Manchester record label; NB Audio now move on to their 2nd release of 2015 with a Manchester talent and production duo; Quantum Mechanix.
The Balrog was our first proper studio collaboration and – aside from the mixing – it just sort of wrote itself. Came together really quickly. Jim (Fractals) designed some bass patches and sketched out a rough arrangement then Jim (Thrash Pilot) added some more musical elements and completed the arrangement proper, before dropping in the special fx and build-ups, then back to Fractals for mix down duties. We\’re still the most pleased with this one; dance floor damage!
Dark Fly started as a totally different tune if I remember, started by Thrash…might put that out as a remix. Then it went to Fractals and was dissected and turned on its head, adding warping snarls and an elastic pulse. It came back to Thrash who added more bass and fx, then back to Fractals for a mixdown and such.
Phase Shift came straight after the Balrog. It was a bit more considered, because we wanted something with a different feel to that one. We played around with the groove and percussion bits for a while, but didn\’t get any further. Then a few days later were working on some bass sound design and came up with some parts that sounded like they might work. After that it all came together pretty quickly. I think the vocal sample was the last part; added by Thrash Pilot at right before mix down.
Into Infinity – Fractals started the rough sketches with this one, but it went through a load of iterations before Thrash Pilot even saw it. When he had finally settled on a basic composition Thrash Pilot took over and added a slew of bass parts and textures, drum licks, effects and edits, then once again Fractals stepped back in to finish off on the mix down. Their weirdest – and most difficult – track so far!
Released: 25/05/201
