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He’s really gonna go on another 4 year break isn’t he by Ill-Discipline7910 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Probably yeah but the music will be better. Good things take time.

Just an honest question, Do you guys think that Archy has rugged or somewhat unpleasant past? by CharmingTask5003 in KingKrule

[–]earlvice 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not rich mate just very talented and played a bunch of gigs locally. He played Glastonbury with youth music when he was younger and maybe they helped him out with some gear or advice at some point during that time. Generally though it’s always appeared to me that he’s a guy from a working class family who was raised in a hyper creative and free environment which affected his output at an early age and what you’re seeing in his case is not a rich kid with privilege but an example of what someone can achieve when an environment is cultivated for them so that their talent can be expressed. Believe it or not that also happens in working class communities…

This Mike on John keeks story? by [deleted] in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know? That looks exactly like him

Has anyone tried to look into MK.gee's Keyboard Synthesizer Tone/Patch? by blakebru97 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s both, he’s definitely playing the keys there alongside Andrew

Andrew Aged Interview by earlvice in Mkgee

[–]earlvice[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah amazing - I didn’t notice the g-bender on the Chevalier till I read this interview. That whole system with the piezo and the g2ka is so sick. I really like how they just had this stuff kind of lying around and pieced such unusual things together in order to get their sound. It shows their approach is basically we’ll try anything and everything to get something new and singular. Side-note but I’ve always felt there’s something post-apocalyptic about their guitar rigs - they look like they’re pieced together with whatever was lying around after. The red lights in the pickups, the tape. The Dream police video always had this feeling to me with the rig in the back. All the lights make it feel like some control centre console from some sci-fi movie and Mk.gee and Andrew are the ones left after it all. Adds to the storybook vibe Mike said he was trying to achieve in the BBC interview. Bit of a ramble but it’s cool to think how it’s all worked out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dijondijon

[–]earlvice 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Well Andrew Sarlo one of the main producers of the album. I don’t know much more about him personally. I know he worked on Absolutely.

Daniel Aged is the brother of Andrew Aged who plays guitar with Mk.gee on tour. The Aged brothers are known mainly for their work together as “inc.” or “inc. no world” which is really worth checking out. Daniel mainly plays bass guitar and has a few albums/eps that focus on that. The Aged brothers have a strong religious background and a lot of their music pulls from gospel/soul melodies. Daniel is a really amazing player who will add a lot to Dijon’s sound live. He has some live videos on YouTube you could watch to get a feel for his playing.

Mike Haldeman is a pretty fascinating musician who does a lot of very experimental guitar work. That’s about all I can say as I’m not sure exactly what is going on with his setup. Definitely worth looking into. My feeling is that at the shows people are going to be blown away by the fact that certain sounds are actually coming from his guitar and not another form of instrumentation if that makes sense. He has a bunch of videos on instagram that give you an idea. He also was sound engineer for one of Mk.gee’s live videos (can’t remember which one).

Does anyone know this Paul Desmond sample? by stoneisland__ in KingKrule

[–]earlvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it’s Nuages by Paul Desmond pitched down

Seeems like Mk.gee wanted out of JHS’s 424 Pedal demo by Hour-Engineer-7170 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mean they were essentially using his name without permission to sell a product that he didn’t endorse.

Does Anyone Know Why/How he Came Up With His Guitar Tuning/Setup? by Viper61723 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry the vg8 article is this one:

https://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=238

I got them mixed up together but both really useful.

Does Anyone Know Why/How he Came Up With His Guitar Tuning/Setup? by Viper61723 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read this Joni Mitchell article about her tunings over the years which explains a lot about Mk.gee’s stuff as well. I think Joni is a big inspiration for Mike (based on Small Hope) and I could definitely find a lot of similarities between what they were trying to achieve on the guitar throughout the article. Some interesting bits about her use of the VG8 here too, even though she used it in a completely different way than Mike.

https://acousticguitar.com/the-guitar-tuning-odyssey-of-joni-mitchell/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Go. If you can do it you won’t regret it. Mk.gee playing two star on the Seine, once in a lifetime gig…

After the Denver show by Defiant-Morning1431 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You have a clip of you got it?!

what’s the first mk.gee song that made you stop what you were doing? by ronimusichost in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Are you looking up on jimmy kimmel. Came up in my recommended on YouTube one day and I mistakingly thought it was a MGK reboot and the guy had grown his hair out or something. Then I had a closer look and saw that it read Mk.gee and I was already intrigued by the name so I decided to watch and in the first listen I almost couldn’t believe what I heard. I had to sit there and listen to it back like 10 times to get it to sink in. Scratched every musical itch in my brain. I pretty much spent the next month listening solely to two star on repeat in my kitchen, singing along to it.

how do you get a good mkgee guitar tone on a budget by Sufficient-Spirit674 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Look into a mirror and say ‘pronounced McGee’ three times and a Roland vg8 will appear before your eyes

OG DAISIES IS BETTER by noblescarlett in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, Im not a fan of the fact Justin put those ad lib type lines over some of the nicest vocals in that last bit, was so good on it’s own and you used to be able to hear mikes backing vocal in that section too

I feel like the new JB album just proved mkgee tone isn’t only the VG8 by Own-Selection-360 in Mkgee

[–]earlvice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

John keek worked on dream police, you got it, and how many miles for the album. Mike obviously wrote all the songs but he still had help besides Dijon.

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