The New Loud has finished up 2+2=5, the Radiohead cover we've been hard at work on for the past couple months. This week we're going to tell you all about the keyboard parts and give you a little insight into the parts.
In order to really put the focus on the keyboard, we decided to remove the guitar and vocals from the mix of the audio examples.
In our minds - as I explained in the blog about the bass and drums - 2+2=5 has 4 distinct parts that make up 2 halves of the song. I'll take you through each part and explain the keyboard ideas.
SECTION 1
Verse 1 starts out with a very spazzy arpegiated keyboard part. We have it mixed lower mainly to create tension.
After verse 1 we have a little melodic line to fill in the space. Toward the end of verse 2 a sustained organ comes in to support the vocals harmonies.
SECTION 2
The vocals in this section are very light and effected so we decided to make a really edgey keys part to counter the floaty-ness. The part is basically made by changing the tuning on one of the synth layers with both course and fine pitch adjustments. We feel that jacking everything up at the end gives it an almost guitar-feedback-like blast before the aggressive part kicks in. The keyboard is a Nord Lead 3.
SECTION 3
This section is definitely weighted more toward aggression than melody. We decided to use a synthy pad with a stronger attack. Toward the back half, a 2nd keyboard doing sustained organ comes in to build on the aggressiveness more.
SECTION 4
We decided to add some melody key parts in place of the effected guitar from the original.
WHOLE TRACK - Drums, Bass, Keyboards
Next week: Vocals!!
If you're not familiar with the original Radiohead song, 2+2=5, check it out here:
Here's a link to the Radiohead comp page:
http://www.ftcrecords.com/
Here's a link to the good blokes that hooked us up:
Mr Russia - http://www.myspace.com/mrrussia
Last but definitely NOT LEAST - Subscribe to The New Loud's vlogging mentor:
Miltownkid - http://www.youtube.com/user/miltownkid
