Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. Since the Twilight Sad have been so forthcoming about the influences on their third album—a slight reinvention that dials their hail storm hooks down in favor of steely beats and oil-slicked synths—we asked guitarist Andy MacFarlane to talk about some of the movies that marked the trio’s No One Can Ever Know sessions…
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Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. In the case of Pop. 1280, that means influences that are as illicit and nightmarish as their surgical tool sound—a strangely alluring blend of the Birthday Party and Lower East Side era Swans—from the pulpy sci-fi novels of Philip K. Dick to speed-addled sleepless nights…
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. Under the microscope this week: Jacaszek, an old neo-classical favorite who recently graced us with the carefully orchestrated—and delicately paced—doom and gloom of Glimmer (available now through Ghostly International)…
Photo by Geordie Wood
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. In the following excerpt from our latest issue, M83’s Anthony Gonzalez shares the personal stories behind his stunning new double album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, from watching Klaus Kinski go mad to the admittedly cliched musings that went with his recent move to California.
And then there’s the part where the singer/multi-instrumentalist explains how he went from “being a good boy” who played soccer to a curious consumer of sex, drugs and music…
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. We’ve already told you why we love Veronica Falls’ debut LP; now it’s time to delve into what drives one member—drummer Patrick Doyle, who wanted us to let you know that the rest of the London-based group does not in fact endorse The Gilmore Girls…
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. This week we delve into the dense beat suites of Alias, which swirl and swing their way through his new Fever Dream LP…
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. However, in the case of Michael Gordon’s special Timber project—first revealed in a short documentary here—we let the Bang On a Can co-founder discuss everything from the explosive avant-garde pieces of Xenakis to the highly detailed sentences of Herman Melville. We’re pretty sure we’d never understand the whole wood-whacking drummers thing otherwise…
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their most obvious musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. This week: Marissa Nadler, who recently released her fifth proper LP—a self-titled effort that pushes her road-weathered storytelling to the fore more than ever before—through the singer’s own Box of Cedar imprint…
Recording Under the Influence is a recurring self-titled feature where we ask artists to ignore their most obvious musical inspirations for a minute and share what really went into the making of a particular record. Up to bat this week: Joshua Epstein of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., the twisted pop duo who just helped deliver their debut album (It’s a Corporate World) on Quite Scientific…
Words by Hunter Hunt-Hendrix
The single most important non-musical influence on the composition of Aesthethica, and generally the existence of the Liturgy music project, is the work of Friedrich Nietzsche. Below are five aspects of that influence…
















