On 'Honeybabysweetiedoll' I used a Whammy, a Boss OC-3 octave box, a Sustainer and a Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler. That's only on the intro, where all those weird noises are happening.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've always tried different stuff in the studio. I use rakes, spoons, cans... I'm a surround-sound type of guy.
When I first started to beatbox on the microphone with the Get Fresh Crew, people were shocked. Some things are just supposed to happen and you have to roll with it.
The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar.
More recently, I used guitar synthesizer extensively on the two albums I did with Robert Fripp.
I think there's something strangely musical about noise.
If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn't bother to find new ones.
Junior Blender is a hardcore dancehall head. He's in Supersonic, which is one of the top soundclash sound-systems in Europe.
You know how Bed Bath & Beyond sells those white noise machines that help you sleep? And they usually make ocean noises? I want one that's just David Gergen gently muttering about the economy.
It starts with a single sound. If there's something in that sound, then it's worth continuing.
For me it all started with two turntables and a mixer.