Berlin-based techno titan BEC, real name Rebecca Godfrey, has stunned discerning crowds with her hypnotic, stompy grooves. Rebecca has just released her latest EP titled Pleasure Seeker on Pan-Pot’s Second State, so we caught up with her to find out how she created the tranced-out Trusting the Mystery, and find out more about her favourite music making kit.
You seem to have a rather unusual workflow where you’ll start mapping out the arrangement of the track with Live’s markers very early on?
“I do arrange as I go, but basically it always starts with the kick and the bass. Then once I’ve got those, I’ll lay them out so that the track goes on for as long as I want it to, and I’ll arrange from there. I don’t get a ‘full loop’ then arrange it afterwards.”
So you’ll have the kick and the bass going for the entire duration of the track, and then add the other elements into the arrangement?
“Yeah. So, I layer things and roughly arrange as I go. It’s much quicker for me, I just got into that habit!”
Why is starting with the kick and bass so important?
“It sets the sub-bass frequencies, and those are probably the most important ones when you’re in a club. It just gives it feeling and vibe. I think if I have a great kick and bass down first, it tends to be a much better track, a much better idea. It’s just a lot more full and you can vibe to it a lot easier while you’re making it.”
There’s a section in the track where you change the pitch of the kick drum, how did that come about?
Esta historia es de la edición August 2021 de Future Music.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición August 2021 de Future Music.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
SONIC DESTRUCTION
From overdriven signal paths to rhythmic malfunctions, there’s plenty of creativity to be found by doing things just a little bit wrong
Feed Me
EDM producer Jon Gooch revives his cartoonish Feed Me moniker. Danny Turner finds out how the use of live instrumentation changed his production approach
Exploring Akai MPC
Leo Maymind takes a detailed look at an iconic groovebox whose influence helped shape modern hip-hop and much more besides
Liars
Dissolving the contours of rock and electronics, Danny Turner charts the making of Liars’ 10th album with Angus Andrew and Laurence Pike
Jean-Michel Jarre
The pioneering musician who introduced generations to futuristic sounds the first time around is at it again. He joins Matt Mullen to talk experiments in VR gigging, spatial audio and more...
Noise
With roots as far back as 1913, noise is the genre that’s also a state of mind
1010 Music Bitbox mk2 £549
Rob Redman finds out whether this updated sampler box of tricks contains any more surprises
Erica Synths and Sonic Potions LXR-02 £499
Rob Redman braces himself for another resurrected blast from the past
Modal SKULPTsynth SE £169
Modal are back with an update to their SKULPT synth. Bruce Aisher takes a listen to see if it can rustle up a big sound
Reason Studios Reason 12 £399
Now in both DAW and plugin realms, Reason gains a sampler and refreshed Combinator. Si Truss investigates