Liars – Mess

Back then I wasn't so into them myself, but Angus found some great sounds with this [MIDI-capable virtual analog] synth that are on our second record, and it has been a secret weapon on many records ever since.

Aaron Hemphill, Music Radar, 2014.

A Reverb listing from The Official Liars Reverb Shop confirms that Angus Andrew used the Soundcraft EPM 12 mixer, described as a unit “owned by LIARS” that “became the backbone” of the band’s process during the creation of WIXIW, with “nearly every sound” passing through it, including synthesizers, drum machines, effects processors, samplers, and vocals.

A Reverb listing from The Official Liars Reverb Shop identifies Angus Andrew as having used a Slingerland Radio King 3-piece Shell Pack, described as: “A vintage Slingerland kit used during the WIXIW and Mess sessions.”

A listing from The Official Liars Reverb Shop on Reverb identifies this Gallien-Krueger Backline 600 Bass Head as used by Angus Andrew, describing it as: “A Gallien-Krueger head used on recordings throughout the LA period spanning Sisterworld and Mess,” with “settings still marked from its working days.”

A Reverb listing from The Official Liars Reverb Shop identifies this Hartke VX410 4x10" 400-Watts Bass Cabinet as owned and used by Angus Andrew’s band Liars, stating: “A Hartke VX410 bass cabinet used across the Sisterworld, WIXIW, and Mess sessions and tours.”

A Reverb listing from The Official Liars Reverb Shop confirms that Angus Andrew used the pair of Electro-Voice ELX112P, described as "A pair of Electro-Voice ELX112P powered monitors used as studio bumpers during the WIXIW and Mess sessions, helping the band hear those records take shape".

A Reverb listing from The Official LIARS Reverb Shop identifies this EarthQuaker Devices Ledges as owned by Liars and states that it was "used to help craft the sound of Mess, the band's 2014 album," supporting that Angus Andrew used the EarthQuaker Devices Ledges.

A Reverb listing from The Official Liars Reverb Shop identifies this EarthQuaker Devices Spatial Delivery Sample & Hold Envelope Filter as being owned and used by Angus Andrew of Liars, stating: “This EarthQuaker Devices Spatial Delivery is owned by LIARS. This envelope filter saw serious mileage, used throughout the writing, recording, and touring cycles surrounding WIXIW, Mess, TFCF, and The Apple Drop.”

A Reverb listing from The Official LIARS Reverb Shop identifies this EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things as owned and used by Angus Andrew/LIARS, describing it as “a Swiss Things pedalboard reconciler that handled signal routing, looping, and boosting across the writing, recording, and touring cycles for WIXIW, Mess, TFCF, and The Apple Drop” and “the command center of the board for years of LIARS gigs and sessions.”

A Reverb listing from The Official Liars Reverb Shop identifies the EarthQuaker Devices The Warden as owned and used by Angus Andrew’s band, LIARS, stating: “This EarthQuaker Devices The Warden Optical Compressor is owned by LIARS” and that it was “used throughout the writing, recording, and touring cycles for WIXIW, Mess, TFCF, and The Apple Drop.”