NATIVE SKETCHES
04 // WIFE
First I laid down the kick drums using Polyplex. When I'm trying to get a sketch down quickly I'll go straight a preset that I like and then modify it a little and replace some samples with my own. Next, I added the Session Strings layers and used the pitch control on the keyboard to create that ebbing effect and automated the reverb so that it would open up gradually throughout the 30 seconds. The track begins with just violin, but cello and double bass are introduced as the loop gets more intense. I used Razor to create the pulsing bass throughout and automated the bandpass cutoff to give it some movement. Lastly, I put the Driver on the strings group and gradually brought the effect in.
Biography
WIFE is the solo electronic project of multi-instrumentalist producer and singer James Kelly. Signing with Tri-Angle Records (The Haxan Cloak, Evian Christ, Lotic) in 2012, Kelly combines singer-songwriter leanings with experimental electronics to produce a forceful sound, thick with layers of vocals, melody, field recordings and beats.