shut up and listen

• beat
• big gtr chords at the end

• starts suddenly with chorus section, but wordless lead vox
• fem bv vox (or pitched male vox)
• ‘all day’ line ends several lines in a row
  ‘all day’ harmonised, doubled vox
• 2 lead vox overlapping, like a conversation, or good/bad internal dialogue
• midway: track descends into dreamy ambient track
• vox end, drums drop out, loop continues
• rapid delays blur the edges, gets all dreamy
  reminiscent of goldie’s ‘mother’
• high wordless verbed vox
• bass swells
• panning sweeps of delayed material, eq sweeps

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. 2 lead vox overlapping, like a conversation, or good/bad internal dialogue
2. midway: track descends into dreamy ambient track
   delays, pan sweeps, eq sweeps, verb soaked

• breathy synths, verbed plucky gtr lick
• drums enter
• high wordless vox intro
• low vox verse
• chorus: main lyric line in two halves
  ‘i always want you when i’m’ – ‘coming down’
• tinkling, ringing phone, flourishes
• midway: 10CC-like sample (fem spoken whispered)
  becomes loop and melodic/rhythmic element of remaining track)

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. 10CC-like sample (fem spoken whispered)
   becomes loop and melodic/rhythmic element of remaining track)
2. chorus: main lyric line in two halves
   ‘i always want you when i’m’ – ‘coming down’

• starts with loop holding chord
• vox enters, chord sequence begins
• bass enters
• vox alternates between
  mod phrasing ‘i understand your body wants it’,
  slow phrasing ‘ride baby, ride baby’,
  fast phrasing ‘with your louis v bag, tatts on your arms’
• breakdown/merge into ‘after party’: fem bv delayed, fades, bass + drums continue, lead vox
• 2nd half: processed funk gtr lick
• bass and drums drop out
• processed bv
• kik returns
• drums return, dub gestures on drums
• pulsing, breathy beat – surging

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. pulsing, breathy beat – surging
2. two versions of the one song (same chords/melody) stitched together

• descending chord pattern for whole song
• elct gtr picking + atmos noise
• pause
• bass, drums, elct gtr, synth + vox (verb, slight EQ)
• chorus: vox doubled + harmonies
• riff thickens toward end of track

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. same chord pattern broken by pauses
2. thicken riff over time