About this episode
John catches up with Bob Vylan and producer Jonny Breakwell to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the ‘ Humble As The Sun ’. Bob Vylan, are a grime and punk rock duo who emerged in 2017. Despite facing resistance for their provocative themes on racism and inequality, they gained a loyal following. Their albums, 2020’s ‘ We Live Here ’ and 2022’s ‘ Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life ’ earned critical acclaim, and saw the duo win Best Alternative Act at the MOBO Awards. Their latest, ‘Humble as the Sun, ’ sees the duo flex their musical muscles, drawing on soul, drill, and punk, brought together with their trademark intensity. Chatting in Miloco’s The Pool Studio, where some of the album was recorded, the conversation includes insights into navigating the independent artist landscape and the pivotal moments balancing personal and musical life. The pair also reflect on the process of refining Bobby's initial demos into polished tracks, exploring the production techniques that enhance the depth and character of the band’s sound. Tracks discussed: Humble As The Sun, Reign, Makes Me Violent 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 50% off. LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES linktr.ee/tapenotes Listen to ‘Humble As The Sun’ here. Ghost Theatre Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective GEAR MENTIONS FabFilter Saturn 2 FabFilter Pro Q3 Soundtoys Radiator Boz Labs Big Clipper Native Instruments Battery Native Instrument Kontakt Native Instruments Massive Native Instruments Guitar Rig Valhalla Delay Seventh Heaven Reverb Plugin Alliance Black Box Waves CLA Compressor Ableton Overdrive Plugin UAD Apollo Leslie Rotating Speaker SE Electronics SE2200 Condenser Microphone AKG414 Microphone BeesNeez Arabella Microphone Lomo 19A19 Microphone Shure KSM353 Ribbon Mic Shadow Hills Mono GAMA Mic Pre Culture Vulture Distortion Neve one of a kind Distortion Unit (Marshall Studios) Neve 80’s series desk (Marshall Studios) Marshall Jaguar Amp OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :) Donate Or 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 Twitter: @tapenotes Facebook: @tapenotespodcast 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 TAPE NOTES TEAM Will Brown - Executive Producer Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer Will Lyons - Editor Nico Varanese - Videographer, Editor Alex Patterson - Engineer Guy Nicholls - Production Assistant Jessica Clucas - Production Assistant Katie-Louise Buxton - Production Assistant Seb Brunner-Stolovitzky - Production Assistant Jonathon Coughlin - Production Assistant