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Artist Statement:

Overall, the process of completing a cover of “The Less I Know The Better” by Tame Impala was a complex process in which we explored various music elements that really resonated with us. Our group; Jade, Anna, and Tess, had originally expressed an interest in this band as we had previously been a fan of their music. We decided to take on the challenge of learning this song by seeing which instruments each of us felt like we could play to our best extent. There were a few challenges, as working during this pandemic presents issues. These ranged from just not being able to be in person half the time, from having to be distant from each other, to not being able to use as many school instruments. Despite these challenges, it was overall a really good experience as we personally went deeper into my performing and recording abilities, something that we were not so comfortable with before. 

Credits:

Originally composed by Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)

Jade (synth bass, keyboard melody)

Tess (synth chords, keyboard harmony)

Anna (guitar)

Charlton St. Studio (drums, vocoder)

Artist Statement:

This project was somewhat simplistic in terms of the work put into it, but there is nonetheless a story behind it. First, I landed on Highway To Hell as a song I wanted to cover. My dad had played it for me when I was little, and we’d listen to it every time we were upstate in our old, beat-up truck. The song always stuck out to me as a song I’d like to play someday. Even with my limited knowledge of manipulating tracks and recording, I made the drum track by using my extensive familiarity with the song to do it by ear. Then, I found an audio of Highway To Hell without a drum track and put my drum track onto it in GarageBand. It was difficult to align them perfectly, and I don’t quite think I got it, as the drum track sometimes sounds misaligned by a millisecond. However, the rest of the time, including during the chorus, it is aligned just right. Please forgive the misaligned parts of the song. I don’t claim to be an accomplished drummer, or even a competent track mixer, but I did my best and for what it’s worth, I am proud of my efforts. 

Credits:

Originally composed by ACDC

Drums recorded and produced by Mason L

Artist Statement:

First off, thank you for clicking on this song. The song you either are listening/just listened to is called Cruel Angel’s Thesis, by Yoko Takahashi. If you are at all an Anime fan, you will recognize this song. It’s the opening to a very famous anime called Neon Genesis Evangelion. I just recently started watching the show, and I absolutely love it. One way I connect to the shows that I watch is to listen to the soundtrack from the shows. Because I just started watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, I thought it would be a fun idea to learn and play Cruel Angel’s Thesis. Though, taking it on as a single person project proved to be difficult. It was a lot of responsibility and music learning. But, I think that the song turned out great and I’m very proud of how it turned out.

Credits:

Originally composed by Yoko Takahashi

All parts recorded via MIDI and produced by Max

Artist Statement:

The original idea for Feel Good Inc. came from Ethan! Ethan originally wanted to play the song in 10th grade for class then, but it never fully came together. He brought up the idea to Dylan and the two began working on it. Spencer didn’t come in until later when they started looking for a bass player, and he happened to already know the song. The song gave a great opportunity for everyone involved. It let Ethan really work on his drums, Dylan to learn how to play bar chords and work on rhythm, and for Spencer it was a great chance to work in Logic Pro with mixing. We decided to record in class and began by recording all together alongside the original recording with a metronome in Logic. This let us hear the original as well as each other and really feel the groove of the song. Once we laid down this initial recording, we layered a second guitar on top of the initial to add fullness to the mix.

After we felt confident in these instrumental parts we began recording all the vocals. To do this we individually recorded the entirety of the vocals, and had Dylan go back to add the “shoobadooba’s” throughout. With all of this together Spencer finally sat down and worked on the levels, effects, as well as the general mix. One of the ones worth noting is the pitch shifter he placed on his voice in the second verse which duplicates his voice, with one being digitally pitch shifted 2 octaves lower. This helped get the booming deep voice heard in the originals. Another worth noting is the silververb (a reverb plugin) heard on almost all the vocals. Finally Nick came in and helped put some final touches on and it was done! We had a lot of fun making the piece and hope you enjoy it!

Credits:

Originally composed by The Gorrilaz

Ethan (drums, vocals)

Dylan (guitar, vocals)

Spencer (bass, vocals, production)