James Blake – Friends That Break Your Heart
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2021 album Friends That Break Your Heart.
Music from Friends That Break Your Heart
Artists on Friends That Break Your Heart
Gear Used On Friends That Break Your Heart
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of James Blake – Friends That Break Your Heart (2021). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Modular Synthesizers used by James Blake on Friends That Break Your Heart
This Billboard feature dated Oct 7, 2021, calls out the Five12 Vector Sequencer (the hardware product, NOT Numerology, Five12's flagship software product) as a key ingredient of his new album:
“The Five12 is a numeric sequencer," says Blake, "so it works differently from a lot of other sequencers. With this, I can select notes as well as the octave of those notes. You can also select probabilities, like, there’s a probability that it will skip the next note entirely or that it will jump the octave next time that note comes around. Basically, it’s fun to mess around with for me. You can set the parameters and let it play until you find something you like from it as it randomizes.
"I used this to make the introduction to ‘I’m So Blessed You’re Mine.’ Then I made the chorus section of the song too...
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by James Blake on Friends That Break Your Heart
Moog DFAM - Drummer From Another Mother
Avg price: $589.89
In this Billboard feature, dated Oct 7, 2021, the Moog DFAM is cited as a key ingredient of James' new album:
“I used this one to create the kick drums on ‘Show Me,’" says Blake. "I also used it on a couple other songs on the record for percussion. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a synth drum sound like the DFAM. It’s really weird. Once I got my hands on this, I knew there was nothing else like it. The only way I could get this sound is by buying this. You could really knock out any kick drum you’ll ever use on this thing. You can make anything on it. This is my first record using it. I actually bought two of them while I was in New York. I thought it was great to experiment with, so we just jammed for hours, many days in a row on this thing.”
Software Plugins and VSTs used by James Blake on Friends That Break Your Heart
Avg price: $99.00
Per this Billboard feature, dated Oct 7, 2021:
Arturia Stage-73 V (Rhodes)
“This is one of the great moments on the record," Blake says of the track “Coming Back.” "I use the Arturia Rhodes as the main percussion when the beat comes in. I turned the percussive sounds of the Rhodes up super high, and it makes this crazy sound. That’s a tip for anyone who wants to make a strange sound with one of these -- turn up the sound of the mallet all the way and that becomes its own strange thing.”
