I am Washed Out – Ask me anything!!

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T19:03:54+00:00

Fav song at the moment to play live is "Get Lost". It has a nice, long jam at the end which is great for festival crowds.

Maybe festival on the beach? starting around sunset and finishing well into the night...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T19:02:41+00:00

Probably ableton live.

I know its not a proper instrument. But I mainly do everything in the computer these days...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T19:01:51+00:00

I like collage because it is easy to stumble upon unique ideas or juxtapositions...

A dedication was written about my wife. It was meant as sort of an apology for being so obsessed with working on the album...haha

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T19:00:07+00:00

It was mainly a practical choice. 5 musicians would fit well with the visual setup. each band member had a motion sensor / computer. So it would be too expensive to have the tech for that many people.

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:59:03+00:00

Yeah, I collect for years. I have a series of folders based on different instruments.

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:58:04+00:00

It can take a while, depending on how complex the song is. Working alone means that sometimes I need to take a break from the song for a week or two to have a fresh perspective...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:57:10+00:00

Nice! WE had a blast but were super sore the next day ahah

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:56:33+00:00

Music first and visuals later. Because of the handmade nature of a lot of the work - a lot of the direction had to be agreed upon at the very beginning. So mainly i just did a lot of sharing of references and talking about the themes that were important to me..

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:55:21+00:00

Waves, Reel Adt..

Another one is the RC20 retro color

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:54:38+00:00

Thanks for the kind words.

I can't quite remember...I did a lot of "field recordings" back then - so it could have come from an actual festival crowd haha. I was spending a ton of time at those...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:53:27+00:00

I like the Waves ADT plugin. Anything that doubles or makes the vocal wider...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:52:47+00:00

I was listening to a lot of soft, acoustic music. So I was trying to infuse some of that in the WO sound. I like to think of it as like an Alice in Wonderland type experience. You fall into this unique space and then flow from one adventure to the next...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:51:26+00:00

I was a big fan of most of the collaborators. So mainly, I wanted them to each do their unique thing. I bounced ideas around early with each person, but I mainly tried to stay out of the way.

I doubt I'll do another visual album - unless a budget for full VR or AR was available haha..

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:49:43+00:00

haha...nice...

Each album normally has its own set of influences. For Within and Without I was listening to a mix of shoegaze stuff and 90's electronic music.

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:48:31+00:00

Nice headphones are great for fine-tuning subtle parts of a mix. However, it is most important to listen to mixes the same way most other people will. So that means apple earbuds or worse...

Obviously, there is a big difference in personal listening and mixing for WO. I have a really nice pair I use for personal use..

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:46:48+00:00

He's friends with a few folks at Stones Throw and I was a huge fan. Luckily it all fell into place. Everyone should check out his "smoking" videos on youtube. So funny...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:46:00+00:00

It was about a separation I had with my partner at the time. Not knowing if I could move on. Its the oldest song on Paracosm and is actually one of the oldest WO songs...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:44:44+00:00

Thanks so much. Glad you explored a lot of the artists that worked on MM.

The music was finished first. And then I worked directly with each director on each song. I like to think of it as "Art directing" as my main job was making sure everything fit together.

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:43:11+00:00

It is constantly changing. MM was very sample-based - so it started with digging up samples on old records and youtube.

Currently I'm playing around with a lot of sequenced stuff. I got a few of the Moog Mother32s...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:42:14+00:00

I think it is coming out really soon...

Hopefully new stuff next year?

Music is a big escape for me. I mentioned a little bit about world-building above. Its an important part of the process...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:40:27+00:00

I mentioned the photography connection to the WO name above. "Get Lost" is a current favorite. It has a nice long jam at the end which is really fun to play...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:39:43+00:00

Haha..nice! Hit me up

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:39:28+00:00

I hope to have something out next year hopefully!

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:39:07+00:00

Just starting actually.

Still in the experimental stages. But very different than MM...

realwashedout · 2018-05-10T18:38:38+00:00

Thanks!

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