.  Chase & Status are a drum’n’bass, DJ and producer duo from London comprising Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). Formed in Manchester in 2003, the duo received early backing from BBC Radio 1Xtra, releasing debut album ‘More than Alot’ in 2008. Known for their multi-genre approach and innovative production techniques, Chase & Status have since released five more albums, including the multi-Platinum ‘No More Idols’ (2011), headlined numerous festivals and produced many artists including Rihanna and Snoop Dogg. ‘Generic Everything’, their seventh album, was released in October 2026. Sitting down at Platoon Studios, the trio discuss collaborating with Little Simz and Skrillex on the album, how they keep their production techniques fresh seven records in, how their “DJ brains” influence their “production brains”, their advice for young producers to get the most out of collaborating and much more! Plus they answer questions from our Patreon members! Tracks discussed: Carnage, Essa Ta Quente, Disgruntled TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off. IMAGINE PLUGINS BY SOUNDBETTER Build and sell your own plugins. Get your FREE Vocal Effect plugin here MUSIVERSAL Skip the waitlist and get your discount HERE Recorded at Platoon Studios. LISTEN to ‘Generic Everything’ here - Generic Everything by Chase & Status  2RUFF Records Limited, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES   linktr.ee/tapenotes  Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective - https://lynkify.in/song/sunshine-buddy/YT47TLFI  GEAR MENTIONS FabFilter Pro-Q4 Native Instruments Massive  Native Instruments Guitar Rig Xfer Serum Roland TR-808 Knock Shure SM58 Gibson Les Paul Fender Stratocaster Ableton OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns. KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @tapenotes  YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast Discord: Tape Notes Patreon: Tape Notes To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO EPISODE @ ⁠⁠Patreon.com/tapenotes⁠  In this special bonus episode, John joins Kevin Parker a.k.a. Tame Impala to dive into one more track that didn’t make it into the original conversation. Just in time for Halloween, Kevin takes us behind the scenes of ‘Dracula’, unpacking the multitude of demos, experiments and early ideas that gradually came together to form the track we know today. Along the way, he reveals how some of the most unexpected elements made their way into the song, including a random percussion instrument that happened to be lying around on his desk and would become a key part of its sound. If you haven’t heard the main interview already, where Kevin talks us through his process of creating ‘My Old Ways’ and ‘Loser’ make sure to check that out. Episode 188 Tame Impala!  Tracks discussed: Dracula LISTEN to ‘Deadbeat’ (Columbia Records): Deadbeat by Tame Impala  TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off. IMAGINE PLUGINS BY SOUNDBETTER Build and sell your own plugins. Get your FREE Vocal Effect plugin here MUSIVERSAL Skip the waitlist and get your discount HERE LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES   linktr.ee/tapenotes  Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective EPISODE GEAR MENTIONS Soundtoys Echoboy⁠ ⁠Soundtoys Decapitator⁠ ⁠Valhalla Room⁠ ⁠Shure SM58⁠ ⁠Shure SM7B⁠ ⁠U47⁠ ⁠Vermona DRM1⁠ ⁠DBX 165⁠ ⁠Roland SH-1 ⁠ ⁠Roland TR-808⁠ ⁠Sequential Prophet 5⁠ ⁠Ableton Stock Plugins⁠ ⁠Ableton Echo⁠ ⁠Ableton OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns. KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @tapenotes  YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast Discord: Tape Notes Patreon: Tape Notes To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO EPISODE @ ⁠⁠Patreon.com/tapenotes⁠  John is joined by Troye Sivan and producer Tyde Levi to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘She’s the Best’. Troye Sivan is an Australian singer-songwriter and producer. He signed with EMI aged just 18 after building a global following as a teen YouTuber. Troye has since released three acclaimed albums blending electropop and dance: ‘Blue Neighbourhood’ (2015), ‘Bloom’ (2018) and the Grammy-nominated ‘Something to Give Each Other’ (2023). His fourth album, ‘She’s the Best’, arrived in October 2026, produced by his brother Tyde Levi among others. Sitting down at Platoon Studios, the trio discuss the different process Troye took on this record. He and Tyde talk about what collaborating together and more widely, including with Jack Antonoff, brought to the album’s sound. Troye discusses producing his own vocals across the record and the vocal chain he uses for home recording. They discuss how the Madonna sample on the album came to be, dig into numerous early demos and instrumentals, plus much more! Tracks discussed: Party, Cowboy, Canada Dry TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off. IMAGINE PLUGINS BY SOUNDBETTER Build and sell your own plugins. Get your FREE Vocal Effect plugin here MUSIVERSAL Skip the waitlist and get your discount HERE Recorded at Platoon Studios. LISTEN to ‘She’s the Best’ here -  She’s the Best by Troye Sivan   Tokky’s Music, LLC, under exclusive licence to Interscope Records LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES   linktr.ee/tapenotes  Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective GEAR MENTIONS Soundtoys Echoboy Soundtoys Little AlterBoy Antares Autotune Shure SM7B Universal Audio Apollo Twin Valhalla VintageVerb Ensonique Fizmo Synth Arturia Vocoder V Analogue Obsession BritPre Waves CLA Guitar Roland Juno Plugin Korg MS-20 XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Colour Native Instruments Kontakt Ableton Redux Bitcrusher Splice OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns. KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @tapenotes  YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast Discord: Tape Notes Patreon: Tape Notes To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Lizzy McAlpine, along with producers Mason Stoops and Taylor Mackall and engineer Omar Akrouche to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Angel’. Lizzy McAlpine is a singer-songwriter and producer from Pennsylvania.  Having written and recorded music through her teens, in 2020 she released her debut album ‘Give Me a Minute’. She has since released two more critically acclaimed albums: ‘five seconds flat’, featuring the viral hit ‘ceilings’, and ‘Older’, her first collaboration with producers Mason Stoops and Taylor Mackall. Lizzy’s fourth album, ‘Angel’, arrived in September 2026 working once again alongside Mason and Taylor. Sitting down at Platoon Studios, the four dig into the writing process and final Pro Tools sessions, exploring vocal production and layering guitars around Lizzy’s signature intimate vocal style. They also discuss finding the perfect harmonies and instrumentation for the album, including the “army of pianos”!  Tracks discussed: Peach, Two Elevens, Our Strange Ways TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off. IMAGINE PLUGINS BY SOUNDBETTER Build and sell your own plugins. Get your FREE Vocal Effect plugin here MUSIVERSAL Skip the waitlist and get your discount HERE Recorded at Platoon Studios. LISTEN to ‘Angel’ here - Angel by Lizzy McAlpine, RCA Records under exclusive licence from Indigo Blue, LLC LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES   linktr.ee/tapenotes  Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective GEAR MENTIONS Gulbransen Pianofor Minipiano SoundToys Panman Boss VB-2 Pedal SoundToys Devi-Loc Fieldtone Weaver Source Audio Collider Acetone Thumb Jam App Aria ADD-100 Delay Pedal Neumann U67 AKG C12 Neumann KM84 Moog Minimoog Chase Bliss Audio / Meris CXM 1978 Valhalla VintageVerb Line 6 Echo Park Danelectro Bellzouki Tech 21 VB2 CompTortion Neumann U47/U48 Neumann KM 56 Antares Auto-Tune Celemony Melodyne Goodhertz Lossy EMT 250 Reverb Optigan Wurlitzer Valhalla Super Massive Gibson 1953 ES-140 P-90 Guitar Boss VB-2 Fender Champ LOMO Flashlight Mic Oscar Schmidt / Stella 12-String Baritone Universal Audio 1176 Danelectro Bass 6 Danelectro Sitar OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns. KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @tapenotes  YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast Discord: Tape Notes Patreon: Tape Notes To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John is joined by Giles Martin to talk about how he recorded and produced the album ‘Rubber Soul: New Special Edition’. Giles Martin is a British composer, producer and arranger. Assisting his father, Beatles producer Sir George Martin, in the studio from an early age, Giles has been closely involved with the Beatles’ catalogue, producing the 50th anniversary remix and deluxe editions of ‘Revolver’, ‘Sgt. Pepper’ and ‘Let It Be’, among many others. ‘Rubber Soul: New Special Edition’, featuring new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, alongside previously unreleased session recordings and home demos, is released on 2nd October 2026. Sitting down in Giles’ studio at Abbey Road and digging into the original four track recordings as well as his updated mixes, Giles gives a unique insight into the studio recording processes of the greatest band in the world and their working relationship with his father George. He reveals George’s production secrets and lifts the lid on the meticulous process, as well as the joys and pressures, of re-mixing this new edition of ‘Rubber Soul’. Tracks discussed: Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), In My Life LISTEN to ‘Rubber Soul: New Special Edition’ TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes  to get 20% off Tape It Pro. Try the new Tape It Denoiser  currently 50% off! IMAGINE PLUGINS BY SOUNDBETTER Build and sell your own plugins. Get your FREE Vocal Effect plugin here MUSIVERSAL Skip the waitlist and get your discount HERE LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES   linktr.ee/tapenotes  Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective EPISODE GEAR MENTIONS ATC Speakers Pultec EQ Nagra Tape Recorder Fairchild Compressor Neumann U47 Neumann U48 Logic Pro Avid Pro Tools OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns. KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @tapenotes  YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast Discord: Tape Notes Patreon: Tape Notes To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices