How Tame Impala Recorded an Album of the Year in a Living Room

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Published 2023-06-26
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Kevin Parker may be the king of modern indie production, but he comes from humble beginnings. Inner Speaker (the first album) was recorded out of the living room in a remote house next to the beach. Let's see how the space, the gear, and the recording techniques effecting the making of Inner Speaker :)

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All Comments (21)
  • @AudioHaze
    Be sure to check out www.lalal.ai/ when you're done with this video! Incredible that we have this tech available to us these days. Link also in description :)
  • @hughlawson5399
    the room they recorded in was large and full of wood, glass and stone and had a balcony looking onto the floor below making it a pretty big and very reverberant acoustic space. wave house was actually originally (poorly) designed to be a recording studio. the mix room was originally underneath the room they recorded in. there was an old fucked up piano downstairs that made it onto a few tame impala tracks. there's also a natural cave/amphitheatre right next to the house that was a legendary underground party and concert venue. I know this cause I used to live there. ps. yes the house would leak like crazy haha
  • @selbalamir
    You missed the 1/2 million marketing budget from interscope.
  • @BeakFoundry
    A bit of context - that "beachside house" he recorded in was in a place called Yallingup, and cost about $3m. The houses are all owned by ultra wealthy people, it's a stunningly beautiful place but hardly a humble little beachside town, haha. Great video!
  • @josephlorimer761
    Everytime I watch one of your videos I feel so inspired. I don't know why more people don't watch your stuff, they are missing out.
  • @robgrant9041
    That’s my Quad preamps, Tape Echo, NS10’s,Urei Parametric , missing from your story are the 6 racked Neve 1272s, and 2 Distressors all hired.🐹Vocals were recorded at his house in South Beach months later after doing some pre mixing and overdubs at my professional studio in Fremantle. Check out the liner notes.😊
  • @Getthedog
    Thanks for going into detail on all the equipment they used to record, great video man!
  • @justdehm
    The larger speakers (6:10) are Pioneer CS-703’s, I almost bought a set a couple years back but the seller said last minute they didn’t work and were for decor only. Sicc vid btw
  • @ethanparr
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  • @bradrice9576
    I love watching your videos, man. Can't wait for the next one. You forgot to mention the 2 Distressor compressors in the room. Something about the artists you pick and the way you put it all together inspires the hell outta me.
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  • @dingbatjack1234
    Note its the DBX-165A compressor. Thats VERY important to not because it contains the "Stop level" control which is a large part of the destroyed sound.
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